The importance of spotting red flags

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor I was 16 when he told me I had to delete the picture on Twitter of my sister and myself in a hot tub. “Only a certain type of girl would post a picture in their bikini,” he told me. To this day, I still question if it’s wrong for me to...

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Getting active together

Getting active together

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor For those who find working out with others helps them push harder, Western’s fitness classes are a valuable option. While several are offered, the following list includes only the sessions that are offered this spring. For more...

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Getting crafty with cosmetics

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor You’ve put together the perfect outfit from head to toe, you’re almost ready to head out the door, but at the last second you decide you need one last thing to tie your entire look together: the right lip shade. You could search through...

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Beauty shouldn’t hurt

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor When you test out a new mascara to see what it can do for your lashes, do you think about the animals it was tested on before it reached stores? When you’re applying your eyeliner in the morning, do you think of how those ingredients...

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Graduation checklist

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor As the year begins winding to a close and the excitement of the quickly-approaching summer sets in, another emotion is felt by many of those who are on track to graduate this June: a mixture of stress, fear and, ultimately, relief. As if...

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Dynamite Designs adds shopping variety

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor In a small town, such as Monmouth, when it comes to going on shopping sprees, options are limited. However, the list is slowly growing, as new locations have begun popping up. On April 8, a petite boutique named Dynamite Designs had its...

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Overcoming new struggles

Overcoming new struggles

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor This last term has been both an incredible struggle and a valuable 10 weeks of learning about who I am and what I’m capable of. My winter term was introduced by my roommates telling me they were leaving within the first few weeks and me...

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DIY Tea and Beyond surpasses expectations

DIY Tea and Beyond surpasses expectations

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor Sitting off of Monmouth Avenue and Main Street is a small, contemporary styled restaurant: DIY Tea & Beyond. Serving a variety of different teas and snack-sized foods, the eatery makes an ideal location for studying, or just a place...

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Attaining fitness goals through IIFYM

  Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor A recent trend that has been gaining more visibility is a type of dieting called IIFYM — if it fits your macros. Seen and often advertised by fitness enthusiasts and professional athletes, it’s a diet that revolves around providing the...

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Keeping your body hydrated

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor As you make your way through campus and notice endless amounts of Hydro Flasks in the hands of students, note that it’s for a good reason; making sure that you are consuming the right amount of water everyday is a necessary component of...

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