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After messy election season, students aim to clear up SGA regulations for a better future

RAFAEL GARCIA BAILEY BRITTON PETER LOGANBILL THE COLLEGIAN

It’s 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27 — the end of voting in Kansas State University’s student body presidential election — and candidate Jansen Penny, surrounded by friends and campaign supporters at Kite’s Bar and Grill, is waiting for the final word on whether or not he’s been elected student body president at K-State.

Election night watch parties are a tradition for Student Governing Association campaigns. When Penny, senior in industrial engineering, and running mate Ali Karamali, junior in chemical engineering, finally hear the results of the election, they embrace each other.

They’re now the student body president-elect and vice president-elect at K-State, and while their work ahead is cut out for them, this night is a celebration of their victory after months of preparation and lead-up to the election.

Penny and Karamali had their victory, and the word “victory” typically indicates a triumph over a los-

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Jansen Penny (left) and Ali Karamali embrace after the announcement of their victory in the 2019 election. er — someone who failed to receive more votes than the winner.

This year, that was not the case. Penny did not receive more votes than any other candidate on the ballot

simply because there were no other candidates on the ballot.

This was the result of a week of SGA infighting and controversial hearings on alleged election violations,

K-State student, Miss Topeka works to raise mental health awareness

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during which Ryan Kelly, junior in communication studies and Penny’s sole competing candidate in the primary, was disqualified after he declined to comply with previous election sanctions

imposed on his campaign and even sought to be cited for additional violations.

see page 4, “ELECTIONS”

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NEWS

K-State students team up with Special Olympics athletes to shoot some hoops

by Gabrielle Albertson The Unified Basketball League, comprised of Kansas State University students and athletes from Special Olympics Kansas, excited and delighted as it played its championship basketball games Monday at 6 p.m. in the K-State Recreation Complex.

There were four teams comprised of 20 Special Olympics athletes and 12 K-State students from different majors, hometowns and backgrounds. They have been preparing for this moment for six weeks, said Krystin Guggisberg, north central regional director for Special Olympics Kansas.

Special Olympics Unified Sports is an organization that partners with universities and clubs from all over the United States to create an inclusive sports league.

Guggisberg said the purpose of Unified Sports is to limit the stereotypes surrounding intellectual disabilities and to have fun. This year, they partnered with K-State for the first time.

“I reached out to the Rec to see if that was something they were interested in,” Guggisberg said. “They said, ‘Sure,’ and together we promoted to the student body to come out and participate in Unified Sports.”

Guggisberg added that the Unified Basketball League aims for simplicity, but it still gives participants a full league experience.

see page 4, “OLYMPICS”

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OPINION: Why I chose to study in America over any other country VEDANT DEEPAK KULKARNI THE COLLEGIAN

Vedant Deepak Kulkarni is a sophomore in business administration. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian.

I was 13 years old when I first found out about the concept of “studying abroad.”

I had no idea that an individual could complete their higher education outside of India.

The more I read about it, the more apparent it became that I wanted to study abroad.

The country I chose to explore was this magical place: the United States of America.

America is the nation that is shown to us as the beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who have come before, just like me. There are multiple reasons why international students like myself choose to study in America, but here are just a few.

FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY

I belong to a typical middle class family in India. My family consists of my parents, my sister and my grandmother. As the younger child, I was unruly and rebellious to get what I want.

I think that’s how I landed my chance to study in America.

My father was born in a small town in India and grew up moving from place to place due to my grandfather’s job. With hard work, discipline and dedication, my father was able to study in a good college in India and get a job in the private sector.

My mother was brought up in Mumbai, India, and similar to my father, she studied hard and was able to complete her degree in microbiology. When my sister and I were born, my parents ensured that we got everything we wanted and needed. They had a dream that their children would receive the best education in the world and achieve excellence and success.

When I shared the news

that I want to study abroad, after careful researching, my parents supported me 100 percent. The reason for their support is that my parents share an abiding faith in the opportunities that this nation can provide to their son.

India is known for having a “caste” system, where people are discouraged from moving up past the socioeconomic classes they were born into. This can often lead to discrimination and other social problems.

