We Asked Young People How They're Staying Motivated This Election Season & It Nourished Our Politically Anxious Souls
'...You not only have to vote, you gotta drag your friends out. And your uncles and your aunts,' Sanders said.
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Katherine Speller (New Paltz ‘14)
Katherine Speller (New Paltz ‘14)
Katherine Speller (or Katie) is the News Editor for Her Campus. She first fell in love with journalism while attending SUNY New Paltz ('14). Since then, she has worked on the staffs at MTV News and Bustle writing about politics, intersectional social issues and more before serving as staff researcher at Lady Parts Justice League. Her work has been published in Women's Health, the Daily Dot, Public Radio International (PRI) and WNYC and she's a regular panelist on the "We're All Gonna Die" politics podcast.
Katherine is a Libra with a Taurus moon and a Scorpio ascendant, which either means nothing or everything. She loves strong diner coffee, reading tarot for strangers at the bar and watching the same three horror movie documentaries. She lives in the Hudson Valley with too many animals.
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We Asked Young People About Their Student Debt Burdens & It Was Pretty Devastating TBH
Sen. Sanders touched on how much debt young people were saddled with at the New York Times Get With The Times event and we had to know more.
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Swipe Right On Voting Because Everything's High-key Garbage
Think of it as your 2018 midterm election to-do list.
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Dr. Christine Blasey Ford & Brett Kavanaugh Speak Before Senate Judiciary Committee
'I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified,' Dr. Blasey Ford said.
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What Zodiac Sign Is Peter Kavinsky, Anyway? A HC Astrology Investigation
You're welcome, astrocreeps.
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Talking Self-Care With Women Who Are As Stressed As You Are
Rants about self-care are kinda our thing.
Muslim College Students Got Raw & Real About The Travel Ban's Effect On Their Mental Health
'It affects my mental health...I'm anxious, worried and stressed because none of us did anything wrong to feel those emotions constantly.'
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Multiple People Were Shot & Reportedly Killed At The 'Capital Gazette' Newsroom In Annapolis, Maryland
Reporters inside the building tweeted about the active shooter situation as it happened.
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Who For Real Got That Big Dick Energy (BDE), According To Astrology
There's some nuance — but obvs Scorpios can get it.
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The Beautiful, Horrific Transparency Of Injecting Your Own Blood Into Your Face
Like straight-up: No, it’s not attainable to mere mortals with student loans and credit card debt. And I’m pretty thrilled that no one is pretending it is.
TV Host, Writer & Chef Anthony Bourdain Dead At 61
CNN confirmed Bourdain's death Friday morning.
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To The Kids Who Deserve Better & The Adults Who Let Them Down
I am nothing but sorry when I imagine the world these kids (and all the other kids affected by gun violence each day) are about to wake up to.
WTF Is A 'Gag Rule,' Anyway? The Trump Administration Will Reportedly Announce Ban On Federal Funding For U.S. Clinics That Even Talk About Abortion
Repro rights activists are obviously concerned.
TJ Miller Was Arrested For Allegedly Calling In A Fake Bomb Threat, According To Connecticut DAs
Miller is reportedly facing a federal charge and could serve up to five years in jail.
Beginner Meditations For When You're Stressed About School & Really Need To Love Yourself More
Even if it's not your thing, we've got two free meditations for you to try out.
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Hope Hicks, Trump's Longtime Communications Director, Reportedly Plans To Resign
Hicks, one of Trump's longtime staffers, said she had 'no words' to express her gratitude to POTUS.
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A 'Number Of Fatalities' & Up To 14 People Reportedly Injured After A Shooting At A Florida High School
Local authorities say the shooter is in custody.
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Larry Nassar Has Been Sentenced To 40-175 Years In Prison, After Testimony From More Than 160 Of His Victims
'It is my honor and privilege to sentence you,' Judge Rosmarie Aquilina said. 'You do not deserve to walk about outside a prison ever again.'
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Aziz Ansari Has Responded To The Allegations Made In That Controversial Babe Story & It's Just The Beginning
It's all very complicated.
