Articles by Lauren Davison

I went through a phase in seventh grade where I would wear ponchos and Ed Hardy apparel weekly, and I also ate at a sketchy Asian buffet last month.

What I’m trying to say is that sometimes I make very questionable decisions.

Whether the poor decisions revolve around unfortunate ...

Five things you ask yourself during the last weeks of the semester:

1. Why do six page papers happen to good people? 
2. So what's the lowest acceptable grade I can get on the final to still pass this class?
3. How late is Del Taco open?
4. Will ...

I used to hold my breath every time the Walmart cashier would swipe my debit card.

I was beyond broke for my first two years at Dixie State University. I was constantly driving around with my gaslight on, paying for coffee in dimes and refusing to buy books for school ...

I’ve had a turbulent relationship with an object that sits on my bathroom floor.

I’ve praised this thing, despised it, been terrified of it; I’ve had everything but a healthy relationship with the bathroom scale. Let me preface this by saying I almost stopped writing about this ...

Five things that happen to the best of us this time of year:

1. Gaining six pounds. Those burritos and peppermint squares were bound to catch up to you sometime.

2. Bombing a test. You thought your unswerving self confidence would make up for the fact that you didn't ...

Sitting around a table strewn with origami Pikachus and exotic, colorful candy, it’s clear what’s occurring – it’s the Japanese Culture Club in its natural habitat.

The Japanese Culture Club was revamped last year by Chanel Lopez, a sophomore communication major from St. George, who took the reins ...

1. Boots and scarves. You're not that cold, but it's fall and you've been waiting all year to wear this.

2. Hot drinks. You are not the biggest pumpkin spice latte fan, but the Starbucks barista insisted. 

3. Staying in. Who needs socializing when there's sweats ...

We’re approaching the season where ruby lipstick and endless shades of golden eye shadow are accepted, nay encouraged, and it’s time to dive right in.

I’m talking about the holiday season. Blame it on the craze of the pumpkin spice latte or all the glitzy holiday parties ...

Five signs your adultness has taken all the fun out of Halloween:

1- You have no idea who this Elsa person is or why everyone is dressing up as her.

2- You really don't feel good about all the scandalous costumes at Target this year.

3- Your heart can ...

1- The people with the plan. They know all the events by exact date, time, location. Their eagerness tends to scare people.

2- The people who have no idea what’s going on. “Which building is the       Gardner again?”

3- The people who are just trying to survive. They appreciate ...

I am weird.

My nieces and nephews will confirm this statement. They laughingly scream it at me as I ferociously keep up with them at "Dance Central." My best friend will also vouch for the fact since she knows I can only do a cartwheel when Britney Spears is playing ...

Five horrible places your used textbook has probably been

1. In the bottom of a gym bag full of grimy socks and deadly underwear.
2. Next to the stove while someone was cooking bacon. Yep, that’s a bacon grease spot.
3. On the bathroom floor in Maverik.
4. One word: Vegas.
5. Underneath someones ...

Throw out your cubes of butter and your bottle of olive oil collecting dust in the back of your pantry.

There’s a new oil in town that’s bigger, badder and can double as a moisturizer — it’s coconut oil, and it will make you want to cheat on ...

I was never taught about consent.

Fidgeting awkwardly in my seventh grade sexual education class, I learned plenty about the icky dangers of sex, how humans are made, and that rape is bad.  Rape is bad; there is not much debate there. However, the topic of consent is untouched and ...

Whether scandalous, hilarious or cringe-worthy, Dixie State University student-run social media accounts are provoking reactions across campus.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard something about the infamous DSU Confessions 2K14 Twitter account or the snicker-prone DSU Sleeper Instagram account. These social media accounts have gained ...