Opinions

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

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

Notes by Nadia: The joys of tour season

If these kids are potential UR material, they should be treated as such. Read More

On going home

Being home really is a double-edged sword. Read More

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

Spill the T(ay)!: I rely on my headphones more than I should

For me, plugging in and tuning out is the solution: It feels productive, or at least more productive than walking in silence. Read More

Notes by Nadia: We can’t always chase our dreams

As someone who has always had wild dreams about what I wanted to be when I was older, those “chase your dreams” speeches gave me false hope. Read More

The Wilder attack campus climate survey

We can live our “Meliora values” when the university starts listening to survivors to enact real change. Read More

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

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