My parents knew that in America, unlike India, their son won’t be judged by his last name, caste or religion. They knew their son would have incredible freedom to explore himself in America.

My parents saw my perseverance to study in America and supported me throughout the process, and I still remember how joyful they were when I received my acceptance and scholarship to study at Kansas State University. Coming to America will have to be my greatest achievement and the best decision that I have made in my life.

QUALITY OF EDUCATION

There were multiple reasons why I chose to study in America.

Firstly, it was the quality of education in the U.S. American education is recognized globally. Thirty of the top 100 universities in the world are present in the U.S. The freedom to research, innovate and become an entrepreneur that is present in the U.S is not as readily available anywhere else in the world. As a person who sees himself becoming an entrepreneur soon, coming to America was a big step toward my professional career.

Within two weeks of classes being started, I had already met a research professor and received a chance to do some undergraduate research for one semester.

I am sure that I would not have received an opportunity like this one so quickly back home.

Along with that, the flexibility in college education in the U.S. that allows students to get involved on campus is unparalleled. In my second semester,

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Vedant Deepak Kulkarni, sophomore in business administration, is an international student from India.

I was able to get involved with numerous organizations and activities on campus, including the Student Governing Association.

My involvement opened my mind to more on-campus diversity, and it benefitted me marvelously. American education provides us with limitless possibilities upon graduation.

DIVERSE SCHOOLING

Secondly, the reason I chose America was for the global di-

versity that exists here. K-State is home to 1,649 international students that represent more than 100 different countries from around the world, and each international student at K-State represents a different culture.

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ELECTIONS continued from page

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The 2019 election was the second consecutive election cycle marred by a candidate disqualification after last year’s election saw the brief disqualification and eventual reinstatement of student body presidential candidate Paloma Roman, then-sophomore in athletic training. In that instance, a special election was ultimately called, but Roman lost.

However, as Penny prepares to assume the position of president, Kelly — joined by dozens of other SGA members and students disappointed with the elections process — is calling for a review of the SGA election regulations.

Elections reform is becoming an increasingly popular topic among SGA members, but what remains to be seen is how much momentum that desire will keep as the senate term wraps up and new senators are sworn in.

A CALL FOR CHANGE

In reflecting on his campaign’s actions before being disqualified, Kelly said he would not have done anything differently.

“All of our actions that we took during the campaign were very intentional,” Kelly said.

“In the beginning to be elected, and toward the end to expose the structural inequities we have present in our election system at K-State.”

Pressed for specifics, Kelly said it is difficult to point out specific areas to address in election regulations.

“What I will say is what I know, and that is right now, our election system is not one that works for students, that uplifts our student body and empowers them to run for positions in office,” Kelly said. “It doesn’t work with them. It doesn’t work for them. I think we need to move our election system to a place where they aren’t just an enforcement mechanism, but they are also an empowering mechanism.”

Bill Harlan, SGA adviser and graduate student in data analytics, said he was not aware

of any particular regulation that would make it more difficult for any student or group of students to run for an SGA office.

However, Harlan said that during his tenure as adviser, SGA has continually focused on making sure regulations are clear to students and regulations keep up with changes in the way campaigns are run.

“The practice of running in an SGA election is constantly changing,” Harlan said.

“There’s new ideas and new methods that come up for reaching out to students. The regulations also have to keep up with those changes in technology and changes in practice.”

During an impassioned speech in a student senate meeting — shortly before many SGA members attempted to remove elections commissioner Kristen Schau, junior in political science, from office on the day of Kelly’s disqualification — student body president Jordan Kiehl, senior in industrial engineering, implored senators to reflect on the rules, rather than any one SGA member’s performance.

It was up to current SGA members to create the change they wanted to see through legislation, which Kiehl said they had failed to do after last year’s messy election in which Kiehl herself received and filed violations of her own.

One area to address, Kiehl said, is some of the vague language used in current regulations, which she said is intentional to help address situations SGA can’t anticipate.

