Mark Twain once said there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. However, for most women, there is a third: their period. This natural cycle occurs, usually like clockwork, and while a nuisance and often deeply disruptive, my period has often been the most stable and consistent aspect of my life. And here […]
Note: Sources have been anonymized because of their hesitancy to publicly come out as non-binary/transgender due to safety concerns caused in part by anti-trans legislation that is coming to legislatures across the country. Trans Day of Visibility is on March 31st, and there will be events that are open to students hosted by the BGLTQ+ […]
I teach Expository Writing to first-years on a Tuesday/Thursday schedule, which means that every year I have two sections that meet in the immediate aftermath of River Run and Dorm Storm. In these sections—and in the ones leading up to them—I hear one word on repeat: Quad-ed. In preparation for being placed into upperclassmen houses, […]
Is counterculture universal? Culture is by definition unique to a certain country or community. As a result, communities around the world each breed behaviors or topics that go against their unique status-quo. But perhaps there are countercultural trends that stretch beyond geographical borders. We set out to understand how counterculture is perceived around the world, […]
I’m not Catholic. But when a few of my roommates got flip phones for Lent in an attempt to decrease their screen time, another roommate and I joined them in a secular attempt to do the same. We couldn’t wait, so we started way before Lent. We ordered five Nokia flip phones, each bought a […]
If anything, IOP Spring Fellow Jason Rezaian is the definition of counterculture. “I was constantly wondering, ‘is this the article that is going to get me throwin in jail?’” Rezaian, The Washington Post journalist who led the Tehran bureau from 2012 to 2016, is famously known for the 544 days he spent as a hostage […]
My whole life, I have been told that under no circumstances would I ever be allowed to walk into my parent’s house with a tattoo. They did not care about the color of my hair or wherever I chose to pierce my body, but any type of ink was and continues to be non-negotiable. When […]
So this week is all about celebrations, right? Well my loyal fans, one thing you can celebrate is me finding a husband. Not in Spain though. This affair took place one weekend in France. Upon arrival to the beautiful French Alps, I was greeted by our 2 foot wide bunk beds; and you guessed it, […]
Harvard claims diversity is essential to maximize learning and will go as far as taking issues to the Supreme Court, such as the 2021 Affirmative Action case, to ensure it has a diverse student body. The current annual report of Harvard’s Faculty Demographics suggests this philosophy only applies to diversifying the student body, as 73% […]
I was young. The sand crunched beneath my feet as I walked the shoreline, trailing close behind my parents. The air was salty as the tide receded and the warm ocean breeze picked up my hair, whipping it in my face. On every trip my family took, I never wanted to walk away without something […]