Late one night last week, my roommate and I were working in silence, an old video of our favorite YouTuber playing in the background, when it hit me: we only have a few more nights like this. The quintessential college experience, having a roommate, will be over for me in a matter of days, and […]
Read More The Secret to College Survival: Not Hating Your RoommateAs a senior graduating in less than three weeks, I have been reflecting on my time here, wondering what my college experience would have been like if I hadn’t gone to school 10 hours away. If I stayed at home, I would have gone to the University of New Hampshire, which is 20 minutes from […]
Read More Goodbye, hometown: my experience going to college out-of-stateMy senior year of college can be described as one of the best and most stressful times of my life. This is the last “hoorah” before stepping out into the adult world. My goal is to make the most of it, but it feels like there’s no time for fun when one of the most […]
Read More The Post-College Job HustleI want everyone to imagine that it is a beautiful day on campus. It is the first nice day since the cold days of winter and you were finally able to dig into your spring clothes. You are currently on the way to class, making your way through the quad, when all of a sudden […]
Read More From Preaching to Harassment: The Unspoken Reality for JMU WomenAs college students, it’s mostly our first time living in a new town alone. It’s important to understand how critical it is to be aware of one’s surroundings and how to trust your gut once you feel uncomfortable about something. The lack of these tips is extremely dangerous. Many of these unfortunate dangers have taken […]
Read More How to Stay Safe on Your College Campus.One day you are living the normal college life, going to class, hanging out with friends, working, keeping up with endless social activities and responsibilities. The next day, your world shatters. You get a phone call and maybe you freeze, maybe you scream, maybe you cry. But before you can begin to grieve, classes continue, […]
Read More Let’s talk about Grief in college.November 18th, 2023, just like any other Saturday in Harrisonburg. Right? WRONG!! College Game Day, a college football premier pre-game show came to the Quad Saturday morning. The show travels to different college campus each week from the early September to late January. College game is on its 36th season and is a football fan’s […]
Read More College Game dayMirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? In a ballet class, mirrors are a useful tool to show or fix how your technique looks. It is also a weapon for ballerinas to pick apart their bodies, their weight, and their beauty daily. The standards within the ballet culture are detrimental […]
Read More Mirror Mirror…Since Halloween and Halloween activities are upcoming, now is the time to talk about the pressures of presenting “sexy” during the holiday. Halloween is annually on October 31st, but the celebration and preparation begin before that date for many adults who do participate in dressing up. Halloween is commonly known for children wearing costumes representing […]
Read More pressures of dressing “sexy” for halloweenI’m sure most people in this day in age are aware of the popularity and normalization around hook up culture. However, hook up culture has not always been this prevalent. When I think about the dating culture when my parents grew up, I have a very different idea of how the culture was back then, […]
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