As Valentine’s Day approaches, many college students find themselves surrounded, and sometimes overwhelmed, by a sea of heart-shaped chocolates and romantic gestures. But within recent years a new trend has risen to popularity that celebrates a different kind of love – friendship.    Using a play on words, the term Galentine’s Day was coined back in 2010 by Leslie Knope from “Parks and Recreation.” Merriam-Webster defines the term as a holiday observed on February 13th as a time to celebrate friendships, especially among women.   Now that we’ve defined the term and gone over the ..read more

Almost every college student understands the struggle of an overwhelmingly tight budget–and for those of you who don’t know the struggle, I am jealous. Many of us, though, spend our free time at jobs where we are underpaid and under-appreciated, and when we have time to see friends, our wallets are screaming. Do we go out to eat, or do we save money for Thirsty Thursday? Can I afford to take my partner out for a date this weekend, or will it be another night spent in our small apartment, watching movies?   I understand the struggle firsthand, and I want to give college students all the to ..read more

Parties are such a fun and memorable event to experience with friends! Being creative and deciding on a theme can be challenging. It is hard to know where to start or even how to find inspiration.  Planning small fun activities can make throwing a party a lot more fun. Whether you prefer a more chill or over the top party there are plenty to choose from.  Planning The first step into planning is to figure out how much money you want to spend on decorations. If you want a lower budget party, be creative with decorations or even DIY them. Then decide if you are wanting a more laid back ..read more

For many years, and many more to come, people have gathered to enjoy music performances. The tradition started thousands of years before any of us were born, and will continue there after, but the form in which we choose is up to personal preference.   Whether it be in a small coffeehouse, jazz lounge or California desert, the two main options for music entertainment haven’t changed in a long time. Let’s take a look into the two options, festivals or concerts, and consider the differences, positives and negatives, of each venue.   Atmosphere and Duration  A few key differences b ..read more

Being a workaholic is easy to succumb to in today’s culture and so-called “grind.” In a society that is constantly on the move, cultivating the skill to slow yourself down and let yourself simply be is critical. Even though I myself am still learning how to take a step back and recharge, here are a few ways to allow your emotions to catch up with you physically. Don’t cancel social events that you were looking forward to simply to do a homework assignment. To be fair, it is good that you are being proactive and staying on top of your studies. However, you need to remember the “college experi ..read more

As the spring semester kicks into gear, almost everyone is talking about Kansas State’s Recreation Center and its motivated members taking over every machine, dumbbell and bench at all hours of the day. Everyone making New Year’s resolutions is determined to stick to their goals. Unfortunately, though, this means the Rec is too busy for many people to complete their workout in a timely, and comfortable manner. Many students are considering switching gyms. With the switch, though, comes several questions: What’s my budget? Do I want a commercial gym or a smaller, more “warehouse” feel to my gym ..read more

This story is currently using the Immersive Photo Story Page Template. Every story has five default options for its story page: Full-Width, Single Sidebar, Immersive Photo, Immersive Half Photo and Dual Sidebars*. Simply, select which you would like in the box at the top of the right column of the Edit Story page.  The Immersive Photo and Immersive Half Photo Templates showcase drop caps on the first line of the story, the ability to add segments, a minimal header, and immersive photos (see above). We recommend using the Immersive Photo template for horizontal images and the Immersive Hal ..read more

Adding a story is a simple process with SNO FLEX Pro.  To get started, log in and click on Add a Story under the SNO Dashboard dropdown menu at the top of the site. Enter the headline for the article.  If you would like a secondary headline or deck for the story, type it into the appropriate box underneath the headline field. Scroll down the Edit Story page and find the Story Design box in the right column. Click Customize Story Design to customize things like the headline size, drop cap style, sharing options and more for an individual story. If you want to use the default settings ..read more

Each story has custom fields available for you to fill in as needed. Not all of these features will show up on the homepage, but they will show up on a story’s page. While the descriptions for each custom field make its purpose obvious, read below for more information. Writer: Be sure to add a writer for each story — this is what will connect the story to a writer’s profile on the staff page. You must spell the writer’s name exactly the same as when you set up the writer’s staff profile. Use the Add Another Writer button to add an additional credit. Job Title: You can add something like ..read more

Your site automatically generates a series of scaled down images for each photo you upload for the various parts of your site that display different sizes of images. Cameras take pictures at a far higher resolution than will ever be useful on a website — the pictures you take are often more than 100 times larger than your website needs.  In order to keep your website from loading slowly, it is important that you scale your photos down appropriately before you upload them to your site. You can use PhotoShop’s cropping tools and Save for Web option to effectively reduce the file size of a p ..read more