I Didn’t Understand Ghosting—Until I Became the Ghost
Perspective is everything.
Olivia Zavitson (Rhodes ‘21)
Olivia Zavitson (Rhodes ‘21)
Olivia is a Creative Writing major at Rhodes College. She is a twice published novelist, and has had work featured in Fresh U, GrrlPunch Magazine, and The Bridge Street Paper (Memphis, TN).
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Don't Sleep on Internships: How to Maximize your Benefit and Experience
So...let’s talk internships. Something that is so crucial to the college experience, but also one of the most terrifying things to navigate...
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Take Off the Hat
Reinvention is ambiguous and scary, but doesn’t ambiguity have a connotation of excitement, too?
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Why Can't we Let go of Michael? Leaving Neverland and its Aftermath
The media has been abuzz for the past few weeks about "Leaving Neverland," the groundbreaking documentary which centers around Wade Robson and James Safechuck, two men who allege that they were sexually abused as children by Michael Jackson.
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Waiting for Spring: February Playlist 2019
As someone who excitedly awaits for Groundhog Day each year, I was especially excited about Punxsutawney Phil's prediction this year. He...
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The Hub: One of Memphis's Secret Gems
I think we can all collectively agree that living on campus is rough. Not only are you constantly in a cesspool of germs, but you're...
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Four Artists you Should be Following on Instagram
The motivations for following a person on social media are manifold; maybe you were kind of pals in high school, they followed you first,...
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Here's What Happened When I Went a Week Without Wearing Makeup
Before you read any further, I'm just going to get it out of the way that this post will not be like every click-bait article ever written...
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Let's Get Squatchy: Memphis Bigfoot Festival 2018
As a sort of Bigfoot fanatic, I'm always eager to hear about new theories in the community. Last year around this time, while I was...
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The Inaccuracies in the new Freddie Mercury Biopic Shouldn't Matter, and Here's Why
There has been a level of apprehension around the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody since it was announced in late 2017. And...
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Alumna Spotlight: Chloe Bryan '14
Name: Chloe Bryan Major: English/Creative Writing Extracurriculars/Activities: Lipstick on Your Collar, Peer Advocate Center, Kappa Delta...
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Imposter Syndrome and Learning to Claim Space
Do you ever get that gnawing feeling that you just don’t belong in the space that you’re in? That your achievements are all a product of...
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Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh: What you Need to Know
If you want to watch the full live stream of the hearing for yourself, I encourage you to do so by clicking here . On Thursday, September...
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Another One Bites the Dust: In Regard to the Aziz Ansari Drama
Uncomfortable, disappointing, and disgusting are all adjectives I could use to describe the exposé of Aziz Ansari published on the digital magazine Babe last weekend.
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Could Amelia Earhart Have Been Torn to Bits by a Cast of Angry Crabs?
I had just gotten off work. It was eleven pm. The stoplights had retired to their blinking orange, signifying that they were ‘off-duty’ and...
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How to (Effectively) Throw a Friendsgiving
Thanksgiving is my favorite problematic holiday. The green bean casserole, the cranberry sauce, and the ugly vomit colored turtlenecks you...
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History, Female Hysteria, and a Whole lot of Cranberries
Rhodes College’s 2017 Alumni weekend was full of bridging gaps between the old and the new. It was a jam packed weekend, between the alumni...
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Procrastination Station: 'Big Mouth'
As a person who was not amused by raunchy cartoons in the past, I’ve found myself being converted in my old age. Maybe the simple concepts...
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An Evening with Claudia Rankine
On September 25, first year students piled into McNeil Concert Hall to listen to the words of Claudia Rankine, a poet, essayist, professor...
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Campus Cutie: Roland Donnelly Bullington '21
Image credit: Miranda Colegrove Name: Roland Donnelly-Bullington Hometown: Memphis, TN Class Year: 2021 Campus Involvement: Bonner Scholar...
