The Heavy Hitter... What is the Purpose of Life?
Generally speaking, I would say that I am a pretty “deep person.” For example, after I saw the play Hamilton I started thinking about the...
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What to Do When You're Missing a Loved One
When you are missing a loved one who has passed away, it can be a heavy burden on your mind. After experiencing a loss over the holidays...
How Kacey Musgraves Is Changing My Opinion About Country Music
Up until a few weeks ago, I would not consider myself a fan of country music. Aside from a very few songs, I stayed away from that genre...
African American Representation in Fiction Novels
In recent years, there has been an emergence of African American protagonists in nonfiction novels. This is a huge stepping stone for...
Commuter Survival Kit
If you attend Adelphi University, you know that it can be typified as a “commuter school.” Even though I commute, there are times when I...
Tips to Ease Anxiousness Before and During a Project Presentation
At some point during our college careers, we are bound to give at least one project presentation in class (if you’re lucky). Presentations...
Yes I'm Thin, but I'm Not Starving Myself
Ever since I could remember I have always been thin. Granted, I did have some medical issues growing up that would make me want to eat less...
5 Things to Do While You're a College Senior
Yesterday, I was a freshman in a big pond full of other college students. Today, I am a second-semester junior in the process of making my...
How Aerie Promotes Body Positivity
When you see an ad, how often does the model actually look like you or anyone you know? Almost never, right? Well, Aerie and American Eagle...
Dealing With Ana (Anorexia)
Growing up in a society where the media heavily influences our perception of what ideal “beauty” should be, we tend to place lots of...
So Damn Pretty
I’ve never been considered “conventionally pretty,” and I always knew it. Dark hair, dark eyes, and a (what I like to call “pleasantly...
How Becoming Healthy Made Me A Better Person
A couple months ago my sister signed up my family to do the Bronx Zoo annual Run for the Wild 5K. This is a walk and run event that raises...
What They Don't Tell You About Portland
When I hear someone mention Portland, I immediately think of aesthetic oasis, cannabis freedom! Great coffee, bomb doughnuts, beautiful...
Learning a Language at Home
Federico Fellini, a great Italian director, said “a different language is a different vision of life.” I certainly believe this phrase to...
How to Host An Epic "Game of Thrones" Season 8 Watch Party
HBO’s Game of Thrones Season 8 is less than a month away, which means it’s time to start planning your most epic GOT watch party yet...
Movies to Watch this Spring Break
Spring Break is here and we are so ready. It’s about that time when you will chose staying in and studying to going out with friends, going...
Living Your Best Life on Spring Break
Spring Break is quickly approaching and if you’re like me, a broke college student, you have nothing planned. All your friends have booked...
Spring Break Staycation: 5 Things to Do Without the Air Fare
When I think of Spring Break, my mind immediately goes to a bunch of wild college students living their best lives in Miami, Florida...
My Struggle With Body Image
Growing up, I was always the shortest and the skinniest person I knew. I dreaded every doctor’s visit as I knew when I stepped on the scale...
I Let My Friends Choose my Outfits and Well…
I Let My Friends Choose my Outfits and Well… I would never say that I’m a fashionista, or at least when it comes to myself. When it comes...
