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(Jashodhara Jindal / Heights Editor)

Escaping Connection

Amelia Glover April 26, 2026
Many viewers use social media and virtual connections to avoid difficult realities, just as I do at night or as my mother does to connect with me. It’s easy to dismiss these habits as a personal failure of attention. It’s harder to understand how these systems are built to keep us scrolling and why we willingly participate.
(Connor O'Brien / Heights Editor)

Opposites Don’t Always Attract

Mary Perez January 22, 2025
The dynamics of magnets have never captured my attention, except during one middle school science test. I can’t remember Bill Nye’s explanation of magnetic poles or electron clouds, yet one lesson from the unit stuck with me— opposites attract. The concept seems transferable to all aspects of life. Things that, at first glance, shouldn’t go together often make the best pairs—french fries and ice cream, dresses and sneakers, even light and darkness. But in these great pairings, is there a point where opposites become too opposite? In other words, can a fry become too salty for its ice cream, or ice cream too sweet for its fry?
(Paige Stein / Heights Editor)

Dear BC, I’m Just Doing It for the Plot

Mary Perez April 13, 2023
Through my desire to have an exciting plot, I have met amazing people who never make my life boring. I’ve faced challenges in my “plot” that tested my limits, but they ultimately helped me experience the world.
Porn Prevents Real Relationships

Porn Prevents Real Relationships

and Adriana Watkins January 31, 2020

No one really wants to have this conversation. But with a significant percentage of college students watching porn, the issue needs to be addressed. After all, one study found that 76.5 percent of college...

Rebounds Can Be a Good Thing

Rebounds Can Be a Good Thing

Danielle Thomas February 24, 2019
"Just remember, rebounding is healthy and I encourage people to get into this mode after a committed relationship because it has a weird way of putting you back to where you need to be with yourself after heartbreak. "
The Power of Home

The Power of Home

Shannon Lyons October 22, 2017
"Though I had never entertained such doubts before, I couldn’t help but notice that there were stark differences between my 'home away from home' and the place that I was raised."
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