I always wondered why being on a college campus in recovery from an eating disorder is so much harder than being elsewhere, and I think I finally have my “why.” It’s because no one talks about it. I have been much more attuned to my surroundings since being in deep treatment, and the things I…
Opinions, TU/TD
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Jan. 24
Thumbs Up: New Mac, who dis? Pre-transformation, she scared away even the bravest of eaters. Now Carney’s, the primarily freshman dining hall, affectionately referred to as “Mac,” has upperclassmen making the lines in the once-barren dining hall look like the Lower lines that freshmen once clogged first semester. Everyone wants a piece of the newly…
Arts, Review, Column
Move Over Plex, There’s a New Kid on the Block
“Everyone felt like a freshman at the new Margot Connell Recreation Center, Boston College’s expansive four-story recreation complex that opened Tuesday.”
Opinions, Column
Lifting My Way to Physical and Mental Transformations
“If I allowed myself to be stuck in a fixed mindset about my strength, I would never achieve any progress.”
Column, Opinions
Celebrating Diverse Body Types
“With everyone constantly comparing themselves to each other, it’s easy to see how the workout habits could be influenced by this.”