I Used to Hate Valentine's Day, Then I Started Dating Someone New
I used to despise Valentine’s Day. I know that’s a cliché, but I did. Maybe it was because it was high school and the thought of a boy with...
Jenna Spray (Northwestern ‘23)
Jenna Spray (Northwestern ‘23)
Jenna is a journalism and legal studies double major at Northwestern University. In her free time, she enjoys binge eating dark chocolate and studying Italian in hopes that she can one day become an honorary Italian citizen. As a washed-up high school athlete, fitness is one of Jenna's passions, and her goal is to encourage more young women to get in the weight room. You can find her curled up in her bed watching Gossip Girl or using the squat rack at your local gym.
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Top 5 Movies on Netflix for a Quarantine Holiday
There is something strangely comforting about bundling up in your favorite pajamas and watching cringey holiday movies this time of year...
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Gyms Closing Again? 5 Tips for Getting Back Into Running
Quarantine (round one) was synonymous with a sedentary lifestyle. With gyms being closed, I had a hard time feeling motivated to stay...
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Kellogg Grads Sell Health Coffee Perfect for a Pandemic
It takes a lot for me to want to drink coffee. As a college student, I’m pretty much on my own in my non-coffee drinking ways. I’m...
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Big Ten Football Is Back: Now’s the Best Time to Become a Football Fan, If You Weren’t Already
Last weekend marked the first games of the Big Ten football season. Anxiously awaited by some, largely ignored by most, the decision to...
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Why Am I Going to the Gym in a Pandemic?
My mom asked me that question over the phone this morning—I was talking to her from the Stairmaster at LA Fitness. To be fair, when the...
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Living Alone for The First Time? Here’s A Guide to Grocery Shopping
COVID-19 turned lots of freshmen and sophomores who would have otherwise been dorm dwellers into first-time renters, trying their luck out...
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I Narrowly Escaped Getting the Coronavirus
One year after writing my first Her Campus article about " How to Avoid the Freshman Plague ,” I narrowly escaped contracting the new “...
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Physically Distanced Date Ideas for the COVID-19 Era
We’re physically distancing, not socially distancing! It is so important to stay tuned into your relationships during this trying time...
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'Too Hot to Handle': A Deep Dive into Hookup Culture
As an avid fan of "The Bachelor" and many other relationship-based reality TV shows, I knew I had to give Netflix's new "Too Hot to Handle...
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The Best of The Best: Fitness Vlogger Edition
It is day 50 of quarantine in my household. Needless to say, the gym and general fitness have not been at the top of my list of priorities…...
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I Tried The DivaCup, and Here's What Happened
Last week was my dreaded ~time of the month~ and I decided to switch up my regular repertoire and give the DivaCup a try. I’ve always heard...
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Voting 101: A Voting Guide for College Students
When you’re an undergraduate student living (most likely) away from home for the first time since you turned 18 and became eligible to vote...
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7 Quirky Things To Do in Chicagoland as Winter Winds Down
As winter drags on, it can be easy to fall into the depressing monotony of the season. At this point, we’ve lost most of the clean white...
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Avoiding SPAC? February is the Perfect Time to Revive your New Year's Fitness Resolution
Checking in on your New Year’s resolutions can be hard to do. If you’re the type of person who has a hard time sticking to the promises you...
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Meet Jenny Heman, Northwestern Alumna Turned CEO
Northwestern loves a woman in power
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Holiday HIIT: 3 Workouts for the Broke and the Lazy
The benefits of the HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) structure have become well-known and popular over the last couple of years. It...
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Dreams Really Do Come True: Healthy Snack Cakes Are Here
Healthy cake? Tell me more...
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Why You Should Be Writing Letters to Your Long-Distance Partner
If you’re not already writing letters to your long-distance partner, you should be. It’s a twist to incorporate into your communication...
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Changing the Weight Room
On the first day of my junior year of high school, I walked into my second period weight-training class to find myself one of just three...
