IlliniGirl (UIUC - University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)

IlliniGirl

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Bio

My name is Catherine and I'm in love with University of Illinois! My major at school is English literature, and I'm getting a minor in Religious Studies. I hope to go into publishing after I graduate, which I feel like I could be good at because it requires one to be a little bossy and I'm the first-born in my family. Enough said. In the spring, I will be traveling to London for study abroad, and will be living in Notting Hill (like the movie!) Please let me know if you have any questions for me!

Hey Stephen

Hey Stephen

 My roommate gave me the new Taylor Swift CD for my birthday and this is her favorite song.  I think it has really pretty lyrics!

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Circle of death...she had to put her head down on the table every time she used a contraction. What a killer.

Gossip Girl: Do You Like Serena?

Gossip Girl: Do You Like Serena?

 With Gossip Girl on again tonight, the girls in my sorority house made a mad dash to the TV room at 6:59 central time.  A little argument they were having got me thinking.  Do you guys like Serena?  Sure, everyone agrees she has great coats and perfect hair, but does her personality make you like her?  Or are other characters more appealing to ...

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Celebrities Name Their Babies The Darndest Things...

Celebrities Name Their Babies The Darndest Things...

 Pilot Inspektor is my personal favorite. My sister’s is Audio Science.

 

What am I talking about? Celebrity baby names, of course.

 

With the recent birth of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s baby boy, Bronx Mowgli, I thought baby names would be an interesting research topic. My mom thinks Simpson wanted to name her son Bronx to keep up with V...

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Where's...Waldo?

Where's...Waldo?
Happy Turkey Day! We've finally found Waldo!

Dogsitting Is the New Thing To Do!

Dogsitting Is the New Thing To Do!

 

When talking to college students, the general consensus was that yes, they missed their homes. Yes, they missed Mom doing their laundry. But what did everyone admit they missed about home?

 

Their dogs. Why? As one college student put it, “You can’t talk on the phone to your dog the way you can talk to your mom!” But there’s a great solut...

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The Time We Buried a Preying Mantis: Re-"lisa"ing Lisa

The Time We Buried a Preying Mantis: Re-"lisa"ing Lisa
So we had this preying mantis which was a school project that we killed. And to make up for it, we threw her a funeral. We called it her Re"Lisa," or release. It was very moving.

Going Green Can Be Easy!

Going Green Can Be Easy!

 “Going Green” is a phrase that is used so often today, it sometimes loses its force. With celebrities building “green” houses, and wearing “green” clothes, people today have begun to get the impression that being green can only be for the wealthy.

 

Green is a term used to describe the environmental efforts in place to save the earth and reduc...

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The Girl-Crush of Mothers Across America: Michelle Obama

The Girl-Crush of Mothers Across America: Michelle Obama

 

I was home for all of five minutes before my mom began to gush over her newest girl-crush. She’s genuine, she’s stylish, and she’s a great mother.

 

 

She’s Michelle Obama.

 

When I spoke to several other people about this, my mother’s newest obsession, they laughed in empathy. Apparently, moms across America have latched onto this future fi...

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Miley Cyrus Causes a Random Dance Party To Break Out

Miley Cyrus Causes a Random Dance Party To Break Out
She was dancing to Miley Cyrus...need I say more?