Student Life

Each year, college students across the nation leave the luxury of home-cooked meals behind and venture into a life of finding sustenance in the cafeteria or dorm microwave. After leaving the nest, a first foray into self-sufficiency for many young adults is cooking, a seemingly daunting process when living in a dorm room where hot plates are not allowed. Here are five simple five-minute meals to make when the dining hall is just too far away. 

For many campus dwellers, intensive study sessions often happen in one of two places: a cramped dorm room or the cavernous PCL. Either one might do the trick, but a change of scenery could give you the energy boost you need to pass your first exam.

It is the first day of a new semester, and depending on your birthday, you may be ready to take the day head-on or forego academic pursuits in favor of a good Netflix binge.

The Daily Texan is launching Curious Campus, a new series where we're collecting and answering dozens of questions submitted by readers just like you. You can ask us anything that you've wanted to know about the 40 Acres and the city around you.