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Battling college burnout

By his fifth class, freshman Taka Burunda knew he wouldn't be returning for a second semester at the Midwestern community college. He didn't connect with his teachers or the students and didn't want to be there in the first place.

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JEN WEIGEL

Are you good at dating?

Dating expert and founder of the Smart Dating Academy Bela Gandhi has these tips on how to master the process.

Bald is beautiful, baby

Are you noticing more completely shaved heads? One expert says sleek is the popular way to go.

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Featured columns

Your work

Do you answer work e-mail at home?

Your life

Why are steakhouse steaks special?

Advice and columnists

Ask Amy Mean girls might be spawn of mean moms - January 27, 2011	Barbara Brotman My enterprising concession leaves husband beaming - January 24, 2011
Robert Pagliarini 5 ways you can partner with Oprah - January 21, 2011	Daneen Skube Out of options with rude co-worker - January 22, 2011
Ellen Warren When you need an outfit fast - January 21, 2011	Jen Weigel Bald is beautiful, baby - January 27, 2011

Gardening

Seed catalogs trumpet a new crop of plants

Engage children in garden, nature

Planting your plan: The front yard

Any way to get pear tree to stop setting its bad fruit?

Style

Fair Isle's new yarn

A pantyhose comeback?

When you need an outfit fast

Wear grandpa sweaters with style

Family

Car cam to teen driver: Kid, you're busted Tyler Suter, 16, is a respectful and responsible teenager who makes A's and B's in his Imperial, Mo., high school. Through a part-time job...	Excuses need not apply to husbands Dear Miss Manners: I understand that when declining a social invitation, social convention generally dictates that a polite yet...
10 reasons to throw a Groundhog Day party There are holidays that demand a lot of you: chop down a tree, roast a 20-pound bird, drop all your cash on presents.	When should a child outgrow picture books? Q: Your first grader's friends are reading chapter books, but he still likes picture books. Will he fall behind?
Taking a chance on the rest of your life There is not much time left.	Lifeskills: Snuff a kitchen fire Degree of difficulty: Medium: Actions are not difficult but required in a time of panic
Little Passports takes kids around the world Global citizenship takes a spin in the fun zone with Little Passports, a monthly subscription program that is designed to introduce children...	Meeting the challenge of a transgender child At first, Jennifer Carr thought her son's taste for long wigs and princess dresses was little more than a passing phase.

Just for fun

Puzzles & games

Horoscopes

Lottery

Chicago-area book clubs

Erie Centre Book Club

Harbor Country book club

Chapter 1 book club

Skokie Public Library Allen Schwartz Great Books Discussion Group

Sidewalks with Rick Kogan

'Yes sir, Senator'

It's Christmastime in Chicago

Moroccan gold

Daley's last rounds

Upcoming: Trib Nation and TribU events

Chicago Forward: Mayoral Debate hosted by the Chicago Tribune and the City Club of Chicago

WGN-TV

Candidates Gery Chico, Miguel del Valle, Rahm Emanuel and Carol Moseley Braun will participate. Micah Materre, WGN-TV News at Nine co-anchor, and Bruce Dold, Chicago Tribune Editorial Page Editor, will ask questions.

[SOLD OUT] Trib U: Becoming a Better Photographer

Chicago Tribune

[SOLD OUT] Chicago Tribune photographers and photo editors show their best work and teach their craft.

Ask Amy! Relationships 101: A Survival Guide for Parents and Teens

Wilmette Theatre

Syndicated columnist Amy Dickinson discusses how to parent with love, patience and understanding.

Oscars Preview: Gold Bald Men and the Actors Who Love Them

The Chicago Theatre Downstairs

Join the Tribune’s Michael Phillips, Tasha Robinson and Nathan Rabin of the Onion’s A.V. Club and Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson of the podcast Filmspotting for an evening of sober discussion, penetrating insights and cheap gossip.

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TribU calendar

Ask Amy! Relationships 101: A Survival Guide for Parents and Teens. Get in-person advice from advice columnist Amy Dickinson and Tom Matlack of the Good Men Project at "Ask Amy! Relationships 101: A Survival Guide for Parenting Teens." The session will touch on issues relevant to parents of teens and tweens. 7 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Ave., Wilmette. Tickets ($20) available at askamy2011.eventbrite.com.

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