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A Rebel Against Society

Since coming to college, I’ve made many new friends. With these friendships comes all of the “get to know each other” questions. Examples of a few I’ve received the most often are: Where are you from? What’s your major? How many siblings do you have? What did you do in high school? What are your [...]

The Twisted Beauty Standards of TV Today

It’s hard to name a show on television that doesn’t have a beautiful woman in it. No seriously, you probably couldn’t name one widely popular TV series whose cast doesn’t consist of at least one token "pretty person." That's because the hard truth is on most all platforms of media, pretty sells. But sometimes I [...]

You’re Beautiful! A Get Smart Guide to Loving Yourself

There's a quote that I always used to read when I needed something to inspire me. A woman named Ilana Donna Arazie once said, "No one is ever going to love you more than you love yourself." I became a true believer of that quote. I wish a lot of young women would think the [...]