Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

They’ve long been a part of the picture-perfect image of the American dream home, but they’re actually a nightmare for our bigger home — the Earth.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Our planet is up in flames due to the climate crisis, but what can we do to help? The answer isn’t what you may think.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

How will your petaled beauties live their second life? Here are the many ways to prolong their value to you and your home.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

College classes are moving online these days. Rather than stick with a subpar school experience, why not choose an alternative path?

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

As schools convert many courses to web-based video chats due to COVID-19, writers perhaps suffer the most.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

With time on your hands and trash in your bin, why not try composting as your latest quarantine project? It’s easier than you might think.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Is it possible to always have a positive self-image? No, but simple self-acceptance, regardless of your body type, is probably the better way to go.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

It’s the same food that the supermarket sells, so why the stigma?

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

They may be operating differently in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but they’re still providing many benefits to local communities.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Searching through the trash is not exactly glamorous, but its many benefits might outweigh the ‘yuck’ factor.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

For some, figuring out how to tell the world who they are is a wonderful, liberating step, but it may not be the right choice for all.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Environmental factors have caused many changes to everyday life, one being how we use the restroom. Is switching out disposable bathroom tissue the right step or just absurd?

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Sexism conjures up ideas of women being victimized. Mistakenly, the term is never used to describe discrimination against intersex people.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Election season is upon us, and learning how to vote is the first step to exercising your rights. Here are the basics of the process for all you new voters out there.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

It used to be that treating mental health was stigmatized — now, however, some people are shaming those who don’t go to someone for help.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

In attempts to combat the lack of diversity, writers from non-marginalized communities often miss the mark when writing about groups they don’t identify with.