New Year's Resolutions, A Few Weeks In
New Year’s is my favorite holiday because it’s always a super fun celebration, and it’s the perfect time for introspection and generally...
Ali Janku (UCD ‘22)
Ali Janku (UCD ‘22)
Ali Janku is a second year Economics and History double major. She loves writing, being outside, meeting new people, learning, and trying new things. In addition to writing for Her Campus, she works at the Manetti Shrem Museum, is an associate of Davis Women in Business, and is a performer with Birdstrike Improv Theater.
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Looking Fresh Even When It's Freezing
The cold and rainy weather coming in can make it a struggle to even get out of bed, let alone put together an outfit that will keep you...
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Improv Wisdom
I’ve always loved theater and was very involved with it in high school, but when I graduated I decided to leave theater behind. I figured...
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A Moment of Gratitude
Halloween came and went, and that means that… drumroll please… it’s the holidays! Yes, the holidays mark a time of stressing about finals...
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Finding an Internship Is Not as Daunting as It Seems
Landing an internship can feel so intimidating; you might have no idea where to start, but you’ve just been told that an internship is...
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Simple Ways to Feel Your Best All School Year
New year, new you! Whether you’re going into your first year of college or completing your final one, the first few weeks of Fall Quarter...
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30 Things I’ve Questioned My Freshman Year
As I walk around campus and Davis, it’s funny to recall all of the different experiences, phases, emotions, and people that have colored my...
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My June Playlist
May has been kind of a crazy month ─ midterms, graduations, mothers day, end of the year banquets, and now gearing up for finals. With...
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The Art of Public Speaking
In acting there is strong emphasis on altering your posture, tone of voice, and overall demeanor to transition from being yourself into a...
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Why I Love Art Museums
In the permanent galleries of San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum, there is one of Monet’s Water Lilies. I’ve seen the painting...
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A Spring Quarter Mood Board
Everybody at Davis talks about how spring quarter is so fun that it’s almost magical. Even in the first week, I’ve begun to experience that...
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The Pros and Cons of Having an Instagram
I had the same three Instagram accounts for five years: a main, a finsta, and an ultra-top-secret-finsta. I would check all of my accounts...
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11 Things About College That You Wouldn’t Expect
Coming to college, I anticipated the obvious ways that life in college is different from high school: being away from my home and family,...
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The Cultural Phenomenon of Tyler, The Creator
Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival feels like the middle of the alternative rap universe; or maybe just an alternative universe altogether. The...
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No Such Thing as a Bad College Decision
Throughout high school, college admissions was the light at the end of the tunnel, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the paycheck...
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A Musical About 9/11 and Grappling with the Death of Officer Natalie Corona
On January 11th, the night after the death of Officer Natalie Corona, I saw the musical “Come From Away.” It tells the true story of a tiny...
