I wasn't even out of middle school when I had my first concussion. I wasn't diagnosed back then and no one knew that my legs were truly giving out at random intervals, so it was chalked up to clumsiness. Well, clumsiness doesn't account for a resting heart rate of 150BPM. I hopped on Mom's new elliptical with built-in heart rate monitor and saw what it registered. At first I laughed. "Mom, your new toy is already broken." Yet as my...

I flipping love my psych class- and let me tell you why. It's because of the professor! No, he's not hot, and no, he's not easy. He's just a really nice guy who genuinely cares about his students. He's always there if you need help, but he doesn't baby you either. And that to me is an awesome prof. When selecting classes (or even colleges!), who is teaching the class matters almost as much as what sort of class it is. An awesome prof can make even a really difficult class really fun, but a terrible one can make a...

Every college is different- but here, the astronomy club is pretty darn popular. It's a community college, so club involvement isn't as high as it is other places, and most students have full lives outside of BCC. But the astronomy club is still pretty darned awesome! It's really nice to see everyone from all different majors, ages, and walks of life come together to talk about star stuff. The 9 gaming club is also popular, and it fits in nicely with the game...