“We can take a look at the actual statutes and see how we can make them clearer, but often times the vagueness is built in to account for situations we cannot anticipate,” Kiehl said in an emailed statement. “For example, there are no rules surrounding social media, so violations this year related to that had to be interpreted from the intent of the existing statues.

“I don’t know for certain what the exact changes will be, but there is a group that will be exploring possible changes,” Kiehl continued. “We usually try to make any modifications by the end of the term. That being said, more can always be done next term before elections begin again.”

THE ISSUE OF INTERPRETATION

With graduating members and freshmen filling ranks, turnover can be an issue in any student organization — but in a decision-making body like SGA that controls millions of dollars in student fee allocations, turnover poses an issue with making and applying consistent judgments.

“The fact that the rules are interpreted by a new elections commissioner and committee is something that really can’t change just because it is a position that is often times filled by a senior who will be graduating, or an individual who decides not to do it for a second term,” Kiehl said. “It is a time-consuming position that has to be top priority in a student’s life with all the violations and hearings with a time clock on them.”

Ian Boyd, Kelly’s campaign manager, junior in political science and former student support director before he resigned in protest of the election regulations this year, said different interpretations by new elections commissioners every year cause problems.

“Not [only] are the interpretations based off of precedent, but often what the individual interprets that to mean; that in itself causes problems,” Boyd said. “Especially in the Kelly-Spencer campaign — Ryan Kelly was the speaker of the student senate, one of the biggest experts in statutes. We had the former elections commissioner, we had the treasurer of SGA and we still didn’t get it right, so that is something that is obviously wrong. The people not understanding the statutes isn’t the problem, [it’s that] they offer so much range that creates this problem.”

Boyd proposed that instead of treating the elections commissioner as a prosecutor, that role should instead look more like a facilitator, and election regulations should be made clearer to cut down on “wiggle room” for how the elections committee wants to interpret certain regulations each year.

In the past few years, there has been a greater level of competitiveness in elections than in years prior, Harlan said, which has made violations look a lit-

tle different. He attributed that, however, to changes in the actual situations themselves rather than sweeping changes in the way election regulations are interpreted.

“The thing that varies the most is how the campaigns and students choose to enforce the regulations themselves,” Harlan said. “Some campaigns choose to file no complaints no matter how severe of violations they might see. Some campaigns might choose to file everything that they see. And then there’s the dynamic of once a violation is filed, you might see a whole bunch come out, like a dam broke and here comes the flood.”

KEEPING MOMENTUM

One big hurdle for any potential election changes to overcome will be the simple matter of keeping people’s attention on the issue, especially with about a month left in the current student senate’s term.

“There are 32 days left in our term, so for those next 32 days, I hope to keep the pressure on for myself and the rest of SGA to address the concerns with elections,” Kiehl said. “Personally, I will help the committee with whatever they need to make the best changes moving forward.”

While Penny said he has not made any specific changes to his platform in response to the election turmoil this semester, he said the elections committee, the Student Tribunal and other SGA members were working to amend the elections code.

Potential areas of clarification or change are specifying how to financially report services donated to campaigns and what occurs when a presidential candidate is disqualified before the general election, Penny said.

In the end, any change to SGA regulations, as with all student senate legislation, would have to be student-driven, Harlan said, which makes it difficult to know exactly what changes might come.

“It’s hard to keep momentum for changes to elections once elections happen,” Harlan said.

OLYMPICS continued from page

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“We started with a scrimmage,” Guggisberg said. “We let them all practice around together, and then we put them into four teams. They played three regular season games last week, which was the first round of semi-finals, and then tonight is our championship and consolation games.”

All four teams competed Monday night in either the finals or consolation games. The Wildcats won first place in the league over the Boom, while the Retrievers beat Team Wild in the consolation game and placed third.

“It’s been a blast,” said Michael Carpenter, Special Olympics athlete and member of the Boom. “It’s been so much fun playing with ... K-State students.”

Special Olympics Kansas is

planning to expand on this event in the future and try to start a league for all spring intramural sports.

Chris Burt, vice president of health and community outreach for Special Olympics Kansas, stated the goals for Unified Sports.

“Hopefully, down the road, we have a state championship with all the colleges in Kansas that are participating,” Burt said.

