At some point in the semester I realized my entire room looked like the "before" photo on a home makeover show: random hand-me-downs, flatpack pieces, and that one suspicious chair…
I was sitting in my off-campus room staring at a dead front lawn and a very not-dead water bill when it hit me: I had no idea how sprinklers actually…
I had this odd late night thought: why do so many student rentals have bathrooms that feel like they came from a 90s horror movie? Yellowed tiles, bad lighting, mystery…
I was walking behind a student on the way to a 9 am class, and their deodorant smelled like a whole spa moment in the middle of a crowded hallway.…
I was staring at my laptop at 1:43 a.m., feeling weirdly wired but also exhausted, when I realized the only things awake in my room were me and my cold,…
You know that weird moment when you walk out of a hot lecture hall into a freezing Colorado afternoon and your body has no idea what to do? That is…
I had this moment at 11:47 p.m., staring into my fridge, counting exactly: half an onion, a sad carrot, and three ketchup packets. My brain went, "I am paying thousands…
It hits you at the worst times, right? You are cramming for finals, running on instant noodles and campus coffee, and suddenly your skin decides to spiral. One new breakout…
Most students think about finding cheaper rent, not ripping out kitchen cabinets or redesigning a bathroom. But if you are in Fort Collins for more than a year or two,…
I remember sitting in a 9 am lecture on three hours of sleep, thinking: "There has to be a hack for this." Then I looked around and realized half the…