Naiiya Patel

1 week ago | dailycampus.com | Naiiya Patel

My favorite senior columns start with a reflection on joining The Daily Campus. Although my story is rather simple, I love it.  I never joined The Daily Campus with huge aspirations. I joined because it simply felt right. I never wrote more than once a week and often took large gaps between articles. I was and still am a campus correspondent.

1 week ago | hercampus.com | Naiiya Patel

As someone who has always considered herself a frugal spender and now studies accounting, I find myself watching my spending habits more closely than ever — especially these days. But my financial literacy goes beyond just being money-conscious. Almost three years ago, I became involved with my first-ever financial literacy education event.

2 weeks ago | hercampus.com | Naiiya Patel

With this being my last week of Her Campus UConn, I have thought a lot about the impact this club has had on me! I joined over two years ago in spring 2023. In the beginning, I couldn’t even make meetings. I knew absolutely no one in the club and only texted the president when I wanted to write my articles. I’ll be graduating with over 20 articles under my belt, two of them being national articles! I will leave as Treasurer of Her Campus UConn with some of the highest attendance this semester.

3 weeks ago | hercampus.com | Naiiya Patel

With less than two weeks of class left, the class of 2025 is in full graduation mode. As a soon-to-be alumna of the University of Connecticut, I have thought a lot about what I should do before I graduate, and more realistically, what I will do. If anyone remembers, in the Fall of 2021, the freshman class received a poster full of 81 things to do before you graduate. This list was created by the UConn Student Alumni Association.

3 weeks ago | hercampus.com | Naiiya Patel

With the weather warming up, I have been looking hard at what I need to do to prepare for better days. Number one on my list has been figuring out a nail routine. I only get my nails done professionally for special occasions. So between birthdays and vacation trips, I have overgrown gel or extremely short nails.