Opinions
body image
TikTok’s glorification of eating disorders
Self-love isn’t always realistic; self-acceptance is much better. Read More
Sexual Assault
My boyfriend, my rapist
I met my rapist 10 days after I graduated from high school. Fresh-faced and doe-eyed, I was quick to fall in love with a boy two years older than me. Read More
burnout
Waving the flag of exhaustion
We’ve grown up in a time when going to college is simply not enough to get a job. There are countless other boxes to check. Read More
college
What do you want to get out of college?
I am definitely not saying that you should throw your GPA out the window and go paint all day, but do things with intent. Read More
identity
Your hair may be fried, but you don’t have to be
Who am I when I’m not new and fresh? This question, to say the least, haunts me. Read More
expression
Let go of the guilt in guilty pleasures
Wear pink until your skin is stained with it, do your makeup for three hours every morning if you enjoy it, dance your damn heart out to Big Time Rush, or BTS, or whatever makes you happy. Read More
identity
Code switching and moving between worlds
A big problem with being active in so many worlds is not only the struggle to fit into one world perfectly, but determining when it’s necessary to speak a certain way in a shared environment. Read More
stem
The Future of STEM isn’t in the S,T,E, or the M
It's actually not fair to put down people who don’t trust science; they have a good reason to not trust STEM — scientists are bad at communicating and haven’t always wanted to communicate with the people the science affects. Read More
anxiety
Nature versus nurture: Will it be like this forever?
I lived my life between exams, pausing everything in my life for tests. I’d have to learn to deal with it. And deal with it I did — but at a consistent cost to my sanity. Read More
parenting
I actually think my parents are good parents
Some people think that there is a perfect method of parenting. I don’t believe that. Read More
