Not-so-guilty Pleasures
Confession time: I like country music. Like, a lot. There’s nothing better than driving down back roads with your windows down, blasting some country jams. If...
How to Lose a Roommate in Style
I recently learned about a certain Brown student who chose to switch roommates because the other person was keeping her up at night by—wait for it—crunching...
Oh, the Criers You’ll Meet!
We’ve all been in the position of sitting next to a crying friend, wondering what exactly should be done to make her stop sobbing. Telling...
Never Have I Ever Wanted to Play “Never Have I Ever”
I am at some social gathering and we end up playing “Never Have I Ever.” How this evening took a turn in this direction, I...
How to Say in Candy What You’re Too Polite to Say in Words
I first learned about the communicative power of candy when my first grade teacher passed out Smarties before a spelling test. Wow, I thought, sugar=...
In Favor of Being Facebook Friends with Moms
Out of my five closest friends, three are Facebook friends with their mothers and two are not; one is enthusiastically friends with other moms; one is...
College and Confrontation
One of the hallmarks of high school was drama. Beyond simple gossip, being a tween was about getting mad at people. There was a lot of...
How-To: Acknowledge People at the Gym
There is only one thing worse than going to the gym, and it is seeing people at the gym. Generally, we don’t know what to...
Awkward At First Sight
Most of us have been chomping at the bit to get back to campus. My major driving force to return from break was my friends. For...
The Instagram Friendship Spectrum
Ah, Instagram. The window to the soul. The photographer’s playground. A chance to prove to your followers that you are the artsiest of them all....