Do You Even Cough?
Dear Girl who was clearing her throat for the entirety of class, At first I thought it was just a tickle of the throat. After all, that...
What’s in the Mini-Fridge?
I rarely refrigerate anything in my room. Mostly, it’s because I tend to forget about things I’ve put in there until it’s too late. I...
The Hill and Back: A Bildungsroman
I live in a world of backpacks. College Hill is a little utopia where everyone is somewhere between 18 and 22. Cigarettes are purely aesthetic,...
Life Explained by An Amateur Sociologist: Hookup Culture
I am a sociologist. Okay, fine. I’m a sociologist-in-training. Okay, fine, I’m concentrating in Literary Arts and I’ve taken two sociology classes. Okay fine, one-and-a-half....
Fear of Commitment, and the Heartbreaker Complex
Fear of commitment is often construed in the media as a sexy type of baggage. It comes along with brooding characters who have ‘lots of...
I Lived With A Plastic Knife On My Floor For A Week And This Is What happened
I somehow ended up, through some unexplained blessing from the universe, scoring a single in the housing lottery last year despite entering solo. I’ve enjoyed living, sleeping,...
(Not Really) Confronting Your Roommate
Roommates are a hallmark of college living, as are the conflicts that naturally come with sharing 200 square feet with another human. But what do...
Teaching Assistants and You
Teaching assistants. We all have them. We all simultaneously love them and hate the subject they teach. We can all thank them for providing incredibly...
I. Am. Crest.
Not many people know this about me, but there is a Mr. Hyde to my Dr. Jekyll. Or it could be the the other way...
Restaurant Review: Brown Library Café Carts
As a Brown student and as a human who cares even the minimum amount about succeeding in my classes, I have been to both the...