Category: Indispensable Item

One of the best things about attending UW-Madison is that you get to experience a luxury not many schools have—all four seasons. While the winters can bring terrifyingly low temperatures, it’s all worth it when you’re sitting at Memorial Union Terrace on a beautiful spring day. It may seem stressful to have to pack for Read More…

The time is 8:00pm. You and your dormmates are gearing up for your first big Friday night of college – to go out and study of course 🙂 You have the best music all combined into one playlist and are prepared to absolutely run the aux at the pre-study. There’s just one problem, Chad from Read More…

It’s the night before moving into your college dorm, you are both anxious and exciting, anticipating unloading your belongings into your new home and meeting your random roommate who is bound to be your new family! Of course, you have your bedspread, sheets, pillows, toiletries, and laundry packed, and you feel as if you are Read More…

I grew up in a small town in, Minnesota. As senior year of high school winded down, my friends and I were trying to decide where we were going to head for the next four years of our lives. While most of my friends ended up heading down south to escape the cold, I headed Read More…

You’ve got your toothbrush, pillow, and bedding, but what’s something less obvious you should bring with you to school? A nylon parachute hammock is a simple way to enjoy the outdoors and a go-to activity to do with friends! Easy, Portable, and Affordable The most common place you’ll see hammocks is in the trees along Read More…

Moving into the Dorm can be an intimidating experience. You may face loneliness, homesickness, or even confusion when navigating your new environment. I certainly did, but I made it through my first year successfully, and so can you—with the help of smell, that is. Of course, you’re going to pack all the basics first: bedding, Read More…

Many kids leave for college remembering all the sentimental items that they don’t really need. Family photos, friendship bracelets, their ‘blankie’– all useless junk that won’t help them when they enter the doors of doom of that first class. However, there is one indispensable object that I have learned to love and cherish throughout my Read More…

Picture this. You are in your dorm room, snuggled up in the perfect position on your single bed. You are on your smartphone responding to Snapchats and scrolling through Instagram when the most dreaded message pops up on your smartphone, interrupting your leisurely scroll on social media… “LOW BATTERY” “20% of battery remaining” All you Read More…

For lots of people, they have been blessed with a parent doing their laundry for their whole life. It would just magically appear folded in your closet, and this is perhaps the biggest adjustment when arriving at college. Not only do we not know how to do laundry, but we put off what seems like Read More…

Space heaters keep winter at bay After three years at UW-Madison, there are plenty of situations where I wish that I had thought ahead. One such situation was during freshman year, when the Wisconsin winter left the dorms freezing cold on some nights. Had I brought a space heater, my experience would have been much Read More…