Op-Eds
independence
The on-campus Starbucks is like a bad relationship
From now on, I refuse to commit out of complacency. Read More
anti mind reading
On the wanderings of the mind at family gatherings
There is no way of knowing what someone is really doing in there, just as there is no way of knowing what someone is really thinking. It is for the best, really, that we do not know either. Read More
advice
Tips on how to survive middle school
Rochester – as a former middle schooler, I am here to offer up some tips on how to survive it in case you fall into a wormhole and find yourself 13 years old again. Read More
marriage
Confessions of a Midwestern Spinster
Allow me to give you, lovely and (hopefully) unbetrothed reader, an explanation as to why I am so bitter about something I should be congratulating my peers for. Read More
love languages
Love languages: is it science?
There is science behind oxytocin — the “love hormone” — but love is so multidimensional that it’s hard to settle on one universal meaning for all. Read More
fashion
There’s a dress in my closet
One day I know that I will wear that dress out. I know that it will bring me queer joy. Read More
anime
Language is the medium of love
With the absence of language, our awareness of love would be restricted to its mere existence. Read More
schedules
The only reliable thing about the shuttle system is its ability to drive me crazy
The bus schedule is many things, so I’ll tell you what it isn’t. Reliable. On-time. Consistent. Read More
