An Open Letter to Boys Who Buckle the Top Strap on Their Backpacks
Dear boys who buckle the top strap on their backpacks, Listen up (and don’t buckle up): you–galavanting around with your top backpack strap buckled like...
On Changing
I’ve been in college for two months, and I’m already a totally different person. While I was a mellow, reserved homebody in high school, I...
If Halloween Is Officially Over, Will I Still Get #Ghosted?
Let’s face it: at some point or another, we ladies have been or will be #ghosted. If you’re not familiar with this trend, Urban Dictionary...
10 Quick Tips to Keep Him from Finding Out That You Poop
Nothing turns men off like the knowledge that their sexual partner has bodily functions. If your man finds out that you experience the same biological...
The Ultimate Guide to Not Getting Accused of Sexual Assault
At the Rib, we mostly write our content for and about women and anyone who doesn’t identify as a cisgender man. But recent events have...
My Life is a Mess Because My Lucky Bamboo Plant Died
I recently found myself having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. The final rejections from clubs that I applied to came rolling in,...
Hold Up! Saturdays? Are For The…BOYS?
What the heck? I always thought that Saturdays were a time of relaxation, a time to escape the dreariness of the work week, a time...
Every Time I Fall In Love with Someone, He Turns Out to be a Midsize Sedan
We all know dating can be hard; finding the perfect man is a daunting task. It’s happened to all of us–he doesn’t look like his profile...
Spooky Noises Haunting First Years Revealed to Be Insecurities of Previous Resident
A recent increase in student-filed reports of “rattles,” “snarls,” “mirthless laughter,” and “sobs” originating from first-year closets around campus has led to Residential Life conducting...
Bear Bucks Diaries
Welcome to Bear Bucks Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern Brown students: money. We’re asking undergrads how they spend...