Opinions
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. Read More
Administration
UR’s housing crisis, analyzed
UR’s housing problem is not new. Now, with students scrambling for housing, administration is left with limited options. Read More
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. Read More
academics
What most people get wrong about double majors
I bet a lot of first-years have plans for double or triple majors. But if you are pursuing either, the passion better be worth the pain. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
advice
Senior year… can hardly believe it
It’s scary getting older. It’s even scarier closing a chapter of your life. Read More
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. Read More
body image
TikTok’s glorification of eating disorders
Self-love isn’t always realistic; self-acceptance is much better. Read More
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. Read More