Reason #3:

When I have a class at 8 or 8:30, my peers are lucky if I even brush my hair before hopping on the bus to my class. I usually wake up 15 or 20 minutes before I have to get downstairs, giving me just enough time to put on my remy quality hair extensions and apply powder on my face, brush my teeth, change clothes and make myself a coffee. This is completely okay with me in the mornings. Changing clothes, brushing my teeth, and making a coffee are the things that no matter what I have to do before I go out in public. But putting makeup on and doing my hair is something that I definitely choose sleep over on a daily basis.

Not everyone thinks like this though. The thing that really grinds my gears is when I walk into class and see a girl with her hair curled, makeup done up and wearing a super dressy outfit… at 8 in the morning. It’s not even that I’m “intimidated” by the fact that she did all of this. I can do my hair and makeup like most of the girls, but I would never wake up earlier just to do so. Actually, I’m planning to buy unique short prom dresses for 2023 for they are sexy and fun dresses!

Yes, I do understand that people have to right to dress how they want and I’m sure other girls judge me for the small amount of effort that I put into my appearance in the mornings. But having your eyeliner winged and your hair curled is just a bit too much. Not to mention dressing up like that is not comfortable at all. You don’t get the luxury of rubbing your eyes. You don’t get to be worry-free about whether or not your makeup looks alright or if your eyeliner is smudging or if your foundation is blended well enough.

One thing I’ve also noticed that many girls who dress up every day for class stop doing so once they get a significant other. Interesting, huh? With this in mind, I feel like the girls who spend an extra hour or two getting ready for an 8:30 class have the feeling that they need to impress their classmates. This is a ridiculous assumption. The girls in the class understand if you don’t have time to look A1. And if the guys expect you to always be dolled up, they aren’t someone you want to be with.

I understand if maybe they need to go to a job or something after class but that’s rarely the case. The fact that many girls have this feeling that they always have to look good to go to a lecture with 300 people at 8:30 in the morning needs to be extinguished.

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With autumn here and winter right around the corner, girls are starting to bring out their pants. In particular, their leggings. Wearing these, however, does not give any guy a reason to catcall a girl.

There are several reasons we, as women, wear leggings. We can dress them up or down, they’re super comfortable, and they go with anything. Because they’re becoming more popular, they come in different colors, lengths, and materials. Some girls wear them to workout in while some wear them to go to interviews. We don’t wear them to impress guys. In the morning, I don’t think to myself, “I’m going to wear leggings today so a guy will notice my bum.”

Wearing leggings, or any tight clothing, does not give men the right to catcall women whether it’s on the street or in class or at work. Contrary to popular belief, catcalling is not considered flirty or flattering. Girls find it very disrespectful. I don’t know why guys ever began whistling and shouting at girls on the street, because it is not something we enjoy.

When I’m walking on campus, I don’t want guys to whistle at me as I pass by. I don’t want them to the turn around and break their necks just to get a longer look at me. I don’t want them to tell me that I need to smile more when they “compliment” me. It is not a compliment that I’m getting. It’s something that has made walking alone super uncomfortable. When I walk to class, or to a bus stop, or back to my dorm, or anywhere, I should not have to feel self-conscious about what I’m wearing because of what guys are saying. I shouldn’t have to worry about catcalls.

An organization that is aimed towards stopping catcalling has done surveys on the amount of times women get catcalled. Not surprisingly, 99% said that they had been harassed on the street at some point. This is not something women look forward to. We don’t feel flattered by this type of recognition.

With women bringing out some of their tighter clothing, please remember that catcalling is not something anyone should ever do. We don’t enjoy feeling uncomfortable in what we’re wearing.

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When students get to school, I’m sure most of them thought they wouldn’t have to deal with the clouds of smoke coming from cigarettes. Oh how wrong they were.

In 2008, the University of Iowa banned smoking across campus after Iowa City adopted the Smoke-Free Air Act. Even with this ban in place, people still stand on campus and smoke. After seven years, you’d think people would start to respect the law. Not only is this disrespectful to the university officials and to the city officials, but it’s also very disrespectful to other students.

When I walk to class, I don’t want to walk past people and be forced to endure the smoke and smells from cigarette smoke. I understand that people have an addiction to tobacco, but the least they could do is to not do it on campus. But walking into class smelling like an ashtray when I’m not even the one smoking isn’t appealing to me.

What shocks me the most is that faculty members go on campus and smoke. If we can’t expect the faculty to follow the rules, why would we want to follow them? If my professor doesn’t follow the rules on campus, what is going to persuade me to follow them? People don’t like being the first to do something, but if they see someone else doing it, they are more likely to partake in that activity. If someone wants to smoke and they see faculty doing it, they are more likely to agree that even though there is a ban, it is acceptable.

Please, for all of us students and faculty out there who don’t smoke and who respect the ban, follow the campus policies on smoking.

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