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When I was in middle and high school, I sneered at the idea of ever joining a sorority.   Why would I pay for my friends? Aren’t they just about meeting boys and going to parties? That’s so dumb. I’m definitely not your typical sorority …

  I wish I had a cooler story to explain why I’ve been wearing a splint on my middle finger these past few days, but here we go.  It was Sunday night, around 10 p.m. After 10 or 15 minutes of struggling, a can of …

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to explain why I love covers and share some of my favorites.   Two Valentine’s Days ago, Frank Ocean released his cover of Moon River. I remember listening to it with my boyfriend in his dorm room, and …

  Why awareness of my Myers-Briggs result will help me in my professional career, and why you should know yours    If you have a computer, I’d venture to bet you’ve taken an online personality test before. I’ve been guilty of taking a Buzzfeed “Which …

Nope. And here’s why. Since I posted some childhood pics of me last week, I figured posting one of my boyfriend as a little one was only fitting.   Today is my boyfriend’s 22nd birthday. He is a senior at UNC, and I am a …

It all started with a sickly-sweet Instagram DM. It was full of emojis and superficial flattery, but the sender (who I did not know) ultimately asked if I was interested in detox “shakes” and “body wraps.” I was certainly intrigued, but I immediately got an …

Only the first three seasons, of course. I often have people ask, “Why do you still like Spongebob?”  “Isn’t that a kids’ show?”  “My mom said I couldn’t watch it as a kid because it rots your brain.”  Well, this rotten-brained 21-year-old has a lot …

Let’s Get This Party Started   My name is Kristen Danielle Jones, and one thing that I love to embrace is a good challenge. As a student in Gary Kayye’s Branding of Me class, I’m being tasked with a semester-long one. I will be creating …