At the beginning of this school year, I had a plan. I knew what I wanted my schedule to look like, how productive I was going to be, and who I thought I’d become by the end of it.
Posts published in “Her Stevens”
Walking into a classroom where you’re one of the only women, if not the only one, can feel intimidating before the lecture even begins.
In a groundbreaking move that has left absolutely no one surprised, the university has officially announced the launch of His Stevens, a long-overdue counterpart to Her Stevens that aims to spotlight the deeply underrepresented voices of men everywhere, especially at a school where they make up roughly 70% of the population and 112% of the volume in every lecture hall.
“Sorry, I’ve just been so busy.”
It’s a sentence I say almost automatically every single day in college. Busy with classes.
There’s something about winter semester that makes internship anxiety louder. Maybe it’s the flood of LinkedIn announcements. Maybe it’s the group chat messages about who “heard back.”
Winter in college hits differently. The days are shorter, the weather is colder, and suddenly even the idea of leaving your dorm feels exhausting.
We all know the classic enemies-to-lovers trope — two characters clash and resist until eventually something softens. It isn’t always two people involved — sometimes the only character is yourself.
The modern woman is often celebrated for her ability to juggle: a successful career, a demanding home life, community involvement, and the emotional labor of maintaining relationships.
Forget haunted houses and horror movies—the scariest thing I deal with every month doesn’t come with fake blood; it’s the real thing.
When people say “college is where you find your lifelong friends,” it can feel like a lot of pressure. Between classes, part-time jobs, and trying to keep up with everything else, making meaningful connections sometimes feels like one more thing on a never-ending to-do list.