Topic: winter break

College Life: The Sad Reality That You Are Never Going To Get Vacation Again

When I pen an article for Crushable from the perspective of a college senior each week, I try to be topical, insightful and incisive. I try to write about things that bother me about college or, on occasion, I try to dispense some light-hearted advice about the bubble that is living in the American university. This week, as I hustled to finish a senior thesis, two take-home finals and a term paper, and finally, tomorrow, begin my work-free winter break, I thought about what I might ramble on about this week.

But quickly my brain turned to mush. I don’t want to tell you to do anything. Because it’s winter break, which I’m never going to get again. More »

Gallery: Winter Breakage

Winter may be a wonderland (like your body!), but it’s also the most expensive season of the year. Not only do you have to buy presents, but cremes for your itchy skin, a new hard-drive after your computer literally freezes up, and about a thousand other little “fix-its” for stuff broken by the cold.

In case your winter break has turned into a winter broken, we’ve compiled a list of the most common items ruined by the cold. More »

OSIC: How To Eat Your Holiday Feelings (And Other Ways To Hibernate During Winter Break)

In the 12 days leading up till December 25th, we’ll be rolling out our “Oh Sh-t It’s Christmas” features.

The holidays are about goodwill, cheer, and peace to all men. It’s also about leaving your best friends, boyfriends, and gym routines back at college. Being back home means never having to say you’re sorry to your diet plan, because no one is around to judge you. Lie inert for weeks straight and claim you need your “rest” from the grueling physical task of writing papers on a computer screen all semester. Sure, you may be a depressing lump of lard for the entire month of January, but we say revel in it! More »