31 Things That I Have Learned in College
Last week my best friend Elise posted a picture of us with a caption describing everything that she has learned in college - all of which...
Payten Little (U Iowa ‘21)
Payten Little (U Iowa ‘21)
Payten Little is in her senior year at Iowa majoring in Journalism and Creative Writing. She was the Creative Director for Her Campus at Iowa and loved that she had the ability to curate article ideas for her team, but is taking a step back to focus on her final semester of writing. She hopes to soon move out of the Midwest and to the East Coast to pursue her passion in magazine writing or social media marketing. She believes everyone has a story worth telling and a voice that needs to be heard.
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My College Experience: From a Senior
3.5 years ago I started college at Iowa and to say that my experience has changed me as a person would be the understatement of the century...
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Alexander 23 & Mental Health
We write a lot of articles about mental health here on HerCampus, not because we have nothing else to say, but because it is so important...
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How to Say Goodbye to One Place and Hello to the Next
Unpopular opinion: I’ve never really loved Iowa City, sure it’s a great college town, but it has never truly felt like home to me - until...
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Dear Iowa, We're Upset
Dear Iowa, I'm pissed. I suppose I can’t speak for everyone here, so I’ll just speak on my behalf and assume others echo the same sentiment...
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The Year of Uncomfortable Growth: Outgrowing People
I’m sure I’m not the first and I won’t be the last to say that this year has epically sucked. At least it’s easy to look at the atrocities...
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Things that Tik-Tok Made Me Buy
I absolutely hate that I am writing this article because I *gasp* never thought that I would be one of those people obsessed with Tik-Tok...
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I Turned 21 in a Pandemic: How I Celebrated
Turning 21 in the middle of a pandemic is certainly not ideal for anyone, especially for me. I have been looking forward to this day...
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To Iowa City Bars: We Miss You
To Iowa City Bars: We Miss You To Spoco especially: I really miss you To anyone out there that is, to a T, a social butterfly, this...
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Dear Body, Thank You and I'm Sorry
I don’t remember the first time that I ever looked at my body and thought, “Wow I really wish I didn’t look like this,” but I know that for...
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How to Get Through a Break Up When It Doesn't Feel Like the End
I searched, "How do you make it through a break up?" and I read through every article that I could find, but none of them have the answers...
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People, Ages 3 to 93, Answer the Question “What is your dream?”
The word dream in simple terms can either allude to the visions that we see when we sleep or the aspirations that we have for life. But...
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I Invested in Myself All 2019: The Results
Alex Morritt said, “"New year—a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours." Oh 2019,...
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National Period Day. It's Time to get Woke. Period.
October 19th was the first ever National Period Day - a day surrounded upon the idea of “elevating the issue of period poverty and...
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Makeup Trends That I Am Living For
If you see me in class or around campus every day, I don't have a drop of makeup on and I probably look like your local friendly sewer rat...
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Your Life Looks so Perfect on Instagram: Social Media vs. Reality
A while ago, I wrote an article about how I deleted my Instagram pictures and started over as a way to boost my following and also learn...
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What's Tasty around Iowa City?
Let's grab a bite at the Taste of Iowa City.
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Favorite Classes to Take at Iowa
Whether you’re a timid freshman taking gen-eds, or a senior who is trying to find enough classes to fill the graduation requirements,...
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Queer Eye: A Simple Makeover Show Transforming Audiences
An African American man befriending a white cop in Georgia or a queer male, who turned his back on religion, finding peace with God over a...
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The Stigma With Online Dating and Why It Needs to Go
Let’s just acknowledge what we all know is true - dating in college is hard. More specifically, finding someone you want to date is even...
