Perspectives of Gen Z Women: Feminism, Society, and the Female Experience
Last summer, I began a medium-scale qualitative study to better understand how women of different generations view feminism and how being a...
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No WiFi, No Problem—but Not Really!
Clink. Clink . The alarm on my phone twiddled on my bedside table as I shifted underneath my sheets. Another week, another day of remote...
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COVID Semester, Best Semester
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak about a year ago, I have been kicked off campus twice, lived in three states, and lowered my...
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Classic Rom-Coms: A Guilty Pleasure, But Mostly Guilty
When the pandemic first became as widespread as it is currently and we were strictly confined to our houses, binging shows and movies...
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Why You Should Try the Starbucks Brown Sugar Oatmilk Espresso
Even though Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter, one little ray of sunshine shone down upon the world: the elusive Iced...
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Forms of Love and Finding "The One" in HBO's Love Life
Last week was a particularly slowtime for me in this crazy semester, and so I took some much-needed time to facetime my sister and start a...
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An Experiment in Happiness
On January 1st, 2019, I hung a chart on my wall with 365 blank boxes, each to be colored green, yellow, or red depending on how that...
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Missing Performing During Covid-19
This year, instead of walking up the stairs to the theater with a ticket in hand, I clicked an email link and logged on to a Zoom session...
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A Breakup Letter to Perfection
Dear Perfection, You should know, first and foremost, that you are a falsity. I write to you now as a past jilted lover, and now a grateful...
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Pole Dancing Will Change Your Life: An Interview with Sam Stein
This week, I sat down with my sister Sam to talk about her favorite hobby-pole dancing. We covered it all from how she fell in love with...
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7 Hobbies to Try During Covid Times
If there’s one thing living through a global pandemic has taught me, it is the importance of making time for personal hobbies. Before 2020...
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Self-Care in Quarantine
Over the last year, we have had to find ways to adapt to living our day-to-day lives from the comfort of our home. The shift in our lives...
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What I'll Miss Most About Kenyon
The rain trickled down the windshield of the car as my dad and I pulled away from the peaceful quiet that accompanies Kenyon’s campus at 9:...
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The Bachelor Franchise is Racist
The Bachelor franchise is racist. I say this as a long-time watcher who also happens to be a person of color. This season is the first time...
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Why The Bachelor Franchise Needs to Condemn Bullying Instead of Accepting It
Last semester on campus, my curiosity got the best of me, and I finally dipped my toes into Bachelor Nation by watching The Bachelorette...
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8 Crystals Essential for Living in a Pandemic
It’s 2021. The clock ticked, the ball dropped, the lips met...and nothing changed. Once again, we all fell into the promising trap of the...
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How Libraries Have Responded to the Pandemic
My entire childhood was spent skipping between other worlds. I slipped into book jackets, putting my hands through the sleeves and binding...
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The Terrifying Nature of Being Vulnerable
Being vulnerable is not easy for me. Divorced parents and previous emotionally abusive relationships have led me to scare easily and run...
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What Will Happen If We Find Life on Mars?
I have always taken an interest in outer space, so I found the recent landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars quite exciting. On February...
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What Eleven Months of Quarantine Taught Me About Perspective
I’ll never forget March 13 of last year. My tennis team and I had been playing matches against other Division III schools at the USTA...