“Right now, we have three others: KU, Wichita State and Pittsburgh State.”

Burt said the Unified Basketball League was a success with the help of the K-State students and the players who signed up.

“The biggest part came from the students at the university who wanted to be partners,” Burt said.

“We have a great Special Olympics program here in Manhattan already that supplied all the athletes, but it was really getting the partners to come and play with the students.”

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An athlete shoots the ball to score for the “Wildcat” team to put them in position for the first place title of the Unified Basketball League tournament. Four teams faced off for the championship title of the Special Olympics at the Recreation Complex on Monday night.

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Movement classes at the Rec Searching for hands-on media experience? emphasize locomotion, mobility GABRIELA FARAONE THE COLLEGIAN

Three years ago, Saadia Cleve, course instructor at the Recreation Complex, started a community of "movers" at Kansas State University.

Pain, discomfort and exhaustion caused Cleve to stop training her body in the way she was used to and search for new forms of movement and exercise. With more than 20 years of experience practicing Ashtanga yoga and competing in endurance races, Cleve knew plenty about how the human body works and what its capabilities are.

With the encouragement of her mentors and other movement teachers, Cleve started practicing a fitness program called Animal Flow.

Later, Cleve encountered Ido Portal’s life-changing exercise method: Movement Culture.

Portal's method stemmed from his study of martial arts and Afro-Brazilian Capoeira.

Over the years, Portal traveled the world teaching and studying a variety of exercise formats including dance, yoga and even circus arts.

Now, Portal’s method, known simply as Movement, is practiced all over the world.

It includes handstands, legless rope climbing, groundbased movement flow training packed with locomotion patterns and bodyweight movement patterns. The method was designed to show that bodies move freely and in unexpected ways.

With her knowledge of Movement, Cleve worked to start offering Movement classes at the Recreation Complex.

“Movement means a chance to be myself and unite friends of my past with my current life," Anna Kucera, graduate student in veterinary medicine and public health, said. "It's a chance to de-stress and stretch my limits physically and mentally."

Anderson Fitch, sophomore in biology, has been

part of the K-State Movement community for a year. Fitch said he enjoyed the partner activities and the relationships that he’s developed through Movement.

"It has brought friends, countless fun times and a better understanding of what I can and can’t do,” Fitch said.

Practicing Movement is not only a unique and challenging form of exercise, but practitioners say the community environment is important.

“Those that attend are regular, helping create a group bond where we know that we are there for each other even outside of class," Kucera said.

"The encouragement we give each other helps us feel comfortable to stretch our limits and get out of our comfort zone."

Movement classes are held at the Recreation Complex every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to join, regardless of experience or age.

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OPINION: A letter to the eating disorder that almost ruined me GABRIELLE ALBERTSON

always be inside of me. To this day, every time I look in a mirror, I hear you. When I eat something you don’t approve of, I hear you. If I miss a day of exercising, I hear you. However, I now know how to silence you.

I’ve defeated you because I don’t let you get to me anymore. And guess what — I’m making this public because I want the world to know how much you’ve impacted my life. And not for the good, but

for the bad. I want the world to know that living with you was exhausting.

You live in so many other lives, and I want the world to know that they don’t need to be afraid of you. I wouldn’t wish you upon anyone because of what you do.

Eating Disorder, you are evil.

Now that I’m in recovery, I’m happy. I’m living my best life. Without my disorder, I feel like I can breathe and be

myself again. Eating Disorder, you may still linger inside of me, but I will never let you take over my life again.

K-State senior, Miss Topeka 2019 seeks to increase mental health awareness across U.S.

spread the word — sharing her bracelets, informing her friends and entering raffles to win supportive sweatshirts promoting the Children's Miracle Network and mental health.

Allison said one special moment for her was being asked to be part of a "girl power" panel at this semester's Pink Victoria Secret campus event.

"One of the current reps and I worked together on the team for a year," Allison said.

The representative reached out to Allison asking if she could share her bracelets and be on a panel to promote

female power.

"It was so humbling to know one of my peers saw me as someone that inspired women," Allison said.

