Classes here are riddled with students griping about the lack of good art in modern times. “I just thought to myself as I was reading this that no one could ever capture something today in the way Melville does.” I disagree with these students, and love modern art. No, I don’t mean the purple and...
Planning a wedding has made me realize a lot about my relationship — namely that it’s better than everyone else’s. I’m kidding. But I have noticed that my planning is going a little differently from that of some of my friends: Most of their fiancés either have no say in anything or are completely disinterested...
“I think I might be schizophrenic.” I called my parents to tell them that September of my sophomore year. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever said. I’d been sleeping 15 hours a day so I wouldn’t have to see anything or anyone. When I was awake, I suffered from constant panic attacks and was...
I asked my first boyfriend out on Valentine’s Day, 2017. Since then, I’ve spent only one alone. It was 2021, and it was dreadful. As of May, I’ll hopefully never spend Valentine’s Day alone again, which is nice. But, it also means I’ll never learn about myself in the way you get to when you’re...
My middle school algebra teacher turned six on Dec. 7, 1941. His birthday lunch was cut short by the radio alerts announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. He, his friends, and his mother sat around his cake and cried. In fact, every time he told that story, he cried. I wish we could go back...