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Life

Anonymous Interviews: Are Your Friends Actually Social Distancing?

There have been a number of rude awakenings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps none more alarming than realizing that you can’t always have faith in your friends. In…

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Life

Why I’m Lonelier at School Than I Was in Quarantine

When I got that fateful email from my university in March saying that we would be sent home immediately due to COVID-19, I cried. A lot. I was in a…

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Activism, News, & Politics

White People, Why Is It So Hard to Dump Your Racist Friends?

Following the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement became more powerful than ever. The country reached its boiling point: the streets were…

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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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Photography

Spotlight

Cameron and I took these photos at dusk deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We had spent the last week driving across the United States with few plans with only…

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Life

On Love and Attention

“Don’t you think maybe they are the same thing? Love and attention?” When Greta Gerwig’s breakout film Lady Bird came out in 2017, I was yet to experience the many…

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4 min

Life

Sorry, Can’t Talk Right Now—FaceTime Isn’t Fun

“Can We Ft tonight I miss U” You would think these six words would be comforting, but that’s not always the case—at least not for me. Taming the beast that…

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Life

Being a Low-Maintenance Friend Stuck in Quarantine

Back in my freshman year in university, I was studying for my calculus midterm when I received a message from a high school classmate I hadn’t spoken to in forever.…

Culture & Entertainment

On “Little Fires Everywhere” and Black and White Female Friendships

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Life

Reflections on Gendered Friendships

Late in high school, I was known for being friends with almost exclusively boys. Because of this, my friends and classmates dubbed me “ferda,” or “for the boys.” There was…

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Why I’m Lonelier at School Than I Was in Quarantine

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To Peg or Not to Peg—That is the Question

Why I’m Still Dressing Up for Zoom School

8 Women Open Up About Being in Age-Gap Relationships

Reimagining the Night In

Spotlight

On Love and Attention

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To Peg or Not to Peg—That is the Question

Why I’m Still Dressing Up for Zoom School

8 Women Open Up About Being in Age-Gap Relationships

Sorry, Can’t Talk Right Now—FaceTime Isn’t Fun

Being a Low-Maintenance Friend Stuck in Quarantine

On “Little Fires Everywhere” and Black and White Female Friendships

Trending posts

To Peg or Not to Peg—That is the Question

Why I’m Still Dressing Up for Zoom School

8 Women Open Up About Being in Age-Gap Relationships

Reflections on Gendered Friendships

To Peg or Not to Peg—That is the Question

Why I’m Still Dressing Up for Zoom School

8 Women Open Up About Being in Age-Gap Relationships

Everything You Need to Know About Amy Coney Barrett

Gaining Weight Taught Me to Be Kinder to Myself

Virtual School Is Bringing the Carceral State Into Students’ Homes

The Real Reason Behind My Post-Breakup Glow

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