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By now I’m sure you’ve heard about Ray Rice being released from his position on the Ravens. The running back, in case you’re not up to date, had his contract terminated due to a physical altercation with his wife that ended with her unconscious body being dragged from a hotel [...]

I’d like to talk about this virginity and whore complex thing that’s been going on for at least a couple hundred years (cue sarcasm). As much as I’d like to rant on and on, I’m going to keep this short and sweet because the message that we should all be [...]

I realize that I’m a little late on the bandwagon and know that this movie has gotten a ridiculous amount of praise, so I guess I’m going to have to be the unpopular one. I wanted to love this movie. I wholeheartedly wanted it to blow my mind and rearrange [...]

Nori and collard wraps are incredibly easy to make, you just have to put in the effort! With added protein, they’re filling, nutritious, and easy to pack for lunch or roadtrips. I love how versatile they are because if I’m packing them for trips, I can appease just about anyone [...]

Roadtrip. It’s a word that ignites fear and excitement in the heart of every family, big or small. They have the capability of turning into miraculous bonding experiences or Satan’s idea of the ultimate birthday gift. Don’t get me wrong: roadtrips can be great if you’re traveling with the right [...]

Well…it happened. You’ve likely heard by now, but the Supreme Court has officially ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, a decision that will undoubtedly affect numerous court cases in the years to come. Basically, it means that for-profit companies (e.g. corporations) have religious liberty. That means that your boss can [...]

This post is a bit shorter than my other travel posts, and for good reason! When you travel, either a few states or a few oceans away, your makeup routine should be streamlined. It is a pain to drag around a make-up case filled with everything under the sun. And [...]

It’s time to reclaim the word ‘feminism’. And I don’t mean by plastering it on mugs and t-shirts and tattooing it on our foreheads. By ‘reclaim’, I mean that the time has come for people to shout out what the term truly means and stop all the man-hating nonsense that [...]

As a fun-loving human being, I immensely enjoy doing all things adventurous, except drugs and breaking the law (sneaking into an abandoned castle doesn’t count if you’re a princess at heart). However, being a female, I recognize that kind of lifestyle does not always conform to my gender. Is this [...]

I truly planned on having this article out earlier this week, but my hotel totally lied about the internet access, my phone would only connect to the internet when I walked across the street, and studying abroad in the midst of chaos is not conducive to writing blog posts. So [...]