Soothing Cinema: My Emotional Support Movies Getting Me Through Finals Week
Finals week, am I right? I know I type a lot of random screaming to summarize my thoughts on a lot of these articles, but I think we all...
Meg Chaffee (Winona ‘22)
Meg Chaffee (Winona ‘22)
Meg Chaffee is a sophomore at Winona State University studying History and Political Science. She hopes to teach high school social studies, because she wouldn’t be able to deal with her students eating smart glue during craft activities just because it has the word “smart” on it. She wrote a story on Watt-pad (during middle school, in an account she can no longer access) that received far too many votes for several awards, and no, she will not give you the name. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, and watching The Good Place repeatedly on Netflix.
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Bah Humbug: 6 Christmas Romantic Comedies to Get Even the Grinchiest Single Lady into the Holiday Spirit
Yes, I have another movie list for you. I’ve finally recovered from the tears of Last Christmas , and you can read my review of it HERE...
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No Violence Against Women Day: Red Flags of Dating
If you know me, you know I don’t hide the fact that I was in a not-so-healthy relationship when I was younger. I’ll spare you the gory...
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My Unsolicited Opinion: The 2020 Presidential Election Edition
Let me preface this by saying that I am not going to be handing out facts and numbers. I am literally just going to unload the feelings I...
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Winona’s Most Haunted: As Told By Someone Who Heard the Stories as a Child
As the title suggests, I am not a ghost expert. Like most girls my age, I had an occult phase when I was 13 and bought about three books...
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As Above, So Below: My New Favorite Horror Movie
Now, I was going to write about a couple slashers for the holiday season, but then I stumbled upon this film. I’m a scaredy cat. It’s...
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Spine-Chilling Stories: Spooky Books to Get You in a Halloween Mood
Being 18-22 is a very uncomfortable age for many readers. We’re all in that weird gap between the Big Kid Books and YA fiction, so finding...
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Freedom of Speech Week: Breaking Down the First Amendment
If you live in America (and chances are, if you’re reading this... you do), we have a fun little thing called the First Amendment. The...
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Cultural Appropriation in Halloween Costumes: Don’t Do That
As the title suggests, cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes is bad. I didn’t think I would have to tell you guys not to be racist,...
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Indigenous People’s Day: As Explained By and For White Folks
I live in the upper Midwest, and almost everyone I know is White. For where we live, this is a pretty normal occurrence for us White folks...
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International Day of the Girl Child: My Tribute to the Notorious RBG
International Day of the Girl Child is one of our lesser-known, gender-based international days. We have International Women’s day on March...
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Fun and Safe Fall Activities For You and Your Pod
If you’re in the dorms at WSU right now, you know that our visitor policy is pretty strict. You can have two people in your room at a time—...
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10 Halloween Movies that Either Have the Scaredy Cat Seal of Approval or Haunt My Dreams
IT’S SPOOPY TIME! Now, I know it’s only the beginning of October, but I’ve had my Halloween pillows out for about two weeks now, so it’s...
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Neither Snow Nor Rain: A Day Dedicated to Our Postal Service
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Sounds pretty...
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Stuck in the Middle: Navigating Diet Culture vs. The Body Positivity Movement
Hi there! I’m a fat woman. I’m about 250 pounds at somewhere between 5 feet, 9 inches, and 5 feet, 11 inches. What I have to say is super...
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9 Ways I’m Spending My Quarantine
For a while, an extra week of spring break was great! I was enjoying some well-needed rest and catching up on my Netflix queue. After a few...
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What My RA Rejection Letter Taught Me
As people who have read previous articles of mine will know, I was applying to be a Resident Assistant (RA) at Winona State University next...
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Retro Day: The Romanticism of the Past
White people really f*cking love the fifties. I say this as a white college-aged woman who does, in fact, own two retro swing dresses. I’m...
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6 Rom-Coms for the Single Girl on Valentine's Day
It feels like Valentine’s day occurs earlier every year, but that might just be because now my friends have partners to plan stuff out with...
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There’s an “I in Movie: Why It’s Okay to Go Solo to See a Show
When I started out my sophomore year of college, I didn’t have anyone to go to the movies with because schedules are pretty hard to work...
