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Campus resources keep students safe
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Oh, College - It will be the first time many students have to monitor their own schedules, determine bedtime and feed themselves without being under the watchful eye of mom or dad. Going out downtown is one of the ways students will meet new friends and make new memories.
Student Services Center lacks directory, reception
New building leaves students, professors lost in maze of offices
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People shuffle into the Student Services Center, peer at directories with some incorrect office numbers, look around like lost puppies and then ask an employee for help. Academic Advising and the Office of Admissions employees act as receptionists for the new building that houses all student services.
Indulging in temptations good for students when done in moderation
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I looked up at the skeleton of the Student Services Center and wanted to explore it, see the city from a new angle and scale the rafters like a metropolitan chimp. This was the perfect construction site. If Jackie Chan choreographed a fight scene in this building it would win an Oscar.
Chico offers events for students, community
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In the past few years, a lot of big things have happened at the university. It has hosted popular bands such as Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys and MxPx, and witnessed important sports moments such as Scott Bauhs' sub-four-minute mile, both head basketball coaches leaving and many track and field athletes winning championships.
Rec sports allow students to stay in shape, get involved on campus
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Only a select few get to play collegiate athletics, most others just get to watch. But with the stress of school, homework and in some cases a job, students need an escape and the sports department offers a few. As classes begin, Recreational Sports offers an array of intramural leagues for everyone, from the lazy to the competitive.
Chronic Tacos offers alternatives, college-friendly environment
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Chronic Tacos aims to smoke the competition. Taco trucks litter nearly every major intersection along Nord Avenue to the street corners of Eighth Street. Language barriers aside, not knowing how long a taco has been sitting in the heat of a metal trailer can easily turn your stomach.
10 tips for maximizing time
Classes, projects and parties are all part of the college experience, but one more piece of the puzzle is stress. Many factors can cause stress, but one major contributor is a lack of time management. Time management is the No. 1 thing people struggle with, said Christine Connerly, Student Learning Center supplemental instruction coordinator.