Hey, Sister Sister: 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from My Younger Sibling
I was born May 7, 1999. About 13 months later, on June 23, 2000, my time as an only child came to an end. It’s not like I remember any part...
Hannah Hippensteel (Winona ‘21)
Hannah Hippensteel (Winona ‘21)
My name is Hannah Hippensteel, and I like to say I'm a Chicago city-slicker, but I'm actually from the 'burbs. I'm currently a junior at Winona State with a major in mass communication-journalism and a minor in sociology. Catch me enjoying all Winona has to offer: the bluffs, the incomparable Bloedow's Bakery, and not to mention, Minnesota boys. With a goal of working at Teen Vogue, Seventeen or Glamour magazine, I'm soaking up every opportunity to keep my finger on the pulse and share my personal voice!
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Coronavirus v. Casual Dating: Adventures in Quarantine
As much of the world sits and twiddles their thumbs—unsure of how to make the COVID-19 situation better—I decided my thumbs could be best...
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Quarantined with My Thoughts: A Think-Piece Reaction to COVID-19
It’s no secret that some thoughts and emotions are too big to be encapsulated in anything but big, poetic gestures. Well, at least that’s...
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National Goof Off Day: Netflix Comedy Specials to Avoid Life’s Atrocities Temporarily
Life has recently been an onslaught of news that makes me want to crawl under a blanket and emerge when everything has returned to a lesser...
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From Shy to Fly: Coming out of the Cocoon for National Introverts Week
This world we live in right now loves the idea of a binary, whether it comes to gender, political parties and even the need to define...
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Math Is Mouth-Watering: 5 Pies I Could Eat 3.14 Pieces of
As a journalism major, it sometimes feels beyond me to pay attention to the mathematical significance of certain celebratory days… that is...
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Write On: A Timeline of My Life as a Narrator
While March 14 is technically National Write Down Your Story Day, I feel like I’ve been observing that my whole life through my love of...
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On How to Be a Procrasti-Napper: 5 Best Places on Campus to Catch Some ZZZs
College is exhausting. One of the best ways I personally know to combat everything college throws at me is a nap! So, for National Public...
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Spotify & Cry: 5 Male Vocalists Guaranteed to Give Listeners a Valentine’s Day Sob
Listen, I’ve never really had my heart broken. But after listening to these five male songwriters, I was missing soulmates I’ve never even...
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Conversation Hearts: 5 Haikus I Wrote for this Love-Filled Month
If you’ve been reading my work for a while—or even if you haven’t—I consider myself to be a person filled with a lot of big emotions. And...
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Here’s the Scoop: 10 Ideal Ice Creams to Eat for Breakfast
We’ve all heard it before: breakfast is the most important meal of the day . But I don’t think I’m alone in saying I scream, you scream /...
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Hannah-LYZE This: Has ‘The Circle’ Made Social Media Do a 360?
The Premise: Contestants live in isolation in a very swanky loft-style building, except for the aptly named social media device called “...
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Hannah-LYZE This: The Dissolution of New Year's Resolutions
Amid the champagne and confetti of New Year’s Eve, the end of 2017 and 2018 for me has been accompanied by some sort of end-of-year article...
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Permanent Ink: The Significance of My Fountain Pen Tattoo
So, I got a new tattoo. And it’s easily my favorite one I have, so let me tell you why. Some of you may not know this, but it’s a pretty...
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Feelings about the End of a Semester, as Told by New Girl GIFs
I don’t know about you, but New Girl has always been one of those shows that I can watch over and over again. Similarly, the cast of...
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A Guide on Buying Stocking Stuffers, According to College Majors
The holidays are approaching rather quickly now, and while stockings are a nice decorative touch to a decked-out house, they’re even nicer...
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An Open Love Letter to My Microwave Oven
By exclusively reading the title, you might be thinking to yourself, “Well, Hannah has officially lost it.” And honestly, I felt a little...
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Thanks Be to Poetry: An Acrostic about My Thanksgiving
One of the best ways I know how to show my love and gratitude for moments in my life is by putting them to prose. For this year’s...
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Combatting the Cold: My 5 Favorite Products to Brave Blistery Minnesota Winters
Besides the use of the phrase “ ope ” and our love of casserole —because I will refuse to call it hotdish—the third most dependable part of...
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Switching Positions: A Profile with Our Formers CCs, Kasey Lanenberg and Emily Sheptoski
Once upon a time, in the year 2017, I was an incoming freshman at Winona State. Without any real friends at the time, I timidly scurried...
