Dear Tiff and Earl, I just got my first Civ paper prompt, and to say I’m freaking out is an understatement. I haven’t done any of the readings for this class yet and I only have a couple of days until the paper is due. Any advice? Sincerely, Major Procrastinator Hey Major Procrastinator, Like you, […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, The first (official) darty of the semester is coming up, and my roommate and I still haven’t managed to find a solid friend group to accompany us. Any advice for quickly making friends so that we can live out our darty dreams? Sincerely, Future Darty Crasher Dear FDC, If you really […]
Worst Things To Hear During Syllabus Week “We’ll start class today with a quiz/pop quiz” “I don’t like to give out As” “Okay class, let’s take out the reading!” “No unexcused absences” “We won’t have breaks during class” (it’s a marathon class) “The final for this class will count for over half of your grade” […]
Turn off the Lights By Kaelin Ferland ’23 It seems like I am constantly reminding my roommates to turn off the lights. I probably get on their nerves, but it’s one of the easiest things that we can do to help the environment, as 19 percent of energy consumed globally is used for lighting. Many […]
Artists We Should’ve Had For Spring Concert Pitbull The Rock Will Smith (ft. Chris Rock) Machine Gun Kelly Frank Sinatra (hologram version) Macklemore Doja Cat Kanye West (featuring Skeet) Travis Scott Dr. Taylor Swift Shawn Mendes (post breakup tour?) Rihanna (post hiatus tour?) Ed Sheeran My Chemical Romance Big Time Rush (without Dixie D’Amelio) (sans […]
by Caitlin Bartley ’24 I like to imagine that the world was drawn in pencil, my body an illustration on a canvas. Just think of all the things I could fix, stretch marks on my thighs erased like crooked lines on geometry homework, coffee stains on my teeth erased like dirty smudges on clean parchment. […]
by Max Gilman ’25 How do you fix a broken eye? There must be some way to mend the deteriorating oculi, In the time we live, there must be a way. There must be a way to fix my broken eye. Without an eye, it’s easy to spite and spit with no direction. With an […]
by Madison Palmieri ’22 They are the ruffled wings of a little bird in flight, The muffled songs the lonely sing as day turns to night. The gentle tides ebb and, in turn, flow, The crashing of the waves, with which their secrets go. They are the aches and pains, The jealousies and vanities, They […]
By Olivia Bretzman ’22 Content Warning: This piece contains discussion of drug use and addiction. HBO recently released season two of Euphoria, the hit show about teenage lives filled with real-life emotional, mental health, LGBTQ+, drug, and family struggles. The show follows Rue, played by Zendaya, during her battle with drugs and rehabilitation. It describes […]
by Mariela Flores ’23 This poem gives voice to Criseyde from Chaucer’s work, Troilus and Criseyde. There is no honor in loving you, Troilus. There is only shame that roots itself in between my bones until my movements grow stiff and my choices none. There is no beneficence in loving you, Troilus. There […]