The question of whether or not to read works from the Western literary canon in high school and higher education curricula is a pressing issue that many teachers, administrators, parents, and students consistently face. However, these literary works have unique merit and deserve to remain in modern classrooms for several reasons. In order to take […]
One day in the middle of the summer, I was aimlessly scrolling on TikTok when I came upon a former Wesleyan student ridiculing the school’s social life to no end. She described a divide between athletes and non-athletes that was so deeply ingrained in the culture that the dining hall itself was divided into rooms […]
Life360. Just the name of that application strikes fear into the hearts of teenagers everywhere. As a tracking app with over 100 million downloads, it’s commonly used by parents to keep track of their kids. Some parents insist on it for safety reasons. Others use it to be overprotective and overbearing. The controversial privacy problems […]
Dill and I have recently had some lengthy conversations about what constitutes a healthy relationship. Together we’ve had a good mix of what we can now characterize as healthy and unhealthy dynamics. Today I wanted to share my take-aways from years of trial and error—lessons applicable to friendships, family relations, and romantic partnerships alike. Admittedly, […]
For the first 17 years of my life, when people asked me to describe myself, I would start with the word “swimmer.” I started swimming when I was six, then quickly got into competitive swimming and started to go to races with my team. I stayed with the sport into middle school and then high […]
America. The “land of the free and the home of the brave.” The only country in the world with more civilian-controlled guns than inhabitants. Where looking different can make you a target for harassment and possibly even assault or death. A beautiful and terrifying maelstrom of ideologies, hatred, love, patriotism, intelligence, and miscommunication. So if […]
Recently, I have begun to pay more attention to food: not just which foods I consume, but how they are made. Coming back to campus, I wanted to shed some light on the ingredients that are used to make the meals available to students. Everyone assumes most of them are unhealthy. While that may be the […]
When two people first start dating, the newness of everything makes every kiss and touch feel like fireworks. But inevitably that “new” feeling starts to fade, and especially after a year or two together it can be easy to fall into a routine when it comes to sex. If you’re anything like Dill, that new, […]
This past weekend, I decided to attend a two-night camping trip programmed by the Wesleyan Jewish Community (WJC). However, deciding to sign up for this trip wasn’t the easiest or most obvious choice for me. On move-in day of my freshman year, a group of enthusiastic and charismatic upperclassmen representatives from the WJC handed my […]
Welcome to Pillow Talk, a new weekly column where we (Dill & Doe) will discuss all things sex and intimacy. Dill is a straight woman with experience in a long term relationship, but now she’s back to navigating hookups and situationships. Doe has experience dating both men and women, and is currently in her first […]