10 Small Self Care Things to do this Summer
With summer usually comes a little bit of destressing from the school year. Even so, working 40-50 hours a week and preparing, yet again,...
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Songs for the Summer
By Ella Napton With the promise of summer right around the corner, we need to begin compiling our summer playlists (and searching for the...
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9 Self-Care Tips To Get You Through Finals
The stressful finals week is officially upon us. The late nights of studying for exams and finishing up those final papers have begun...
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Poems and Lovelorn Thoughts Vol. XXVI
Under a Soup-Pot Sky The clouds stewed In a soup-pot sky, puffing And sighing out songs They’d been writing All winter. The birds sunned...
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I Couldn't Be More In Love With This Band
When the rectangle glows, you know you’re home. This past Tuesday night I got to see my favorite band, The 1975 , play live at The Armory...
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Acnedote Pimple Patches
I have never been a huge skin care girl. Washing my face with soap and water is as crazy as I get, but when I decided to use acnedote’s...
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Tarana Burke and the #MeToo Movement
Gustavus Adolphus College had the amazing opportunity to have a guest speaker of epic proportions bless our campus this past Monday, May 6...
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5 Things to Buy When You Become Ariana Grande Rich
We stan Ariana Grande. I can confirm with my middle school tutee group that I am using stan correctly, but there is no doubt about it:...
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Poems and Lovelorn Thoughts, Vol. XXV
Sunday Tea I sat down to tea with Sunday And he was nothing like I thought he'd be. The chairs in his porcelain drawing room Felt rickety...
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My Thoughts on the 2018-2019 School Year
This past school year has been an absolute whirlwind. Between meeting some of my best friends, changing my major, diving deeper into my...
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Listen!
By Katie O'Brien If you sit back and listen, you’d be surprised by how much you learn. I’ve always been a firm believer in the statement...
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11 Things I'd Rather Do Than Study For Finals
The school year is coming to a close and finals week is quickly approaching. I don't know about you, but with all this spring warm weather...
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Poems and Lovelorn Thoughts, Vol. XXIV
For a Moment And for a moment, Everything was softness and stillness And no in-betweens, And she felt like this time, This silken rosy...
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22 Things to Do Before You Graduate
1. Have a sleepover with all your girlfriends 2. Decorate a graduation cap 3. Write a thank you note for your favorite professor 4. Friend...
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Five YA Books Worth Reading
By Ella Napton Recently I have picked up reading for fun again--something I said goodbye to around ninth grade for various reasons. I didn’...
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Poems and Lovelorn Thoughts, Vol. XXII
Taking Flight She walked across the dew-glass grass, Quivering-barefoot-soft, Leaving trails of sugar-cube daisies in her wake. Gusts of...
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Twenty Lessons I Learned My Sophomore Year of College
This year, my sophomore year in college, has been challenging in so many ways. However, those challenges have meant a lot of learning for...
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8 Places In The Mankato Area Perfect For Exploring
The warm weather is finally here and summer is right around the corner! After a long and cold winter there isn't a better time than now to...
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Feelings in Springtime
1. Finally feeling the sun on your skin after winter's clouds kept the cold in like a blanket 2. Drinking a fresh glass of lemonade from...
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My Fave Thrifted Pieces, and Tips for Finding your Next Cute Outfit
Happy Earth Day! I am so glad that we have a holiday focused on doing better for our planet, but if you’re like me, every day is earth day...
