The Independent Vice President reflects upon what it means to be an ally against racism. My anger from suffering the consequences of racism has been building for an upcoming nineteen years. Yet, I do not suffer from the steep consequences that Black Americans face. By the awarded “virtue” of my lighter skin, I was able […]
The Independent follows up with a student’s progress in an oil painting course that went remote this semester Chihiro Ishikawa is a rising senior in Kirkland House pursuing a double concentration in Sociology and East Asian Studies. She has always been intrigued by the question of how to effectively mobilize social change—particularly in the context […]
A conversation with indie rocker and writer, Mikel Jollett, about his memoir and accompanying album, Hollywood Park In the smoky ambience of standing-room-only, I stood on my tiptoes, straining for a glimpse through a sea of shoulders as The Airborne Toxic Event took their positions on the stage. A certain hush hung over the art-deco, […]
On Wednesday, April 29, those students who would be staying on campus in the coming summer received an email from the Dean of Students Office. They were promised a private bathroom, a private kitchen, and access to laundry facilities warned that common rooms and dining halls would be shut, and told to prepare to be […]
SMHL Leaders Spearhead Mental Health Initiatives CAMHS attendance is plummeting, and student leaders Trenfield and Boit are taking strides to reconnect students to mental health resources amidst pandemic By GRAHAM WALTER Over half of American college students have struggled with some form of mental illness in their university experience, according to the National Alliance on […]
Tinder and Bumble and Hinge, Oh My! Dating apps, in and out of quarantine By JEN EASON My first conversation on Tinder, I learned how to say “fuckbuddy” in Spanish. Well, Argentinian. I was in Buenos Aires this past summer and had downloaded the app thinking I could use it to meet people. But my […]
The Three-and-a-Half-Year Walk The Independent’s former Editor-in-Chief reflects upon his time at the paper By TUSHAR DWIVEDI The walk from Adams House, the home in which I spent three years, to our Independent meetings each week, where I spent three and a half, would often be moments of clarity with ample time to reflect. Although […]