Gennifer Eccles is a third year student at UNC Chapel Hill and the co-Campus Correspondent with Paige Pennebaker. She is currently studying English and Women & Gender Studies. Her dream job is to work at as an editor for a romance publishing house, where she can bring her two majors together to help publish diverse, authentic and angst-ridden reads. When Genni isn't doing homework, you can either find her hanging out with friends, watching the Bachelor and all its spinoffs, on the phone with her mom, or blogging at her book blog - Ready, Set, Read!
Writing is so intricately tied to my identity that my writer's block has left me down in the dumps. As I emerge from my writer's block, I'm realizing that my writer's block wasn't an indication of my skill, but rather an indication of my exhaustion.
Reading will transport you to another world - literally and figuratively - without the pressures of being a school student, working a part-time job and all the other responsibilities of being in college.
When I was a first-year, I was so self-aware of everything I wasn't doing. I was constantly worried that I was missing out on the "college experience," whatever that means. But let me tell you this: the fear of missing out is all in your head.
A few years ago, I was looking at my old school photos. You know the ones – where you had to sit on a fake stump and smile through the...
While I was watching Someone Great , I laughed, I cried, I rallied and I ached. If a movie can make me feel so strongly, can inspire me to write a whole post about it, then it's a damn good movie.
Thinking about your future can be stressful. There have been times when I've just been in my room, watching the latest rom-com on Netflix...
Now that we've all finished our first week of classes at UNC, we're all probably thinking the same thing: I forgot how much time and energy...
This past week, I've been commuting to school. Now that good ol' finals season is upon us, I thought, "Why not move back home early?" I...
Finals time is here, which means I am stressed and overworked. So when thinking about writing an article for our #DisneyWeek, I just wanted to watch some good old Disney Channel nostalgia. When I think of DCOMs (Disney Channel Original Movies), my mind immediately goes to High School Musical . I got to thinking, does the trilogy's finale stand up 11 years later?
In case you didn't know, Taylor Swift released her latest single, titled "ME!", at 12 a.m. this past Friday (4/26). Over the years, I have...
When you think "Aly and AJ," your mind probably immediately goes to songs like "Potential Breakup Song" or distantly remembers that Disney Channel Original Movie, Cow Belles . Now, in 2019, the sister duo is releasing music and revamping their image.
All names were changed to protect people's anonymity. Let me set the scene of my senior year of high school for you. By the time March...
This academic year, I've learned a lot, both academically and personally. One of the most important lessons that I've learned is that it's okay to stick up for myself, be clear in my expectations and put myself first.
The Coker Arboretum might be one of the most overlooked spots on campus, but I'm telling you, it's also one of the best. The arboretum is a little slice of paradise on an already beautiful campus.
Everybody remain calm! Jane the Virgin premiered the first episode of its final season, and I am freaking out!
Here are five books that are wonderfully body positive!
This week, we've been writing about women's history month. For my post, I wanted to talk about the modern day feminist icons. While there...
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After having a great time writing about Barbie of Swan Lake a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to watch another cringey movie, but one that I...
Maybe you've heard of Flutronix, and maybe you haven't. The flute duo, comprised of artists Nathalie Joachim and Allison Loggins-Hull, combine classical music with electronic, hip-hop and R&B sounds. Last semester, they performed at Hill Hall with their new piece, Discourse.
