It’s October, and the initial excitement of school starting has worn off and everything is starting to look like fall. My mom just sent my winter coats and a three-pack of Halloween-themed Pop Rocks. Everyone is antsy and overworked and looking for something to do or a way to avoid studying. And a lot of people are talking about getting a new tattoo.
The more I talk about future tattoo ambitions, the more I hear people talking about their own. It’s a thing. The tattoo conversation comes up at parties, during five minute class breaks, and, if you get one, tattoos will soon be the agonizing topic of your family’s Thanksgiving dinner.
If you’re part of the lucky few that get to head home when classes commence this week, you’re faced with a hectic few days ahead. Even if you’re here 
December, the month of cold temperatures, gifts, and every possible excuse to eat, drink, and party, is upon us. Your Facebook events are likely filling up quickly and you’re probably planning your own super mature holiday party complete with a holiday swap. The perfect thing to serve: hot chocolate.
Thanksgiving break – if you can call having Thursday off a break when most of us already have Friday off – is right around the corner. One of my favorite things to do while at college has been to get together with friends the Tuesday before Thanksgiving for a college style Thanksgiving which means alcohol and sweets. One of the easiest pies to make is pecan, so easy in fact, that it was the first thing I learned to cook in home ec class when I was 12. While searching for my pecan pie recipe I discovered that 
Last month we taught you how to spruce up your walls with some 
While pizzerias are open practically 24/7 in New York City, sometimes you just crave Bagel Bites. But there’s no reason to go buy the frozen ones from the grocery store when we also live in a city with the only good bagels in the world. Homemade pizza bagels take 25 minutes tops and are more filling than Bagel Bites (come on, we all know a full box of those is actually one serving).
Growing up in suburbia meant a few things in terms of Halloween: running around trick or treating, silly string and shaving cream fights, and sitting at friends homes to sort candy, snack and 
I’ve been introduced to many new drinks during CMJ this week, from the Bulldog Madras (BULLDOG Gin, Cranberry Juice, Orange Juice, and an orange slice) to Tito’s Handmade Vodka to cocktails at the Bowery Hotel Rooftop Bar. While browsing the Tito’s Handmade Vodka website I came across what they call ”
