What It’s Like Living With Your Best Friend
"My freshmen year roommate literally ate paste." "My freshman roommate showered once a month." "My freshman roommate cried anytime I tried to communicate with him." These are all opening lines of stories that my family and friends told me when I first told them that I was doing random roommate....
A-Z Post on Exploring New York City
For most Wagner students, moving to New York City is a huge reason they are at Wagner College. Here are some tips on how to make the most out of adventuring through this beautiful place. A- Ask Questions! Wagner College has a 20% commuter population, which means that you...
Oval Days
If you're a perspective student reading the title of this blog, you may be very confused as to why I am writing about a geometric shape. If you're a Wagner College student, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Around this time of year, mother nature starts cooperating with...
How to Gracefully Defeat Finals Week
This is not going to be your typical "Finals 101" post. Nope, not happening on my turf. You are a college student, you signed up for all the ups and downs of college. There is a way to gracefully defeat finals week, and I am going to guide you...
Long Weekend? Check out These Places!
If you are anything like me, you probably like to make the best out of outing. Meaning, if you are visiting a neighborhood, you want to make sure you are seeing/eating all the good stuff in one visit. As a Native New Yorker, I have practically clustered all the...
5 Nerve-racking College Moments and How to Conquer Them
College has its ups and downs, let's be real. Here are some of the most nerve-racking college moments, and how to be successful in overcoming them! 1. Registering for Classes Registration time is among us! Are you nervous? Do you know what classes you need to take? If not, make sure...
A Mama’s Boy’s Guide To Surviving College
Something that most male college students will never admit but seems to be true with the majority of them... Being a mama's boy. Whether they are embarrassed to admit it or thinking girls won't be attracted to them if they admit it. There are a scarce amount of males who will...
Staying In Touch With Family At Home
Distance changed A LOT! Especially the communication between you and your loved ones. Whether you are moving from Long Island or you are moving from Australia, things will be different between you, your family, and your friends. I moved 900 miles away from my family and friends that I have...
Small Campus: Good or Bad?
"Wagner only has 2000 undergraduates!" you tell your friend who is going to a state school. They give you an odd look and say, "that's it?! [insert college name here] has 43,000"! This has happened to me on multiple occasions when all my friends ask me how big Wagner...
From West Coast to East Coast
Many Wagner students come from out of state, and for them, east coast weather is a new experience. From the scorching hot of summer, to the big blizzards of winter, this state is unlike any other. I decided to ask four students from the west coast about their experiences with this weather:...
5 Simple Keys To A Great Semester
Wagner College is about three weeks into second semester. Now that we are finally settling into our schedules and workload, here are a few tips on how to keep your motivation throughout the rest of the semester. Make it out alive! 1. GET ENOUGH SLEEP Study shows that college...
TRADITION!
The holidays are filled with a lot of traditions. Traditions varying from family to family. One of my favorite things is to hear about the different traditions that families have. For this blog post, I asked three students some questions about what it's like around the holidays with their families!...
Student Activism in a New Age
In early November, students at Virginia College noticed something new on the famous campus statue of Thomas Jefferson. On the morning of the 15th, students covered the statue with post-it notes featuring statements such as “racist”, “slave owner”, and “black lives matter.” Historically, Thomas Jefferson was a notorious slave...
The Best Spots To Study On Campus
Back home, I had a few spots in my town that were ideal for me to be the most productive. Ranging from my dining room table, to the local Starbucks, to the park downtown. Now that I'm in a new environment, I needed to find those spots that would...
Spotlight on: Arts Administration
With such a broad spectrum of internships, jobs, and opportunities available, the arts administration major may be a little hard to wrap your head around. I know this was the instance for me so I decided to interview four arts administration students who gave me insight on the major,...
What’s on YOUR desk?
Tissues. Kermit the Frog. Deodorant. Dirty forks. Paper clips. Scattered assignments. Cheez-its. Three hundred pound textbooks. To-do lists. Bobby pins. Toe nail clippers (or just toe nails). Vitamin C tablets. Chicken D-Lite leftovers. At least one of the things listed above is on your desk right now and you...
