Op-Eds

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

TikTok’s glorification of eating disorders

Self-love isn’t always realistic; self-acceptance is much better. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

What do you want to get out of college?

I am definitely not saying that you should throw your GPA out the window and go paint all day, but do things with intent. Read More

Your hair may be fried, but you don’t have to be

Who am I when I’m not new and fresh? This question, to say the least, haunts me. Read More