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Life

Changing and Waiting for It to Hurt: Love Letter to My Sophomore Year

Finishing sophomore year was weirdly a punch in the gut. Really, it makes no sense, considering I went through so much of the last eight months on autopilot, waiting passively…

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Life

The Parties We See On-Screen

I’m stuck at home, watching yet another Netflix drama, the same high school party trope playing out on my screen once again: it’s the night before graduation, and The Nerdiest…

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Sex & Love

Craving a COVID Hoe Phase

I always envied my friends for attracting romantic and sexual attention in high school. To tell the truth, I craved any attention that might have come my way; I was…

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Life

High School Friends Are Better

By the time you enter college, it’s expected that you hate your hometown and everything associated with it. After all, you likely just spent the last decade forced to physically…

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Life

Trying to Navigate Elite College Culture When You’re Not Elite

As a low-income student at a top-tier university flooded with wealth and status, I faced a certain amount of financial insecurity throughout my undergraduate experience. My freshman year signified my…

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Life

Reimagining the Night In

As a result of the current pandemic, thousands of college students are soon to be trapped in tiny dorm rooms and apartment suites for the upcoming semester, bringing new meaning…

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News & Politics

The Myth of Meritocracy in Education

Though the initial panic of quarantine has simmered down, economic stresses for lower-income families still remain. Businesses have closed, Americans have been terminated for sickness, and medical staff have been…

Life

Melanin and Stuff: Why I, a Black Girl, Took the SAT Four Times

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Life

A High School Junior’s Take on College Admissions

“Hi! How are you, it’s been forever!” A hug ensues. “I’m so great, school is crazy, but I’m hanging in there.” “I totally understand that.” A pause, the question bubbles…

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Life

Southern Girlhood and Misconceptions: A College Student’s Perspective

Bankston Creech is a talented poet, writer, and performer who hails from Alabama. A sophomore at Bryn Mawr College in suburban Philadelphia, Creech’s relationship with being Southern was in flux…

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Changing and Waiting for It to Hurt: Love Letter to My Sophomore Year

The Parties We See On-Screen

Craving a COVID Hoe Phase

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Confessions of a Neurotic Mind: Inside Bo Burnham’s Sobering “Inside”

Western Journalism Failed Palestine—Social Media Didn’t

High School Friends Are Better

Trying to Navigate Elite College Culture When You’re Not Elite

Reimagining the Night In

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Confessions of a Neurotic Mind: Inside Bo Burnham’s Sobering “Inside”

Western Journalism Failed Palestine—Social Media Didn’t

The Myth of Meritocracy in Education

Melanin and Stuff: Why I, a Black Girl, Took the SAT Four Times

A High School Junior’s Take on College Admissions

Trending posts

Confessions of a Neurotic Mind: Inside Bo Burnham’s Sobering “Inside”

Western Journalism Failed Palestine—Social Media Didn’t

Southern Girlhood and Misconceptions: A College Student’s Perspective

Confessions of a Neurotic Mind: Inside Bo Burnham’s Sobering “Inside”

Western Journalism Failed Palestine—Social Media Didn’t

Dissecting Gen-Z’s Shoegaze Obsession

“Ziwe” Brings Extremely Online Humor to TV

TikTok, Tumblr, and What It Means to Be a Modern-Day Queer

Author Kayleen Schaefer Writes Her Friendships Like Love Stories

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