November 1st marked the official start of Cuffing Season. Now, we’ve all been there, I get it. Sometimes you just need a semi-serious relationship to bring to holiday dinners so your relatives stop asking questions about your love life every two seconds (no, this is definitely not coming from personal experience, psh). But jumping into […]
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An Open Letter About Living a Life of Kindness
To college girls everywhere, I have a note in my phone that I’ve been working on for the last couple of months of the life lessons I’ve learned so far during my short 18 years. (I’m cheesy and sentimental like that.) The first one on the list is the one I believe in most whole-heartedly: […]
4 Powerful Oscars Hopefuls to Watch This Season
Last year’s Oscar season was the target of #OscarsSoWhite, a trending hashtag sparked by the lack of diversity in lead and supporting actor categories. With the Academy Awards quickly approaching, several Oscars hopefuls look to use the conversation on race and civil rights to reestablish the importance of black presence in film. Check out these […]
5 Ways to Conquer Your Fashion Fears
Everyone has that one thing in their closet that they’re too nervous to wear outside of their room. You saw it in the store, calling out to you from the rack, and it fit just right and looked SO good when you tried it on. You imagined all the different ways you could style it […]
New Instagram Feature Lets You Anonymously Help Friends in Need
College students are all about expressing themselves. Whether it be verbal, nonverbal, or in 140 characters or less, we are constantly sending messages into the world. The action never changes, but the way we interact does. Today, people are sending the same messages, but through social media. In Social Media Today, Dr. Paul Booth, a […]
What Beauty Looks Make You Feel Most Confident?
“What are you putting lipstick on for?” It was a valid question for my friend to ask. She had just walked in on me sitting in my dorm room at 3:00 in the afternoon on a Thursday, slicking on the vampiest red lip I could find. “A math test,” I replied. She looked at me […]
Fitness Friday: 6 Things Better Than a Six-Pack
With every celebrity, model, and Joe Schmo flaunting their abs on Instagram, it can become seriously upsetting to catch a glimpse of our own fleshy midsections in the mirror. If you have a six-pack, major props to you. You’re a badass — that takes a lot of discipline. But whether or not you do bicycle […]