Concrete Jungle: Big bites in the Big Apple

Graphic by Jennifer Chung

Welcome to Concrete Jungle — a biweekly series where Brooklyn native Madison Black helps you navigate the ins and outs of NYC as a college student. Think of it as your personal survival guide, if you will. This week, we’ll get into big bites in the Big Apple.

Love, Lucy: Is my dream job just a dream?

Illustration by Lydia Chiu

So, you’re starting to wonder if your dream career is just that, a dream. You’ve been applying yourself, putting in the work, and are possibly wondering if being delulu, is in fact the solulu.

And while you obviously have to be awake to work hard, Lucy Loveland is here to assure you that you don’t necessarily have to wake up from your dream (job).

Love, Lucy: How to balance it all

Illustration by Max Choi-Henslee

In the first Love, Lucy of the semester, Lucy answers the age-old question of how to balance it all. Lucy says, “Balancing it all is a juggling act; no one answer fits all solutions here. Everyone’s situation is different. Therefore, everyone’s solution is different.” If you are a busy bee, you’ll want to read Lucy’s tips for managing school, work, and life — oh my!