On Being Female in a Male Dominated Concentration
Have you ever looked around in your largest concentration-required lecture class and realized that you’re the only girl within three rows? Half of the people...
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Social incompetence.
by Ali MacLeod Not twenty minutes ago, I was in one of the single-occupant restrooms in Andrews. Doing what, you ask? Oh, you know, just...
What’s in the Mini-Fridge?
I rarely refrigerate anything in my room. Mostly, it’s because I tend to forget about things I’ve put in there until it’s too late. I...
The Hill and Back: A Bildungsroman
I live in a world of backpacks. College Hill is a little utopia where everyone is somewhere between 18 and 22. Cigarettes are purely aesthetic,...
They See Me Rollin’, ResLife Be Hatin’
January 21, 2016. A day that will live in infamy. At precisely 4:20pm (#blazeit) on a cold winter Tuesday, thousands of members of the Brown...
Life Explained by An Amateur Sociologist: Hookup Culture
I am a sociologist. Okay, fine. I’m a sociologist-in-training. Okay, fine, I’m concentrating in Literary Arts and I’ve taken two sociology classes. Okay fine, one-and-a-half....
I Lived With A Plastic Knife On My Floor For A Week And This Is What happened
I somehow ended up, through some unexplained blessing from the universe, scoring a single in the housing lottery last year despite entering solo. I’ve enjoyed living, sleeping,...
Smells Like Progress: Snapchat Update
Snapchat is in its golden age. Since the advent of the face swap feature, more people than ever have been cranking out a bunch (read:...
The Banana: There and Back Again
by Ali MacLeod Loss. We’ve all felt it, to varying degrees, and frankly, it’s never easy to get over. There’s something especially tragic about missing...
The Search for a Spirit Animal
The most popular icebreaker question is the one that causes me the most stress. I’ll admit it: I have absolutely no idea what my spirit...