Walked around East Bank lately? You’ve likely had the misfortune of laying eyes upon Coffman Union. Surrounded by concrete and covered with scaffolding, the building sticks out like a sore thumb across...
In suburbia, everything is predictable.The street patterns. Each house’s facade. Your neighbor’s complaints when your grass grows any higher than permitted by the Homeowners Association.To...
A concept originally coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg, a third place is a place separate from the home, your first place, and work or school, your second place. It is where you spend time in community,...
After starting hormonal birth control, I had no idea the extent of sadness I was bound to experience. My day-to-day lifestyle changed drastically. Any task, no matter how simple, feels too heavy of...
Weaving around a frantic mother trying to corral her younger children, I swing my Trader Joe’s grocery basket down the aisle and ogle at the bounty of snacks bursting from the shelves: Pizza Seasoned...
I hate Styrofoam so much that it is almost a personality trait.Even before I knew the sinister plastic foam’s real name, it haunted me as a child. The painfully synthetic texture of a foam cup made...
I have thought about killing myself for six years. My experience of suicidal thinking, clinically known as suicidal ideation, comes from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). MDD is a serious condition...
This past month, content creator Jools Lebron went viral for her TikTok explaining her work-appropriate hair and makeup, describing her appearance as “very demure and very mindful.” The words “demure”...
Dear Riley Stern and Campus Caucus,
We at Northrop are so pleased to hear that you appreciate the “clean, spacious and inviting” Northrop bathrooms! All of Northrop takes pride in being a welcoming...
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