Natalie BettendorfinChange Becomes YouWhat’d You Learn in High School?In my freshman year of high school, I sat at a table in math class with another boy who found that it was fun to spread rumors about me…Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020
Natalie BettendorfHe’s 22 and Making $360K. How?Andrew Kozlovski remembers his freshman year at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business better than most people…Apr 19, 2018Apr 19, 2018
Natalie BettendorfinP.S. I Love YouThe College Series Pt. 1I woke up with a jolt, a little out of breath and my heart pounding. Light was leaking in from my blinds, and I turned and saw my…Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Natalie BettendorfSenior Sunrise: 1 Year LaterOne year ago and six days, I published Senior Sunrise on my page. I remember hovering my mouse over the ‘publish’ button for a long while…Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017
Natalie Bettendorf18 Things I’ve Learned in Two MonthsBrushing your teeth more than twice a day will make you feel like you have yourself together, even if you don’t.Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016
Natalie BettendorfSenior SunriseIt’s 6:58 a.m., and I’m perched atop the ice-cold bleachers looking over the football field. “The beginning to the end,” they call it. The…Oct 14, 2016Oct 14, 2016
Natalie BettendorfYou might be giving “The Talk” to your kids all wrong.“Thanks, I had fun.” That’s what a college student, Megan, said to her rapist when he dropped her off at her dorm the morning after she had…May 1, 2016May 1, 2016
Natalie BettendorfIf Kesha isn’t free, none of us are.On Saturday morning, I was lazily scrolling through Instagram in bed, hoping to doze off again, when I saw a post that caught my eye. I…Feb 25, 2016Feb 25, 2016
Natalie BettendorfYou probably know less about religion than you think… Even if you’re religious.When tested on basic information on Christianity and other world religions, results put it plain and simple: Americans don’t know that much…Jan 31, 2016Jan 31, 2016
Natalie BettendorfHere’s why February 7th is more than the day of the“Big Game” (Spoiler Alert: It’s not good)There are very few people who would be inclined to call American football a “beautiful” sport — it is full of flaws: of course, the routine…Jan 30, 2016Jan 30, 2016