Be completely honest with yourself for a minute, when was the last time you participated in a shenanigan? A little tomfoolery? Horseplay? I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s been a while since you let yourself have fun.
Column, Opinions
Romanticizing Life: Just a Trend?
In a world where working yourself to exhaustion is respected as part of “the grind,” it is important to create moments of peace.
Opinions, Column
Life, Flexibility, and the Pursuit of Oak Dressers
So much had refused to go my way. Abroad, internships, friendships, clubs, and oak dressers—they all teamed up against me. Throwing wrenches in my beautifully designed plans.
Column, Opinions
Ground Zero for Below Ground Life: What Happens to Us After Life?
I was curious about how our bodies—or parts of them, like nails—contribute to the soil’s microbiome. This is especially relevant in the modern age, where we generally spend our lives indoors and away from nature. But, humans still affect the earth’s soil in critical ways, including after we die.
Column, Opinions
Pennacchio-Harrington: Being a Part of BC, Even Apart From BC
Aside from the Weeks of Welcome, classes have been a new and exciting experience across the board. Although I do believe I’ve truly missed the feeling of being in a real classroom, in general, students are very kind and eager to meet others, even over Zoom.
Featured Column, Column, Opinions
Building Our Lives like We Build Our Homes
In the past four years, having transferred out of CSOM and into MCAS, I saw how people reevaluated my future.
Column, Arts
We’re All Oddities, When You Think About It
Assistant Arts Editor Emily Himes reflects on a comically uncomfortable moment while visiting a museum in Philadelphia.
Column, Opinions
Reflecting on Micro-Bravery
“But we need to change our mindset to realize that “best” is not synonymous with “perfect,” and that a little stumble here and there is all part of the process.”
Column, Opinions
A Day in the Life of a Pitcher
“That’s the other funny thing about baseball: if you think, you’re dead. The action happens too fast. To be great you have to trust your training, trust your instincts, and simply react.”
Movies, Arts
While Lacking Originality, ‘Life’ Still Succeeds Through Fright
Though ‘Life’ does make audiences think about the larger implication of life beyond earth, it does suffer from some derivative horror tropes that one can see even from space.
