Your Political Activism Should Not End with Voting
What has gone from Election Day to Election Week has been a whirlwind of constant poll-checking, nonstop coffee, and that kind of...
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Female Singer-Songwriters For Your November Playlists
I don’t know why, but when fall rolls around I often find myself listening to singer-songwriters. Something about the season makes me more...
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The Importance of Open Communication with Friends Right Now
This past year, we have been faced with many difficulties. Currently, the stress of classes, going back home, the pandemic, and the...
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Shopping Local in a Pandemic
On good days, clothing flutters as articles are tossed over the shoulders of customers, their fingers wrapped around the crook of the...
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Holiday Spirit
My parents got married in early October. In any place other than Los Angeles (Pasadena, technically), it would have been a lovely,...
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Why I'm Grateful for Talkspace Therapy
When I was growing up, therapy felt like something only characters on television went to. I understood couples’ therapy, I had seen that on...
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10 Self-Care Tips
Living in a “go-go-go” world can be exhausting. Hustle culture is real, and we are made to feel that we always need to be working and that...
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5 Easy Ways to Stay Informed as a Busy College Student
As a busy college student, it’s hard to keep up with your classes, extracurriculars, friends/family, and the news. I don’t know about you,...
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Black Coffee, Babydoll: A Candid Convo Between Mulaney and Colbert, and Why It Matters
With a series of stand-up comedy specials on Netflix that have taken the internet by storm, along with dozens of award nominations and wins...
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Losing a Loved One and Reliving Memories
I lost my grandma last December and suddenly had to experience mourning for the very first time. Sure, I’d experienced death before but...
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A Tribute to Long Distance Friendships
Something that a lot of us are experiencing right now is the shift of many of our social interactions to online. It sucks to not be able to...
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Safe Activity Ideas During a Quiet Period
On Friday, October 16th, Kenyon announced that another quiet period, like the one in August, was going into effect immediately. For my...
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Fun, Quirky Halloween Activities
Halloween, a time of horror, mystique, costumes, and debauchery. It may seem ironic to celebrate the holiday considering the dumpster fire...
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How Music Fills a Space
On Sunday evenings, cars would whistle by in the pitch black; the orange lamp posts gleaming in the windows and glimmering doors of passing...
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The Dangers of Celebrity Plastic Surgery
At this point, I think we all know the drill: 1. Celebrity gets plastic surgery. 2. Celebrity posts pictures on social media that make it...
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The Oddly Enduring and Endearing Work of Glen Baxter
When I’m on Instagram late at night, I look at art. I watch the intoxicating ways painters brush copper onto their canvas, lampposts...
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An Ode to Governmental Escapism Through Political Dramas
When I was six, I spent every day after school waiting for the 6 o’clock national news. I looked forward to the fluorescent glow of the tv...
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Revisiting My Favorite Music from Ten Years Ago
Picture me, age nine. I don’t have a phone or an iPod. Far from the obsessive Spotify user I am now, my sole piece of technology is a...
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How to Date Your Best Friend while the World Burns around You
One of the benefits of dating your best friend is that you don’t have to guess about all the things they like in a relationship because...
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Emily in Paris: A Fun (But Not Feminist) Watch
When Emily in Paris came to Netflix on October 2nd, I knew that I had to watch it ASAP. Lily Collins, the star and producer of the show,...
