Why I Stopped Eating Meat: On “Bloodchild,” Knowledge Systems and Animal Ethics
Last year at Thanksgiving, I took a really careful look at the turkey. Even though it was only my family ...
Opinion
The Elite College Experience: Overpriced Socialization or Important Education?
For many people, the sole purpose of attending college is to have their own taste of the “college experience.” Frat ...
For Henry
Every year of college, someone I love dies. Freshman year, my grandfather succumbs to lymphoma. Sophomore year, my grandma has ...
Welcome to Wesleyan: The Liminal Space
Earlier this week, during an after-class stroll in the CFA, my friend turned to me and called the first semester ...
The Class of 2025: A Year Like No Other
The class of 2025 is made up of 919 students. Compared to years before us, this makes the grade a particularly ...
Don’t Disrespect The CFA: Why the Complex is Worthy of its Place on Campus
Located on the edge of campus is a congregation of boxy gray buildings known as the Center for the Arts, ...
Yes, I’m a Junior, and Yes, I Still Don’t Know What I’m Doing
Last week, during my shift on the monitor desk of the Freeman Athletic Center, a parent came in looking for ...
No Longer the Butt of the Joke: Stop Feeling Bad for the Butts
We’ve all heard the story by now: the Butterfield colleges flooded a few days before classes started, everyone had to ...
Work, Work, Work: Why We Should Rethink Our Relationship With Productivity
Many oppressive regimes put an emphasis on work. Work is the most important thing. Work is worth more than human ...
What’s #trending: Ins and Outs for the Fall Semester
With campus seeming and feeling like the most normal it has been in months, being up to date on the ...