"The Beautiful Persists": Finding Hope In the Mundane
My childhood bedroom looked exactly the same as it did when I left it three months earlier. It smelled the same, too—like the “Hawaiian...
Lexi Kayser (SLU ‘22)
Lexi Kayser (SLU ‘22)
Editor-in-chief of Her Campus at Saint Louis University. Ocean spirit, sunshine soul, published poet, and firm believer in the redemptive power of a single story.
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In Solidarity: A Letter From the Editor
Dear Fellow Billikens, The Her Campus at SLU Mission Statement is as follows: “Our Mission as the Her Campus Chapter at Saint Louis...
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18 College Hints That I Wish My Junior Self Could Tell My Freshman Self
Compiled by a junior who has been through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows-- --here are 18 things that I wish I had known when I...
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A Reasonable Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Start Running
If you don't know where to start, start here.
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50 Productive Things to Do While You're Social Distancing
Because even Tik Tok and the couch can lose their appeal.
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10 Honest Tips for Anyone Recovering From an Eating Disorder
None of that "love your body and you'll be cured!!" B.S.
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20 Wanderlust-Invoking Songs For Any Restless Traveler
I’ve been spending the past semester traveling through Europe (and Africa), which means lots of pretty Instagram photos and more...
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What English Majors Wish You Knew
My major isn't a walk in the park...
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10 ~Chill~ Artists to Listen to When You Need Background Music
I love music. Just having some tunes on when I’m cleaning, or doing my morning yoga, or finishing up some papers can be the absolute best...
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"Joker" and Eating Disorders: the Parallel We Need to be Talking About
*Content Warning: eating disorders When I first watched Joker , the new DC backstory film everyone is talking about, I immediately felt.....
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10 Lessons You Learn When Your Dad is on Hospice
1. You will learn, somewhere between changing your dad’s diapers before he’s even fifty, watching his ribcage become more and more visible...
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An Open Letter To My College Friends
I am a writer, and words are in my blood. I’ve never had trouble finding them, until I sat down to try to find the words to adequately...
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5 Tips to Prevent You From Sleeping When You SHOULD Be Studying
When Drake said, “I only love my bed…,” yeah, I really felt that. It seems like the further into second semester we get, the more...
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All of Your Questions About Eating Disorders, Answered
Every 62 minutes, at least 1 person dies as a direct result of an eating disorder, according to the National Association of Anorexia and...
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Lady Gaga is the QUEEN of Grammy Speeches
On February 10th, Lady Gaga accepted a Grammy award for Best Pop Duo or Group Performance, on behalf of herself and her "A Star Is Born" co...
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A Finals Week Pep Talk
Alright, girlfriend, I know exactly how you’re feeling. You have at LEAST three papers that were due, like, yesterday, you’re brushing dust...
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It's Okay to Hate the Holidays
I love the lights, I love the music, I love the snow, and I love the spirit. They’re nice. I’ll give you that. But underneath the fluff and...
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Battling the October Blues
The first couple of weeks of college were thoroughly riveting. As a freshman, I had no idea what to expect from my SLU experience upon...
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The Importance of Trigger Warnings
Trigger Warning-- Sexual Assault I woke up on the morning of the Ford and Kavanaugh hearings, and after just five minutes of scrolling...
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Your Daily College Self-Care Checklist
Do these ten simple tasks every day to make sure you’re taking care of yourself the same way that you’re taking care of your grades.
