Pilates Princess vs. Gym Rat By: Olivia Berg Photo by Olivia Thorton A blast of heat hits my face as I walk into the mirror-lined room. Girls in matching sets, sprawled out on their mats as music floats through the air. The murmur of voices quiets as an instructor welcomes us with greetings over the mic. The next 60 minutes pass by in a blur as our CorePower Yoga instructor leads us through chaturanga, sun-B, chair pose, and lastly shavasana. That after-workout-class feeling

The Best Super Foods For College Students By Clara Kye Graphic by Charlie Tran Undergraduate life moves fast. If you think about it, college can be like a full-time job, with some students starting their days bright and early by going to class, work, pilates, and then ending their nights with a three-hour meeting for a group presentation. Students who quietly sleep in their lectures, are antsy for their research presentations, and move at 0.5x speed, are almost undoubtedly do

A closer look at how students build and sustain friendships beyond freshman year by Zahra Kazmi Photo by Serena Sharma By the end of freshman year, it starts to feel like everyone else seems to have found their group. You walk around campus and see friend groups continuously forming, whether it's the group of girls you see hanging out every day in the Claflin basement, or the six kids who sit at the same table at Warren Dining Hall every night. In freshman year, people capita

What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Mental Health in Modeling and Fashion Industries By Julia Gendin Imagine being judged for how you look, how you age, and how replaceable you are all at once. What happens when burnout becomes part of the job description? Modeling has always been high-pressure, but today’s industry, shaped by social media, artificial intelligence (AI), and shifting unrealistic standards, pushes that pressure further. Neuroscience shows prolonged exposure t

By Sophia Ong There’s an important distinction between reputation and reality. Photo By Diya Kapoor My first semester of college, I had a professor with 75 “Awful” reviews on Rate My Professor. I’d gotten a late acceptance and lost the class selection war, stuck with the few classes that still had open seats. But the lectures were interesting, the exams were intuitive, and the professor was incredibly passionate and engaged. Maybe I got lucky, but everyone I knew who attended

Was this the really “greatest love story ever told,” or are you just remembering it wrong? By: Alana Lopez Photo by Mia Bianco I read Wuthering Heights for the first time when I was 15. Back then, I wanted that quote— the quote—tattooed across both my arms and across my two hands so that when I put my palms flat in front of me, across my body would read “Whatever souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” I, like Emerald Fennell, did not understand Wuthering Heights whe

In memory of my best friend by George Brown When they glance at this small soul the rips seem like your smile. So in the night when I do the mending, with twine, matches, needle, sage, a red pen, a few lashes, I sew shut the rips as you are far gone and should not be here; with the morning, the rips have grown, they leer; the bloodied body of the past stitched to an abomination, looking on as I pass I see you there, everywhere – so I stop to gawk at this pas

How He Redefined Women's Designer Fashion By Sareena Haq Graphic by Sisi Chen On January 19th, the fashion world lost one of the greats. Valentino Garavani, renowned for revolutionizing evening wear and redefining elegance, died at 93 at his home in Rome, Italy. It felt like the end of something bigger than just one designer's life, but losing a piece of what fashion used to be. If you've ever scrolled through red carpet photos, chances are you have seen Valentino’s work and

Explore the American Road Trip Beyond the TikTok Algorithm: The Ups and Downs, Unfiltered By Natalie Shin Graphic by Zoe Lyko When you think about road trips, what comes to mind? Maybe pop culture touchstones, like Thelma and Louise or Little Miss Sunshine . Or maybe you picture viral road trip attractions such as the Cabazon Dinosaurs or Salvation Mountain. Either way, to examine the American road trip is to examine an experience that has permeated American culture for dec

… and the metaphorical cocaine it takes to succeed as a pop star today By Kylie Grebinar Graphic by Arrow Kempthorne In today’s world, getting onto the main stage takes more than just releasing a song or album. Musicians have begun to shift from strictly music records and concerts to creating other types of projects, such as Kendrick Lamar’s live-rapping front row at Louis Vuitton’s SS 2023 show, or The Weeknd’s role in The Idol. These ventures reflect a growing expectation t