Column: My foray into BookTok and the world of Colleen Hoover

By Liv Reilly | October 6

"The New York Times bestselling author has charmed the people with her adult fiction and romance novels for the past few months. After being given her book 'Verity' last spring, I finally decided to see what all of the hype was about, and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised."

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Column: An honors thesis on my Student Rec Center experience

By Claire Burch | October 6

"I’m severely exercise-avoidant. That is until my best friend became a personal trainer and I realized I had difficulty lifting items my 13-year-old cousin could lift with ease. I signed up for eight sessions and prepared myself for a trip into the unknown."

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Column: From not to hot – the evolution of thrifting

By Savannah Clay | October 5

"People switch up how they feel about clothing all the time. But not everyone has the luxury of renovating their wardrobe every 5 to 10 business days. Therefore, I want to say kudos to the kids that used to thrift when it wasn’t in style — I see you and you deserve an apology."

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Editorial: A pitch meeting with … our parents?

By Editorial Board | October 4

"There’s no such thing as a bad idea, but some definitely push the envelope. Here’s a compilation of the most envelope-pushing pitches we’ve received from our parents. And who knows, maybe you’ll see some of these turn into editorials soon (but probably not)."

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Column: COVID-19 has changed "grind culture"

By Olivia Henley | October 4

"Our post-COVID-19 era has developed a societal standard that contradicts what the past 40 to 50 years have prioritized: incessant perseverance. While this turn of events has emphasized wellness and self-care, it is possible our generation has consequently started to lose its edge."

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Column: It's a privilege to be able to consume media critically

By Juliana Chiaramonte | October 4

"Social media has definitely lowered the standard for current events reporting, but networks like Fox News or CNN aren’t much better, nor are newspapers. It’s a privilege to be able to spend hours researching after something significant happens, so sometimes the best we can do is be skeptical of news and set boundaries on how much we’re consuming."

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Column: A letter to my parents, as a first-generation college student

By Caitlyn Yaede | October 4

"So this is an open letter – a thank you – to the duo that held my hand through it all. The homesickness, the breakups, the failed ECON 101 finals. Warts and all"

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Column: This is the most important midterm election of our generation.

By Tanner Arter | October 4

"We saw the writing on the wall, the foreshadowing of a rollback in several decades of progress. It all unfolded earlier this summer. Republicans holding political office play by their own rules, then break those very rules when it lines their pockets or strengthens their hold on power."

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Column: An open letter to Elon Musk

By Samad Rangoonwala | October 3

"In the world we live in, electric cars are a net positive. If you are going to buy a car, get an electric one if you can afford it. But that doesn’t mean we can rely on them as an environmental silver bullet. Ultimately, car centric urban development is massively unsustainable. Build more trains please and thank you."

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Column: The Woman King explores a lesser known history

By Zari Taylor | October 3

"The Woman King tells a beautiful but complicated story about integrity, community, hard work, and triumphing over one’s enemies. It’s got something for everyone – action, drama, comedic moments and of course, some nonfiction. The history it is based on is more complicated and demonstrates the legacies of capitalism, racism and slavery that we are still unpacking, unaware of and uncomfortable with."

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Column: The underrated cult classic phenomenon

By Rishabh Sharma Vemuri | October 3

"What does one particular film mean to you? How do you relate to its characters? How do you interpret its motifs? These questions rooted in emotion can be answered only by you, not a 280-character review filled with emojis."

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Column: How to be comfortable being alone

By Spence Whitman | October 3

"Think of your brain like a suitcase after a vacation. If you just add more clothes before the next vacation without organizing the stuff you already have in there, it’s gonna be a giant mess. Take one hour each week to fold the clothes and put them where they belong."

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Office DJ: Voted "Always Gets Aux"

By Shelby Swanson | October 3

"I have over 190 public playlists on my Spotify profile. Is this a sensible amount to have? In all honesty — no. And from a surface level, a lot of them appear to be the same, or fit similar situations and moods. But all of these playlists mean something different to me, and were created by me for me in a rare act of personal individuality."

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Column: Angst, adolescence and gas station edibles

By Alan Chen | October 3

"Why do people do drugs? I think at least some of it is because other people will do those drugs with them. And to some people, that sort of connection can be hard to come by."

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Column: Don't worry, darling, you didn't miss much

By Guillermo Molero | October 2

"'Don’t Worry Darling' was lazy, unoriginal and downright frustrating. And to think the trailer and pre-premiere drama made me expect anything more. What a shame."

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Editorial: UNC's surveillance state

By Editorial Board | September 28

"It is reprehensible that the University ever partook in such an egregious violation of student trust, and did so to advance its own interests over that of the student body."

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Column: Dismantling the mental health stigma faced by South Asian students

By Susanna Pradhan | September 28

"I grew up in an environment where the topic of mental health was virtually non-existent. Not because it didn't exist – my community’s shared history of forced migration and refugee status meant we were much more susceptible to mental health disorders – but because it was rarely acknowledged."

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Column: Revisiting the art versus artist debate (again)

By Zari Taylor | September 28

R. Kelly’s legal battles trigger the question of whether we can separate the art from the artist, and I’m here to remind you that we can't. And we shouldn't.

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Column: Last night you took an L. Here’s how to bounce back.

By Spence Whitman | September 28

"I take losses like prescription medicine. Every single day. Boom. Forgot homework. Boom. Wore pants to sweltering LFIT. Boom. Ate pizza even though I’m lactose intolerant. Straight to the toilet BOOM. And I love it."

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Column: What's in your water bottle?

By Franklin Payne | September 26

"When water contamination is discovered, it should be immediately made publicly known, not just another message in an inbox of emails. It should not be limited to just occupants of the building either like incidences in Phillips, Manning, Hamilton, Fordham and South Building were."

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