Op-Eds
abortion
The war on abortion
Answer honestly — would you dare look into their eyes and tell them they are killing a baby, that they are wrong for putting themselves first?
optimism
Optimism in the face of, well, everything
Hope is gritty, tough, and sharp. It is found deep beneath the surface, and sometimes it’s found at your local summer camp.
breakup
TikTok psychics and the commodification of denial
The circumstances of our breakup were messy and toxic. But denial was comfortable. So I kept on liking, sharing, and following.
advice
It’s okay to be just okay
It’s great to be good at something you enjoy, but it should also be totally okay to maybe not be so great at it.
ableism
Why you shouldn’t roast STEM majors (although you know you want to)
I was raised around ableist jokes. I went to high school with them (I bet you did, too). But mediocre jokes point to ignorance, and often, complicity.
advice
Befriending your very own fitness monster: the GAC
Fear not, incoming students and GAC newcomers, I will divulge all my secrets on how I befriended the fitness monster.
Humanities
STEM vs. humanities: The ongoing, counterproductive debate
Maybe we’ve all been wasting our time debating the relative worth of the two fields, and instead accidentally devaluing both by overlooking their individual and combined merits.
body image
TikTok’s glorification of eating disorders
Self-love isn’t always realistic; self-acceptance is much better.
Sexual Assault
My boyfriend, my rapist
I met my rapist 10 days after I graduated from high school. Fresh-faced and doe-eyed, I was quick to fall in love with a boy two years older than me.
burnout
Waving the flag of exhaustion
We’ve grown up in a time when going to college is simply not enough to get a job. There are countless other boxes to check.