These pieces of writing are often longer and structured as lists. My articles resemble a typical blog post from someone who is not writing professionally. They are meant for a leisurely read, with topics ranging from beneficial environmental practices to why you should join a sorority.
Climate change has been a bit of a hot topic lately – in the news, TED talks, Instagram stories; I even stumbled upon a climate change group seminar at a coffee shop. Pollution isn’t new, so why is it so popular now? A few months ago, scientists released a statement with an ultimatum regarding our […]
This past year, I lived in my sorority house with thirty other girls. When I joined my sorority in August of 2017, I had no interest in living in the house. Shoebox rooms, community bathrooms, another roommate – why would I? By November of that same year, I was signing a contract with our house
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Music has a way of bringing people together, changing your mood, and making you feel like you’re in a room full of friends when you’re alone. There is a certain science behind the way music is constructed, and I’m not going to pretend to know what it is, but I know that it is beautiful.
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The idea of a diet has always scared me. When my roommate first told me about the paleo diet eleven months ago, I never thought it would be something I would participate in. It took too many of my favorite foods away, I thought. It was too hard! Well, here I am after my freshman
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Throughout my summer, I have found myself constantly surrounded by kids. Whether it be babysitting, working at a summer camp, or walking through Target, I have picked up on the routines and tendencies of children, specifically their bad habits. Having been through those younger years alongside my peers, I see how the bad habits they
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Every year, I participate in the University of South Carolina’s Dance Marathon, where I raise money for the Child Life Program at Palmetto Heath Children’s Hospital. The Child Life program works to improve the lives of children undergoing difficult treatments at the hospital. It includes projects that make kids feel like kids in such a
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Key for Rushing Terms: House: the physical sorority house, also a term for the sorority as a whole Pi Chi Group: the small group that you travel around with in the beginning of the rushing process PNM: stands for “potential new member,” refers to everyone rushing Going to a Party: going to a house for
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When people ask me why I decided to rush, I never have a concrete answer. I always knew it was something I wanted to do, even though I didn’t know what sororities were all about. I rushed at the beginning of my freshman year at the University of South Carolina, and I can say that
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Get Addicted to Water Being healthy in college is one of the hardest but most important things to do. In the dining hall, soda, lemonade, and sweet tea will always be available and included with your meal swipe, so it is hard to not get them. At the time it won’t seem like much, until
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My name is Rachyl Jones and I am an English major at the University of South Carolina, with a concentration in writing and a minor in Advertising and Public Relations. I’ve decided to start a blog to share some of my writing, whether it be through poetry, short stories, advice, travel experiences, or just life.
