The Curious Case of Tristan da Cunha
Approximately 1,500 miles off of the South African coast and 2,090 miles from South America, deep in the South Atlantic, ...
Opinion
The Problem with Private Prisons
Prior to the 1980s, private prisons didn’t exist in the United States. But thanks to the Reagan administration’s War on ...
The Follower Fallacy: Competing for Social Media Popularity
When I was in middle school, my friend boasted tens of thousands of Instagram followers. I still remember feeling so ...
Schumer’s Litmus Test Harms Long-Term Democratic Goals
As a child, I often fought with my brothers via video games, shouting matches, and physical altercations. The constant infighting ...
“Cat Person” Embodies the Struggles of the Always-Accomodating Woman
New Yorker short story “Cat Person,” written by Kristen Roupenian, follows 20-year-old college student Margot as she flirts with, texts, ...
Strength in Numbers: The Value of #MeToo
On November 9, Jodi Kantor, one of two journalists who took down Harvey Weinstein in an investigative piece for The ...
Put on Your Thinking Cap: A Hat History
Hats. Are they back? Did they ever leave? Maybe in other areas of the North, a beanie in the wintertime ...
Common Understanding Is Crucial
It’s a natural human desire to seek power and then maintain a strong grasp on it once it has been ...
In an Age of Media Mistrust, Believing Survivors Must Be a Priority
So it turns out that liberal news sources may not be trying to irresponsibly spread false stories. On Monday, The ...
The Year of the Aux
If you’re not a naïve freshman (sorry), you’ve probably noticed an eerie trend in the evolution of nightlife at Wesleyan. ...