Historic Oscar Wins and Why People Are Still Mad About It
Jane Fonda opens the envelope and takes a long breath––a deliberate inhale as she surveys the room. There is a pregnant silence, Fonda is...
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10 Things I Learned My Freshman Year of College
College has always loomed as the exciting and daunting next step from high school--and for me, it has been exactly that.There are a vast...
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The Final Days of Bojack Horseman
I’ve spent the last six years following a talking horse struggling with addiction and navigating complex relationships and I’ve loved every...
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The Little Things
I have recently fallen into the repetitive cycle of homework, studying, occasionally eating, and feeling stuck in the Seattle University...
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A Love Letter to the English Department
I took my first English class in the winter of my freshman year––it ran from 8:00 AM to 10:05 AM every Tuesday and Thursday. I was up...
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URL vs. IRL: The Search for Online Friendships
A few months ago, I was in the middle of a two-hour train ride in a foreign country to visit someone I had only talked to online. In fact,...
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Why We Need to Talk About Money More
Growing up, I was historically bad at math. While most people at my high school were taking Trigonometry and Calculus, I opted to take what...
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Does the Academy Know Female Directors Exist?
Last week I wrote an article about the lack of non-acting female nominations at major Hollywood award shows. As mentioned in the article,...
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Stop Asking "What's Next?"
This whole article is inspired by this recent video uploaded by Kati Morton, a licensed therapist who makes YouTube videos about mental...
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Hey Democrats, Sometimes "Better Than Worse Case Scenario" Still Isn't Good Enough
Last week I found myself seated at a cheery table decorated with a rainbow patterned tablecloth in downtown Olympia talking about politics...
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Dating in Seattle
Downtown Seattle. A city with a plethora of places to explore. Sometimes I genuinely forget how lucky I am to live in a city, so as a...
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How Toxic Masculinity is Literally Killing Football Players
***TRIGGER WARNING: This article mentions suicide, depression, and other forms of violence.*** So I’ll be upfront: I don’t know much about...
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The January Funk (and How I Beat It)
The New Year brings in a clean slate and so many opportunities. To quote my last Instagram caption: “More laughs, more hard work, more self...
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What Is Body Positivity, Really?
It is easy to see how the #bodypositivity movement has picked up major steam over the past couple of years. Every time I go on social media...
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It's a Man's (Celluloid) World Out There
In 2019, more than 10 percent of top films were directed by women — the highest number in more than a decade. However, for the third year...
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My Most Notably Bad Reads of 2019
I’m pleasantly surprised by the number of good books I read last year, but there are inevitably a few duds. These books aren’t objectively...
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My Most Notable Reads of 2019
In 2018, I rediscovered my love for reading and promised myself that I would read consistently throughout 2019. By the end of the year, I...
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Are the Oscars Even Relevant Anyways?
You ever see a movie and think: this doesn’t deserve an Oscar but it will surely get one? If you haven’t, I recommend Tarantino’s latest...
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We All Can't Be Jo March So Get Over It: Greta Gerwig and the Redemption of Amy March
From social media to awards season discourse people can't stop talking about Greta Gerwig's 2019 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's...
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My Favorite Off-Campus Study Spots
Winter Quarter has begun, and it feels like we’ve been back for weeks. With the low temperatures, I never feel like leaving my room...
