How Looking like a Bruised Lemon Made Me Feel Beautiful
I, for my entire life, have had bland brown hair and brown eyes, and have for years to change my appearance. I’ve always held the notion...
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Fun (and Socially Distant) Activities to do at Umich
Many students have returned to campus in the midst of a pandemic, and after months of quarantining with their families, they’re itching to...
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What the Return of Football Means for College Campuses
This week the Big Ten Conference announced that college football would return with an eight-game conference-only schedule beginning on...
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Do Women Really Speak Better than Men?
For my Linguistics class (LING 111) at the University of Michigan with Ezra Keshet, I wrote a midterm paper about sexism in language. I...
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Dating in Your 20s in 2020
When we entered lockdown and I was still a single Pringle, I knew the next couple of months were going to be rough: constant family walks,...
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Review: This Is Not a Good Story
When I first looked up This is Not a Fashion Story by Danielle Bernstein, I had high hopes. It was billed as a tell-all of a breakout star...
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Dating in Your 20s in 2020
When we entered lockdown and I was still a single Pringle, I knew the next couple of months were going to be rough: constant family walks,...
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COLLEGE HEALTH #2: PANGS AND PANDEMICS
The winter was finally beginning to lift. The snow was just about letting way to the hefty throngs of green grass that lay suffocated away...
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Grow Your Network
At the beginning of my freshman year of high school, I introduced myself to what would become a long-term “love affair.” I started...
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My Anti-Bucket List
The idea of an anti-bucket list was a midnight thought of mine. You know those thoughts you have late at night trying to distract yourself...
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The Expanding Universe – Astronomy For Dummies
Whether I’m reading into astrological interpretations, obsessing over flat-earth conspiracy documentaries or getting deeply lost in YouTube...
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Do Women Really Speak Better than Men?
For my Linguistics class (LING 111) at the University of Michigan with Ezra Keshet, I wrote a midterm paper about sexism in language. I...
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The Reality of Snow for Warm Weather Fanatics
When I left California to come to Michigan, the last thing on my mind was the weather. For most, the Midwestern chill is something that is...
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Saving Ourselves
As girls, we are taught that we need someone else to be whole. A boyfriend, a father, a husband, a Prince Charming of sorts to protect us,...
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5 Women-Owned Businesses That Are Absolutely Killing It
Who doesn’t love to find new businesses or brand that is innovative and inspiring? Whether it be through podcasts, social media or the good...
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Boss B**** Mashup
As a 21-year-old female who has never been in a relationship, holidays like Valentines Day is always annoying. We get it… you are in a...
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A Love Letter to the Song That Tells My Story For Me
She sits, isolated from the rest of the world in the backseat of an old hand-me-down car that she doesn’t know the make or model of. This...
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Confessions of a Not So Strong Woman
I am a strong woman. At least, that’s what I always thought. The truth is that it’s easy to be a “strong woman” in the first world. It’s...
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Checking in On My New Year’s Resolutions
Admittedly, I have not given much thought to my New Year’s Resolutions after around mid-January (see: early January.) Fortunately, I’m not...
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Go Ahead and Buy the Dress
I know that everyone reading this has most definitely, at some point in their life, gone on an impulsive shopping trip, whether it be...
