Is Learned Behavior the Same As Bias?
Over winter break, I thought a lot about how I think about people and their behavior and found myself wondering - if I act based on someone...
Meagan Speich (WesCo ‘21)
Meagan Speich (WesCo ‘21)
Meagan Speich is a writer & senior editor for WesCo HerCampus. She has an English major and minors in Religious Studies. When not writing, she can be found reading, sleeping, or eating, and finds it unfortunate that she can't do all at once.
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Skincare Is the New Beauty Market
I know we all want to take care of our skin, but let’s face it - the skincare industry is just as bad as the makeup industry. Both of these...
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For You vs About You
Recent celebrity praise for movies like Parasite (2019) have gotten us all thinking about how some people just don’t Get It. This was also...
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Overcoming Friend-Shaming
When I was younger, I guess I put a lot of stake in the way that my friends thought about me and the things I did. I can remember even as...
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Recent Purchases I Didn't Know I Needed
Sometimes you didn’t know you needed something until you bought it, which happens a lot for me. Some things are investments, but some...
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Almost the End of My Journey
I got my ears pierced for the first time when I was five years old and didn’t even flinch. Apparently, I’d even asked if the piercer had...
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Stop Making Me Take Notes
I’ve never really been one to take notes. Notes don’t help me since I can usually retain a lot of important information on my own, and I...
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Why Do I Have to Change My Mind?
Ever since I really understood what it meant to have children, I haven’t ever wanted any. I’ve never vibed well with children and just don’...
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Sometimes Security Endangers Women
Recently, after receiving a message from a friend, I realized just how many places force women to put away or discard safety devices such...
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Conflict Management: The Language of Apologies
I can’t count how many times I’ve apologized and made a shitty excuse. It’s something we’re all well acquainted with, but we shouldn’t be.
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Easy Ways To Improve Your Mental Health
No more yoga. These ones work, I promise.
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Why You Should Write Poetry (Even If You're Bad At It)
I used to hate poetry, to be honest. I thought it was pretentious and complex and that it was not for me. Then, I watched the absolutely...
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Friends is the Epitome of Toxic Masculinity
You thought I was here to be nice? You thought I was here to make FRIENDS?
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Motivation? I Don't Know Her.
What the hell even is motivation anyway?
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Why The Original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is Better: Change My Mind
When I was a kid, I really loved Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (dir. Mel Stuart). I remember watching it like every night for a...
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My Journey With Writing
I’ve been writing since I was as young as nine years old. Creativity was just always up my alley, and sometimes I had a story to tell that...
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Identity Eggs and Your Basket
Going off to college is a big change for those of us in the LGBT community. Suddenly, we’re no longer at home where our family and high...
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Kitchen Safety Tips
Learning to cook is a part of life often learned in college out of necessity. Here are some tips and tricks we have learned from our (and...
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Let's Start Saying Vagina
Quit being a pussy, just say it.
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The Gap Between High School and College
College can be a scary shift from high school. Teachers tell you that high school prepares you for college, but it really doesn’t. College...
