Why I Switched to Reusable Pads
People with vaginas get periods. This is a fact of life, and nothing to feel ashamed or embarrassed about. It’s just something we have to...
Leah Lapointe (Guelph ‘21)
Leah Lapointe (Guelph ‘21)
Leah is a fourth year Marine Biology student at the University of Guelph and a writer and editor in chief for Her Campus. In her free time she can be found engaging in activities such as reading and writing, drinking iced coffee, playing video games and staring longingly at the dogs she’s not allowed to pet on campus.
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Separating the Art from the Artist
Though we still have a long way to go, we as a society are getting better at not accepting bigotry and holding people responsible for their...
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The Best Things I Watched During Self-Isolation
As we all know, we all had a lot of free time during the summer. Having lived with my family half an hour from the nearest Tim Hortons and...
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What We Can Learn from Staying at Home
It’s no shocker that humans have a huge impact on the environment. With increasing human population comes increased pollution, increased...
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Some Movie Recommendations to Watch During Self-Isolation
Obviously, we’re all starting to get bored out of our minds, and Netflix (and other streaming platforms) has been our saving grace. If you...
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Learning to Work from Home
If you’re like me and prefer being in a classroom environment for your learning experience, the news about having to take online classes...
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The Coronavirus Outbreak Isn't an Excuse to be Racist
With infections reaching almost 90,000with a total of almost 3,000 deaths, it’s no surprise that the new string of Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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In The Era of Disney Remakes
As we all may know, many of the new movies coming out the past few years haven’t exactly been – well, new . Every single animated movie...
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Online Friendships
We were all taught the same thing as kids: don’t trust strangers on the internet. People may not be who they say they are and you can put...
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Animals and Emotional Support
Have you ever had that moment when you’re upset and your cat or dog came up to you for a cuddle? That’s because studies have shown that...
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Why We Need More (Good) LGBT+ Representation in Modern Day Media
Though LGBT+ representation is growing in modern media and continues to grow, there is still very little good representation. I recently...
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The Hardest Things about Living Away From Home
1. Cleaning Even though I should have, this is honestly one thing that I didn’t expect to be as hard as it is. I mean, I’m not really a...
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Old Websites and Games You Should Check Out Again
We all get tired of adulting every once in a while (or more). Paying bills, cooking your own meals, doing assignment after assignment – why...
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Post-Exam (or Assignment) Anxiety
There’s nothing worse than that period of time after exams, or after you’ve submitted a big assignment, that you’re waiting for your grade...
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Being Aware of Seasonal Depression
Have you noticed that you’ve been starting to feel down as the weather gets colder? Do you feel yourself having less and less energy as the...
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The Best Things About Fall
We all have our favourite seasons, and we all have our reasons for having them as such. My favourite – and I know many agree – is fall (or...
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Getting Yourself Up in the Mornings
If there’s something I know we all struggle with, it’s waking up in the mornings, especially for those 8:30 am classes that we all hate so...
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My New (School) Year’s Resolutions
New year, new me, right? Goodness knows how long I’ll be able to stick to these goals, but here are a few things I’d like to improve on for...
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Finding Your Study Technique
Everyone has different methods of studying; there’s no one size fits all. Some people like to listen to music or have background noise,...
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The Difference between Nostalgia and Hoarding
If you’re like me, you like to keep things to remind you of the past – whether it’s your stuffed animals you had when you were a child, a...
