Once arriving on campus at Whitman College as a freshman, I knew I wanted to study abroad. The only issue being my financial situation. As a Pell-Grant student, I was unsure of how I would be able to afford...

I wash my face before bed, I open my phone to get my dopamine hit from Instagram reels, and eventually, before I tuck myself into bed, my fingers unconsciously and routinely click on YikYak.  If you...

Presented through superhero comics and Saturday morning cartoons, the prison system seems near perfect. Bad people who do bad things get separated from the good people who don’t do bad things, and while...

For the past seven years, HBO’s Zillenial high school drama series has been one of, if not the most, polarizing shows on television. Since 2019, Sam Levinson’s "Euphoria" has provoked, vexed and offended...

When I was in fifth grade, my teacher — a woman I respected and loved dearly — took me out into the hallway and told me that I needed to grow thicker skin. I was being bullied, and I was rather vocal...

When I was little, my parents showed me "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". I was little enough that I don’t remember any of that particular watch-through, but my parents have a story that they love to retell.  My...

Here’s how the game works: While attending Whitman College, I slowly started to accumulate the names and faces of a lot of people. This could’ve been from a living situation, a random house party or...