Megan Clendenon

About Megan Clendenon

Megan C. is obsessed with Cincinnati-style chili, Louisville basketball, and Scandinavian crime fiction. She has lived in six different states and held 12 different jobs since beginning her undergraduate degree at Carleton College in 2008. The wanderlust abated somewhat in recent years, as Megan settled in Texas from 2013 to 2016 to finish a master’s degree in geosciences, write a thesis on the future horrors that stem from climate change, and get married. During her free time, you will find Megan sitting on the couch, cheering for her Louisville Cardinals, planning future adventures abroad, and snuggling with her dog, Tiger. She currently lives outside of Washington D.C.

What You Need to Know about Buying a Car Insurance Policy — If you’ve ever driven a car, chances are you’re at least vaguely familiar with car insurance. If you regularly drive a car, say your parents’ or your own, you’re likely already covered by a car insurance policy. In fact, car insurance is required by law in most states, so if […]

What You Need to Know about Buying a Car Insurance Policy

This entry was posted in Lifestyle on July 2, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Lessons from Hunger Games — The Hunger Games was first published in 2008, with it’s sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay being published in 2009 and 2010, respectively. It wasn’t until two years after the release of the final book that Jennifer Lawrence made Katniss Everdeen a household name, when she starred in the movie adaptation […]

What Lessons Can “The Hunger Games” Series Teach Us?

This entry was posted in Growth on June 25, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

The Health Risks of Hookah and E-Cigarettes — Two forms of smoking have risen in popularity in recent years: hookah and e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes). According to the 2016 Monitoring the Future survey, nearly 17% of college students and nearly 20% of young adults not in college reported trying hookah in the past year. While fewer young adults overall reported […]

The Health Risks of Hookah and E-Cigarettes

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on June 18, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Decisions to Make Before College — The summer between your senior year of high school and your freshman year of college feels like the end of an era, and it is. When the summer is over, you’ll be starting a life in which your parents take a backseat role, especially if you’re attending a college that’s […]

Decisions that You and Your Parents Should Make Before College

This entry was posted in Growth on June 11, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Ten Things You Should Accomplish the Summer Before College — The time has finally come: You’re leaving your childhood home to forge your own way at college. Of course, that’s not to say you won’t come back over breaks, or even for a year or two after you graduate, but going to college marks the first step in becoming an […]

Ten Things You Should Accomplish the Summer Before College

This entry was posted in Growth on June 4, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

The Realities of Post-College Life — You’ve probably heard people tout the phrase “college is the best four years of your life.” It’s become an oft-quoted phrase for a reason… college is fun! You’re surrounded by people your own age, who have at least some of the same desires and interests that you do, and you’re […]

The Realities of Post-College Life

This entry was posted in Growth on May 28, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to Succeed in Your Summer Classes — Summer is the perfect time to catch up on all the for-fun books you neglected to read during the school year, to binge watch all your favorite television shows, and to relax without having to worry about homework and your GPA. Being productive during the summer, though, can make the […]

How to Succeed in Your Summer Classes

This entry was posted in Study Skills on May 21, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Historically Black Colleges and Universities — You may have come across the phrase “historically black colleges and universities” when performing a college search and wondered what it means for an institution to be historically black. It actually is as simple as it sounds; historically black colleges and universities (also called HBCUs) are those that have a […]

The History of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

This entry was posted in Higher Ed Then and Now on May 14, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Myths about Sexual Health — Sexual health is somewhat of a mystery to a lot of people. Whether this is because it’s not always taught (or taught consistently) in schools, because it’s uncomfortable to talk about with parents or other trusted adults, or because much of what teens learn about sex comes from the media, […]

Eight Myths about Sexually Transmitted Infections (and What’s Actually True)

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on May 7, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

What Can Star Wars Teach Us? — You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t seen at least one of the Star Wars movies, and it’s even more rare that you’ll find someone who has never heard of the franchise. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope hit theaters in 1977, and both prequels and sequels have been released […]

What Can “Star Wars” Teach Us?: Seven Lessons from the Hit Movie Series

This entry was posted in Growth on May 4, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to Be a Good Wedding Guest — Chances are, at some point in your life, you’ll be invited to a wedding. My first personal invitation came when I was a junior in college (the bride was 21) and since then, the invitations haven’t stopped coming. This year alone, I’ll be attending six weddings. That I have so […]

How to Be a Good Wedding Guest

This entry was posted in Recreation on April 23, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

What to Know about Buying a Car — When you start thinking about buying a car, remember that delaying the purchase as long as possible is best. Insurance rates are cheaper for drivers in their 20s than for drivers in their teens, but having a car at all is a huge financial burden. Most people can’t afford to […]

What You Need to Know about Buying Your First Car

This entry was posted in Lifestyle on April 9, 2018 by Megan Clendenon