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If I know anything about Â鶹ÊÓƵ freshmen, you're not too preoccupied worrying about what to pack and what classes you want to take to worry about other activities at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

That was all right, though, because as I walked down the street trying not to look like I was lost while simultaneously trying to look like I spoke Chinese, I saw a statue of Kuan Yin across the street.

Helena's back from her blogging hiatus with a post about a lot of things, but most of all: food (with pictures)!

With this Â鶹ÊÓƵ story (with penguins!) in my possession, I had to share it with everyone. I put out an all-call on Twitter and Facebook whenever I was sitting in the library working and knew that people needed a distraction.

The photo-illustrated "do"s and "don't"s of packing for Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Hints: no cats, no grout, and no prom dresses.

Including, but not limited to: ramen, canned soup, graham crackers, apple sauce, bread making materials, peanut butter and honey, cereal, rice, and assorted pastas.

From job hunting to house hunting to cheap cultural activity hunting, I don't think I'm in Kansas (or Â鶹ÊÓƵ) anymore.

Oh, Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Making me have once-in-a-lifetime experiences twice.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ: a perfect 10 for the life of the mind.

I'm unexpectedly spending my summer at home in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), India, and I'm certainly making the most of it.

By the time we signed the lease, the one thing that I really remembered about the house we were going to rent was that it had a huge bathroom.

Although I have written before about my favorite places on campus, I left out one very important building.