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Listomania: Best RomComs to Force Your Significant Other to Watch

The Wedding Planner 10 Things I Hate About You The Proposal The Notebook When Harry Met Sally Silver Linings Playbook A Cinderella Story Bridget Jones’s Diary Love Actually  Valentine’s Day  Groundhog Day Clueless To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

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Chalk Candies

Valentine’s Day was always the weirdest holiday. Especially in elementary school, when on February 12th you would drag your mom to CVS to pick up some corny cartoon-themed Valentine’s cards and a bag of those hard, chalky hearts. It was fun in theory, until you arrived back home and you had to start filling out […]

Kate Ward '23

Nurses Striking Worldwide

Currently, there are massive nursing strikes and hospital walkouts in both the US and the UK. Though the reasons for these international nursing strikes correlate, the circumstances differ. These differences stem from healthcare systems, as the UK has universal healthcare, and the US does not.  Both the strikes in New York and in London have […]

Olivia Coletti '24

Starting the Spring Semester with Self-love

The spring semester has officially begun, and we have all returned to Friartown ready to dive back into work. Or have we? Hopefully, you spent your break recovering from the fall semester, but regardless, you may be struggling with the return to campus. Research studies indicate that taking vacations can help reduce stress and have […]

Samantha Dietel '23

Genius is in the Eye of the Beholder

Elon Musk in recent years has become a very controversial figure in the public eye. Being the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and other companies, the man was hailed in the media as the real-life equivalent of Marvel’s Tony Stark. However, after a series of questionable business decisions, public opinion seems to be shifting to the […]

Meghan Mitchell '23

Turning Heads: How the Schiaparelli Spring 2023 Collection Promotes Animal Objectification

On Jan. 23, Schiaparelli kicked off Paris Couture Fashion Week with arguably the designer brand’s most controversial show yet. Models strutted down the runway wearing dresses with hyper-realistic lion, wolf, and snow leopard heads made entirely without animal products, substituting them with humane alternatives like foam, faux fur, and resin. Kylie Jenner was photographed in […]

Kaelin Ferland '23

The Epistemological Crisis Behind American Politics

If the 2020 election has shown us anything, it’s that one cannot fact-check the fact-proof. Consider Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling’s Jan. 4, 2021 press conference on the 2020 elections. At that press conference, Sterling delivered “a point-by-point rebuttal of false claims being spread about voter fraud.” Did Sterling’s press conference have any effect on […]

David Salzillo Jr. '24

Thank You, Tom Brady

The Greatest Football Player of All Time Gave Us Years of Incomparable Joy and Memories My earliest memory of a Super Bowl is quite grainy. I remember being at a family friend’s house, the open living room packed with dozens of people intensely watching a large flatscreen TV on the wall. I remember the snacks […]

Connor Flynn '25

Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary

The Reality for Teachers in Low-income Communities Shown in a Comedic Light When Quinta Brunson was twenty-six, she was well-known in her role as a content creator for Buzzfeed. During Brunson’s time there, Buzzfeed garnered around 7 billion views a month, and she proved to be an important factor in the company’s success as she […]

Chelsea Adonteng '25

Tiff and Earl: Syllabus Week

 Dear Tiff & Earl, Syllabus week is rough. How do I stop myself from going on a bender with my roommates? Sincerely, Brad’s #1 Fan  Hey Brad’s #1 Fan! My advice would be to stay in with your roommates and catch up after the break. Save the bender for when you have something to celebrate, […]

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