Opinions
New Year
New Year’s resolutions are inherently Sisyphean
I tend to approach the New Year and new beginnings with optimism, but that is completely baseless considering the lack of past successes I have had. Yet I annually hope and try to be better. I always hold the naive notion that this year will be different, despite all my previous failures. Whether my resolution […]
study
The stakes are lower than you think
Sleep and diet can fall by the wayside when a cumulative exam remains to be studied for. Read More
accents
Living with a foreign accent
Accepting that people sound different and embracing them for that reason is important. We are a generation of different languages, dialects, and accents with code-switching as our way of life. Read More
study
We put study spaces in their places
With finals just around the corner, we’ve compiled our rankings of some major study spaces on campus, from worst to best. Read More
gender
Frat parties aren’t free
Ah, I love the smell of female objectification in the morning! Or the afternoon, or the nighttime, (because it happens all the time, after all). Read More
bush
Dealing with a political death
Why was it now, when Bush had just died, that we all decided to voice our opinions about the man’s politics? Read More
green
Hillside, do the right thing
Hillside Market recently transitioned from plastic bags to paper ones. It was probably a stupid decision. Read More
irony
Irony fails
It’s much easier to hide behind a shell of reflexive irony than to actually confront the often insurmountable problems we encounter growing up. Read More
busy
You’re not really busy
I try to think about what happens on the other side of the screen when someone in my organization receives a mass email entreating them to help out. Read More
smartphones
Generation smartphone
Imagine yourself in a small class, fewer than 10 students. You arrive several minutes early, and the professor, along with a few students, is already there. Read More
