The cherry blossoms are blooming, the sun is setting later, and the lawns are filled with Columbia students all looking to enjoy the weather and put off studying for finals. But the semester isn’t over yet; there’s still time to explore all the city has to offer. If you’re looking to procrastinate, leave campus before leaving the city, or enjoy the nice weather, Spectrum has ideas for you.

With planners, you can start by working in order of precedence. Begin by writing down your classes, discussion sections, and other required educational commitments. Add in required hours for jobs and meeting times for extracurriculars. Then, give yourself space for meals, hygiene, and personal upkeep like showers or morning and night routines. If you cook or grocery shop, make sure you have a set time for that! After this, make a list of what you need to work on and when it’s due. This will help you know what you have to be working on each day and organize by priority and deadline.

Navigating campus resources can be difficult. Convoluted website paths, deadlines you didn’t even know existed, and a lack of widespread, accessible information means that finding out what’s available to you as a student might feel overwhelming. While Barnard’s Center for Accessibility Resources & Disability Services—CARDS for short—does its best to make this information available on its website, Spectrum is here to streamline the process and make it as effortless as possible.

On campus, flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and the weather is getting better. The sun is shining brightly as students play frisbee, dogs play catch, and adorable babies in puffer jackets run around Low Steps. You might also spot many couples around campus, whether they’re lounging by the Sundial or frolicking down College Walk.

It’s less than one month away from spring, and we all know what that means: midterm season, spring break, and the looming threat of the housing lottery. Every year, Columbia and Barnard students engage in the rat race for the best dorms possible for the upcoming school year, regardless of their odds. And every year, hundreds of students walk away without their first-choice dorm, carrying with them a small sense of loss. For some students, that loss is deeply personal—rather than losing a “good” housing option, they feel like they’ve lost friends in the process.

You know it’s midterm season when you enter a Columbia library and notice the remarkable stink coming from the commune of stressed overachievers hoarding library seats. During midterm season, people seem to forget the basics of being a civilized student and become stress-driven, caffeine-fueled students. Beware as students may forget to take showers, leave their belongings—including food—for days on end in Butler Library, and fight you for sought-after library chairs. During these tumultuous times, Spectrum is here to remind you of some basic college etiquette to make your life, and the lives of people around you, more accessible.