The Hero’s Blue Tee: A YA Protagonist Costuming Retrospective
What is the uniform of a hero? In ancient Sparta, it was a chest plate and a plumed helmet. For ...
Opinion
Pillow Talk: New Year, New You: Resolutions for Love in 2024
Happy New Year, lovely readers! To start the semester, we wanted to dive into our hopes, dreams, and wishes for ...
Wesleyan’s Dilemma: Free Speech or Comfort
The concept of free speech is championed in our society. That is, it seems, until the speech contradicts one’s deeply ...
I Applied to Transfer Last Year—I’m Glad I Stayed: On the Possibility of Life Elsewhere
My dad often tells this story: During his friend’s first semester at the University of Vermont, an English professor asked ...
Eating Up the Rich: Why Are We So Obsessed with Cruise Ships?
Last Saturday, the Icon of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship in the world, was christened by Lionel Messi before ...
You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Why “Barbie” Wasn’t Snubbed
For those of you who are not tuned into the Oscar nomination discourse, here’s the burning debate: Neither Greta Gerwig nor Margot ...
Apostle or Apocalypse? Consecration of the Ram Mandir Marks the End of Indian Secularism
The image of an ornate Hindu temple with a plethora of decked porticos and carved columns has been almost inescapable ...
Anne Frank’s Complete Legacy: The Case for Teaching Holocaust Denial
I’ve spent this past semester in a first-year seminar about the legacy of Anne Frank called “Anne Frank’s Diary and its ...
Pillow Talk: Am I Attracted to Them or Am I Just Emotionally Addicted?
Have you ever had an intense crush? If so, then you may recall the feelings of getting swept up in ...
Inaccessible Accessibility: I Have a Disability, Despite What the University Will Tell You
On Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, I was diagnosed with a chronic ACL tear in my right knee. As I stared ...