My Journey to The Wagner Plan
Hello Everyone! It is a warm and sunny day by the bay here on Long Island. I think Spring is beginning to start 🙂 . I decided to use today and the relaxing ocean waves combined with a little John Legend to reflect. I decided to reflect on the journey...
Two Thumbs Up For Wagner!
Hi guys! As I was walking around campus today, I realized something awesome about Wagner. The one thing I can heavily, truly, and proudly applaud Wagner for is how they accommodate everyone and everything. It is actually pretty amazing how sheltering Wagner is. As some of you know, last...
Top 5 Classes to Take
Its almost time to register for classes and as an education freak (I lied), I want to share with you some of the classes I have taken here at Wagner and you might want to register for. I have only been here for 2 years, which is more than enough to...
Thankful for a great Wagnerian year
As we are approaching the final days of the year, we begin to look back at the events of 2014. The thanksgiving break also helps us realize what we are thankful for. I am especially thankful for a lot of Wagnerian things. First of all, I am thankful for my internship....
Meet JesseLyn Leston, Student Body President
One of the coolest things about Wagner being a small school is that, if you make an effort, you really can get to know a lot of important people on campus. My friend JesseLyn for example is the SGA (Student Government Association) President. I sat down with her recently to learn...
One thousand ninety five days and counting…
Hi guys! I committed to Wagner in November of my senior year of high school. It was a great feeling because I was done with the whole college process, while all my friends and classmates were panicking about where they were going to attend college next fall. I felt...
From Freshman year to Senior year…
I’m a senior. It’s seriously frightening. I feel like I just moved in for my freshman year and now I’m getting ready to graduate? What?! I was visiting a friend in Harborview yesterday and I started having all these flashbacks to freshman year. It’s crazy how things are so...
How Ugo Gets Through A Day
Hi guys! I'm not really a people person. Well, I am, but people annoy me really easily. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I'm quiet and I'm shy. However, once you get to know me and I get to know you, we're cool. There...
Break Out of That Shell
In between moving from country to country and changing schools, I have met a lot of different people. People with different languages, different beliefs, different values and even religions. At first it was a struggle for me, because I was raised in a certain way and took on most...
Why you should travel Internationally
Before I begin, here's the results of the "What do you like most about Winter" poll: Snuggling Up: 33% I like nothing about Winter: 33% Snow Days: 33% 1 person likes studying for their MCAT and no one likes Snow ball fights or making snowmen/snow angels. 72% of college...
Winter Doom and Gloom
It's almost the end of the most dreaded season...WINTER. Yes, that is a very biased statement coming from someone who grew up without seasons in California, but I feel like the growing consensus on campus is that winter is not the most favored season. I don't want to be...
Making The Right Decision
One of the biggest aspects of choosing a school is finding one with a major that will prepare you for your dream career. Now as you're probably finding out, this is an incredibly difficult experience. It's stressful because your head is swirling with potential majors and career paths and...
SEN10RS to SEN14RS
Recently I've been feeling a lot of emotions about being a senior and how far I've come, so I decided to get my fellow seniors' input on this week's post idea. I asked my peers, "If you could speak to yourself as a high school senior, what would you say?"...
Getting to know Mark Beyer
How many times do we get to sit down with a stranger just to get to know them? In NYC, more than you think. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing fellow HawkTalk blogger, Mark Beyer. Even though this will be our third year on the same campus, our...
Getting to know Grace Zhang!
This post was written after an interview with Grace Zhang on September 12th, 2013 All the way from Irvine, California, Grace Zhang brings a spark of enthusiasm and spirit to Wagner College. Actively involved in many activities around campus, Grace is always keeping herself busy. She is involved with...
She’ll sing to the moon and back: An interview of HawkTalk Blogger Carrie Holt
Carrie Holt is a senior here at Wagner College who hails from Fort Mill, South Carolina, which is just outside Charlotte, NC. She’s a physics major with an interest in astrophysics. Enough of you reading my write up on her — check out the interview! Mark: "What brought you...
A Word of Academic Advice
It has been a quiet week in Wagner's social life, but you all have to get ready for the upcoming posts because they will be great. So, before going into the usual Christian blog posts, I would like to have my academic life known. Despite being only a sophomore...
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