Leading up to the start of my freshmen year, I was willing to listen to any and all advice about college life. When my best friend suggested listening to Barstool Sports’ Call Her Daddy podcast episode about college, to say I was a little skeptical is a great understatement. Unlike my friend who listens to the show religiously, I had never been particularly interested. The … Continue reading Living By Call Her Daddy’s College Playbook
In August of 2020, all any college freshman was worried about was making friends in college. If you were like me, you were luckily on campus, but you were still completely online for classes, clubs, and all other social events. Fraternity parties, football games, and formals were all postponed to a post-COVID-19 ambiguous date and time which left the advent of making friends become a … Continue reading How The Fit Magazine Went From a Website to a Community
*Written by Madison Ernst* With little time for goodbyes, college students were rushed home in March 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19. My sophomore year ended too soon. After my low-key summer spent with my family, I was focused on making the most of my junior year at Syracuse University. I knew my college experience would be different than what I was already accustomed … Continue reading How to Make the Most of College in a Pandemic
College is hard. College miles away from campus is even harder. The Covid-19 pandemic is isolating for everyone, but being a fully remote student—far from friends and the buzz of campus life— can leave you feeling particularly overwhelmed. I’ve picked up a few things over the first half of this semester that have helped my mental health during these challenging times. Tip #1: Do not … Continue reading Mental Health Tips for Fully Remote Students
At the start of COVID-19, small businesses across the nation struggled to attract customers and became susceptible to shutting down. Camryn Okere, a recent graduate from Washington University, witnessed this in her college town of St. Louis and became dedicated to finding a solution that would not only help these businesses stay afloat, but rebrand their social image. Okere founded Rem and Company, a social … Continue reading Rem and Company Helps Rebrand Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Learning online can be hard to navigate if you’re not used to it. Zoom links pile up, slow internet connection can drive you nuts, and online tests can become oh-so overwhelming to handle when they consume your day-to-day life for months on end. During times like this, we have to learn how to adapt and sometimes even change the way we approach tasks. Online learning … Continue reading School’s in Session: Best Study Tips for Your Zoom University Semester
Back-to-school during COVID-19 has brought forth many unknowns and changes to our lives as college students. Many college students across the country have had to enter both isolation and quarantine to mitigate the spread of the virus. Two weeks ago when my asymptomatic housemate received a positive test result we had so many feelings– anxiety over whether we would become very sick, frustration that we … Continue reading How to Get Through a 14 Day Q at School
Phone? Check. Wallet? Check. Car Keys? Check. Face Mask? Check. When getting ready to leave the house, a new essential has been added to everyone’s checklists. Within the past few months, our daily routines have had to shift dramatically due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sterile, blue face masks seemingly worn only by doctors and dentists flew off the shelves and became … Continue reading Reusable Face Masks to Instantly Upgrade Your Outfit
Political activism has catalyzed change throughout history, and the overwhelming presence social media has today only magnifies an individual’s ability to educate themselves as well as take action. The recent horrifying deaths of black individuals gave way to the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, which aims to bring attention to racially-charged police brutality, and as this movement gained momentum, so did activism’s presence … Continue reading Young Women Create Weekly Newsletter to ‘Catalyze’ Activism Beyond Social Media
I’ve always hated my birthday. I think it’s due to the fact that I hold this one day a year to an exceedingly high standard that it can never quite reach. I see influencers like Tana Mongeau and Kylie Jenner dining at five-star Malibu restaurants and vacationing at world-class resorts in Bali for their birthdays, and I’m suddenly reminded of my student debt and the … Continue reading From the Mind of a Birthday Cynic: How to Have a Corona-Conscientious Celebration
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