Allison's preparation for her next pageant, the Miss Kansas pageant in June, has more of a focus on internal feelings than the physical preparation that she did quickly before her first pageants.

"Gaining the confidence to show up in June and be the best version of myself is overwhelming," Allison said, "but I am learning as I go and having a blast."

THE COLLEGIAN

Dear Eating Disorder, You came into my life when I needed a friend most.

I felt all alone, and I needed someone or something to turn to — and that was you.

Little did I know you would take so much from me.

I allowed you to take over my

MARGARET KOHLRUS THE COLLEGIAN

A small daydream soon turned into reality very quickly for Cooper Allison, senior in mass communications, when she was crowned Miss Topeka 2019.

“To be really honest, I have no idea what I am doing,” Allison said.

Preparation for her first

mind and body. You began to warp my thoughts from good to bad, and I fell under your spell.

I did everything you told me to, between restricting my food intake, making myself sick and over-exercising. I began to question who I was becoming.

I let you stay, though, because you made me feel good about myself, even if it was just for five minutes. You held me so tight and close

pageant took all of one week, and a total of two weeks were spent preparing for her second one. However, Allison said she spent those weeks doing paperwork, community service and working on her platform.

Allison said her passions include dancing, creating relationships, her blog and living a life surrounded by positivity.

"I have a huge passion for mental health and just the simple act of spreading joy," Alli-

for many months. I felt like I couldn’t live without you.

Who would I be without you?

I lost myself. And because of that, I will never forgive you. I pushed away the ones I loved the most. I strained my relationships for you. You made me feel like I couldn’t trust anyone in my life, but in reality, I could’ve.

I will never forgive you for the starvation, exhaustion and loneliness. It hurts to realize that part of you will

son said.

Part of being in Miss America pageants also means creating fundraisers for the Children's Miracle Network, and Allison said her philanthropy is her "Inhale-Exhale" project.

Allison said she hopes to bring light to mental health awareness through homemade bracelets that are personalized to each interested individual's needs. Her bracelets include

Courtesy Photo by Cooper Kinley

Cooper Allison, Miss Topeka and senior in mass communications, poses with her sash. Allison does philanthropy work involving mental health as part of her role.

a word to inhale or embrace.

Bracelets she has passed out include words like hope, becoming, self-worth, steadfast, bloom, breathe and fearless.

"It is my goal to share light, positivity and love," Allison said.

Allison said her bracelets serve as reminders that can be worn every day. When the bracelet has helped the original owner enough, they can pass on their bracelet to someone else who may need the reminder. Allison is working to create a chain of happiness and selflove reaching far beyond her original community.

Ashton Thomas, junior in human ecology, has supported Allison in this new journey.

Thomas donated to the Children's Miracle Network and ordered a bracelet with the word "inspire" on it.

Thomas is also a coach for Manhattan High School's dance team and she said she is always working to improve the self-esteem and self-love of her dancers.

"I passed on my bracelet to one of my dancers who was feeling really down about herself and was in need of a pickme-up," Thomas said. "Her face lit up, and she has worn it every day since."

Thomas said she has also supported Allison by helping

Gabrielle Albertson is a senior in mass communications. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Collegian. Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

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How faculty and staff work to keep K-State open, no matter what MIK FOX

THE COLLEGIAN

The cold and snowy weather this semester may seem like a good reason to cancel classes in the eyes of many students, but Cindy Bontrager, vice president of administration and finance, said the campus cancellation policy that Kansas State University follows is standard.

Bontrager, a former K-State student herself, has held many other positions in her time at this universi-

ty, but she has been involved with the weather and campus closing policy over the last six years.

“Reflecting back on weather-related campus closings, we really have not changed a lot in those 40 years,” Bontrager said. “I think the standards that we use regarding the weather have really been pretty consistent over that time."

Bontrager explained that because K-State is a land grant institution, the mission of the university has three main on-going activities: in-

struction, research and service.

“With the instruction part, where we are different from a school district is we don’t build in snow days into our curriculums,” Bontrager said. “Faculty have pretty rigid timelines and expectations that they need to get this material delivered to their students — testing, presentations and so on. When campus is closed, it creates disruptions in the flow."

