I felt bare without it, though never made the switch to a purse or smaller bag when in non-school settings to counteract this. When I came to college, I clung to my backpack like it was a life vest in ...

Instinctively, the crisp shift in the air come September has many of us yearning for fresh notebooks and hand-sharpened pencils. Ah, if only life was still that simple. What no one tells you when ...