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Notes by Nadia: Why are we so eager to grow up?

I don’t understand why, in America, we're all in a rush to grow up.

Missing person case highlights University’s failings

While I’m disappointed in the University’s lack of response to Professor Rantakari’s disappearance, I can’t say I’m surprised. 

Notes by Nadia: I love being a woman

I feel powerful being a woman. The world may be against us, but as long as we have each other, we will always come out victorious.

What the first-years want you to know

We never knew about Danforth being closed on the weekends or the maze that is Rush Rhees. We didn’t know how much we’d miss home.

The end of affirmative action

Affirmative action was not, by any means, a perfect system. It was, however, an instrumental step in the right direction.

The culture of “rotting” – and why it’s okay to rot

As long as you can pay your bills and are healthy physically and mentally, then you can do whatever makes you happy in your personal time.

In advocacy for student activism

There is always something worth speaking about, whether it pertains to issues within our own nation or those across the globe.

Notes by Nadia: The joys of college

My most favorite part of being a college student is delaying the inevitable: becoming an actual adult.

Tips on burnout from someone who’s been there

If you're on the road to burnout, or even burnt to a crisp already, here are some realistic tips on how to work through it!

Celebrity relationships: why they matter and why they don’t

Do celebrities at large, including Taylor Swift, mind the speculation about their romantic lives?