While many students may say it is too cold or there is too much snow to get to campus,

Bontrager said faculty work around the clock and drive from other towns to get to campus.

Bontrager said 73 percent of K-State employees live within a Manhattan zip code. Of those who live in the surrounding areas, 85 percent are within a "reasonable driving distance" from campus. Around 84 percent of students live in Manhattan, which Bontrager said was a "conservative low estimate."

One of those students that lives within walking distance of K-State, Gracie Danner, senior in agricultural economics, said the lack of snow days is occasionally manageable.

“I have not been totally upset about some of the days classes were not canceled,"

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Danner said. "If we have the staff and crews to get everything clear prior to the first class of the day, absolutely we should be in class.”

However, Danner also said she believes the K-State campus is not equipped with enough staff or equipment to clear sidewalks and roads in time for class or to keep them clear throughout the day.

“I believe we need to have discussions with their [Manhattan] road crews on how quickly they will be able to get roads cleared, as many students drive to campus,” Danner said. “I wish that K-State had a set of standards that they closed based upon rather than simply being at the discretion of leadership. This would make reasoning for closure or being

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“We have police officers who are out also patrolling," Bontrager said. "They're driving the streets so they are able to give us good assessments of the conditions. Our emergency management coordinator also reaches out to the emergency management folks in the county, and getting as much information as we can so that we can make a good, well informed, wise decision when we are considering what we need to do with campus.”

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A beginner’s guide to the bullet journal: Tips for college students EMMA SNYDER

THE COLLEGIAN

Odds are, you’ve heard of the bullet journal productivity craze or seen pictures of it while scrolling through Pinterest or Instagram. But what exactly is bullet journaling?

A bullet journal is a notebook that functions as an all-in-one tool for your various organizational and creative needs. Think of it as having your planner, journal and to-do lists all in the same place. Bullet journaling is a minimalist’s dream, and the layout, design and creativity level is customizable according to

your specific needs.

If you’re curious about bullet journaling or haven’t gotten around to trying it out just yet, the following might convince you to get started.

BULLET JOURNALS ARE COMPLETELY CUSTOMIZABLE AND ACCESSIBLE

College students know the struggle of picking out a planner for each new school year. There’s an overwhelming amount of options when it comes to design and layout.

Finding the perfect planner can be stressful and time consuming, not to mention pretty

expensive if you’re buying a new one every school year. Taking up the bullet journal method can save you the trouble (and some money).

All you need is a notebook and a writing utensil of your choosing and you’re good to go.

You can design your monthly or weekly spreads however you’d like without restrictions. If you get bored of the same old layout of store-bought planners, bullet journaling gives you the creative control to spice things up a bit.

If creativity isn’t your thing and your artistic abilities aren’t up to par with “Insta-worthy” bullet journal designs, don’t fret, because...

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE CREATIVE TO BULLET JOURNAL

Bullet journaling is often seen as time consuming and something that requires high levels of artistic ability, but you actually don’t need a lick of creativity to get started.

If you want to get into bullet journaling but don’t consider yourself creative, there are tutorials on YouTube or templates on Pinterest for even the most basic of designs. While bullet journaling is a sort of innovative and artistic outlet for many, there’s no limitations for what you can use it for. It’s really all up to you.

WHAT GOES IN A BULLET JOURNAL?

As mentioned earlier, a bullet journal functions as an allin-one tool for your organizational and creative needs, whether that be as an agenda to organize all the assignments, meetings and project deadlines that come with college life or an actual journal to jot down thoughts, feelings and personal goals.

There are plenty of other things that a bullet journal can be used for, too, including...

FITNESS AND MEAL TRACKERS

Instead of using an app on your phone to track personal

health and fitness progress, make a spread in your bullet journal specific to exercise and eating right. It’s super cool to see a book fill up with your progress (and it limits your screen time if you’re not using an app).

BUDGET TRACKER

Let’s face it — saving money is hard in college. There’s always some kind of academic-related expense, the constant urge to go out with friends or maybe some much-needed retail therapy in the form of online shopping.

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