Lifestyle

The lifestyle page has a little bit of everything and could be considered “magazine-like.” Popular topics discussed on this page range from relationships, style guides, and aspects of student life all from a fresh and light perspective.

Oh, Hickey, You’re So Fine

Written by Emma Grosskopf Are YOU dating a vampire? Hooking up with a vacuum cleaner? In love with a leech? If so, then you are...

Bringing Babe Home For the Holidays: Holly Jolly or Ho-Ho-Hopeless?

Written by Caisi Calandra It’s that time of year again! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ōmisoka -- anything, really -- the holidays are meant...

Are YOU Your Brothers’ Keeper?

Written by Shamira James Picture this; a group of college girls are out for the night, and they’re dressed to the nines, and even the...

Living My Best Life: New Year, Better Me (Hopefully)

Written by Emma Grosskopf I don’t like to make New Year’s resolutions. To be honest, I feel like people always fall off the wagon around...

Improve Your Tinder Profile With These TEN COMMANDMENTS

Get rid of pictures of dead animals. Deer? Bears? Fish? Nope. No underwear pics. It’s 2019, and this year we wear pants...

Bowers: ‘I’m Simply Being Me!’

Written by Emma Grosskopf Emma Grosskopf: Joel Bowers, the man, the myth the legend. You seem to have a pretty unique sense of style. How would...

Cozy Up This Cuffing Season with these Chilly-Weather Date Ideas

Written by Caisi Calandra In case you don’t know what cuffing season is, it’s basically the concept that couples get together more often in “chillier”...

What Your Favorite Halloween Candy Says About You

Written by Kaelyn Spickler It’s the most sugary time of year as aisles are stocked to the rim with everyone’s favorite candy. There’s variety packs,...

How to Secure Your “Holidate” Via Online Dating Apps

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Netflix recently released Holidate where a woman, bitter about being single for the holidays, runs into a man who is tired...

Living My Best Life: The Landslide Brought Me Down

Written by Emma Grosskopf For anyone who knew me during my sophomore year, I am truly, truly sorry. In my youth (two years seems so...

Dear Brackety-Ack…

Written by Madalyn Chapman, Business Manager I don’t know how to begin this letter. I’ve drafted parts of it in my head time and time...

The (Wo)Man In The Mirror

Written by Caisi Calandra When you wake up and look in the mirror, what’s the first thing you see? For me, for a while, when...

Single? We’re All in This Together this Valentine’s Day

Written by Caisi Calandra It’s that time of the year again to which a whole aisle at Walmart (how luxurious) is dedicated to shades of...

The Best COVID-19 Friendly Friendsgiving

Written by Mia Shelton Pass the mash and gravy! Are you just dying to get home to finally get your hands on a home-cooked meal,...

Bored of Being Bored?

Written by Mia Shelton Aren’t you bored of being bored? Sure there is probably a lot that needs to get done- cleaning, schoolwork, zoom meetings...

The Funk of Forty Thousand Years

Written by Emma Grosskopf Picture yourself with all of your gal pals on a Thursday night. You’re all dolled up and making your way through...

It’s Pisces Season: Put Your Best Fin Forward

Written by Caisi Calandra The sun entered into Pisces on Feb. 18, meaning that until March 20, it’s Pisces season, baby! Along with people who...

Welcome to the LOVE SHACK, Baby!

Written by Shamira James Lucky you, you’re gettin’ laid! I’m sure all your friends are super happy that the guy or gal you’ve been eyeing...

Living My Best Life: There’s No “I” in Newspaper

Written by Emma Grosskopf I started working with the Brackety-Ack during the first semester of my junior year. I honestly don’t know why I waited...

Spring Break Confessions

Written by Kaelyn Spickler Spring Break seems like weeks ago, but only one week ago we were all still basking in the sunshine, hiking scenic...