How to Keep Up With the News as a College Student
As a college student keeping up with what is happening in the world can be a struggle, especially when you do not have cable in your dorm...
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What Do Your Dreams Mean?
Have you ever woken up from a good night’s rest and thought to yourself “that was the weirdest dream?” Oftentimes I find myself waking up...
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Recovering From Sexual Assault
Trigger warning: sexual assault, suicide, and substance abuse. The rate of sexual assault in our country is alarmingly high. The Center for...
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The Seeker
The division between who I want to be and who I am at this moment. Looking at the challenges that present themselves before me, it seems...
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How College Changed My Relationship With My Father
As the youngest child, I’ve noticed the ‘baby mentality’ has followed me throughout my college career. It isn’t because of my mindset or...
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What’s Wrong with Feelings?
“Facts over feelings” is probably a phrase you’ve heard throughout the years, especially in the recent political climate. As an educator, I...
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Aesthetic Emergence in Pandemic Life
While the pandemic has taken many things away from what we’d like to call our normal lives, one thing I’ve noticed after living vicariously...
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Some Favorites at Bath & Body Works
Recently, I’ve been finding myself going to Bath & Body Works quite often. When I walk in, I’m transported to a massive world of almost...
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Burnout: From a Burnt Out College Student
Summertime. That time of year where college students find themselves having more time to relax and enjoy themselves. It is about three...
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The Up and Coming Women of Rock
As someone who listens to just about any music, I can find it to be extremely hard to keep up with all the most recent artists. However,...
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From March to March
Last month marks a year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since last March, the world we live in has changed drastically. Many...
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To Be a Poet
Over the past month, I’ve been writing lots of poetry. This whole pandemic really hit me hard in terms of mental health and how I cope with...
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Period Stigma and Healing
In my second week of college, I got an unexpected visit from my period. My second week away from my home, I had to distance myself 48 miles...
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Hyperfixations Can Be Healthy
It seems that every day I’m learning something new because of Tik Tok. I don’t know what “side” of Tik Tok that you find yourself to be on...
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Covid Friendly Spring Activities
Spring is finally here - well maybe - it seems like we get one day here and there of sunshine and t-shirt weather until that old winter...
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Quantifying Worry
The noise feels immutable, and I systematically try to enter all the different outcomes into a cerebral excel spreadsheet. I am looking at...
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On Self-Compassion
As a graduating senior, intern, and RA, who also has friends and is in a committed relationship, I have a lot on my plate. In addition, I...
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Your Quarter-Life Crisis is More Normal Than You Think
How many times in your life have you heard the phrase, “it’s a phase, you’ll get over it”? You probably heard it more times than you could...
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Top 6 Quotes From My Students
If you’ve ever been around kids, even just for five minutes, you’ll realize that while they have some amazing wonders about the world, they...
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Is it Too Late?
I’ve always wondered why my friends come to me for relationship advice when I’ve never been in a relationship - yes, I just exposed myself...
