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Essay Film

A Psychological Viewing of Sorry To Bother You

Sorry to Bother You is a film with familiar social commentary expressed in increasingly strange and unfamiliar ways. It has something to say about capitalism, conformity, personal desire, and self-perception, while using multiple principles of social psychology to ground its lofty subject matter. Going above and beyond the expectations of a typical comedy/drama, it effectively […]

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Arts and Culture

Last Night In Soho: Edgar Wright’s “Golden Age Thinking”

Warning: Spoilers of the films Last Night in Soho (2021) and Midnight in Paris (2011) Have you ever felt nostalgia for a time you never lived through? In the 2011 Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris, Owen Wilson plays Gil Pender, a writer infatuated with the 1920s, helplessly nostalgic to breathe the Parisian air that […]

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Arts and Culture

Revisiting Amélie after a Pandemic

The pandemic has led many people to question beliefs surrounding introversion. Some people ended up thriving in a socially limited environment, some are finding that re-entering into their “normal” social lives is overwhelming. Others coped with quarantine by viewing their condensed world through the “main-character” lens. Now approaching its 20-year anniversary, it is the perfect […]

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Arts and Culture

The Velvet Underground: How we Remember the Dead

Memoir-turned-film Prozac Nation shows the story of Elizabeth Wurtzel during her college days, a girl clinically depressed, and perpetually obsessed with Lou Reed. The book is based on Wurtzel’s real experiences, and as I write my review on the Velvet Underground documentary, I can’t help but think of an article Wurtzel wrote as a freshman […]

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Essential Skills for College Students

College students today are in a high-stress environment and under pressure 24/7. Though there are many ways college students learn to cope with the active campus life and course load, some lack understanding of the essential skills college students need to help them succeed.

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Arts and Culture

Essential Skills for College Students

College students today are in a high-stress environment and under pressure 24/7. Though there are many ways college students learn to cope with the active campus life and course load, some lack understanding of the essential skills college students need to help them succeed.

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Astrology

Horoscopes for the Week of 4/25 – 5/1

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Don’t get stuck in other people’s drama, you have your own to worry about. Taurus (April 20 – May 20) It is your season, baby. This is a great time to self-reflect! Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Big emotions this week, take a deep breath. You’ll be okay. […]

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Arts and Culture

Environmental Policy: An Earth Day Celebration

At an Earth Day event at Wheaton College, students participated in a Q and A about the importance of staying active in environmental policymaking. The panel event featured guest speakers Professor Bradford Bishop of the Political Science department and Policy Director for the Trustees of Reservations, Linda Orel. Both the panelists spoke actively and shared […]

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Astrology

Horoscopes for the Week of 4/18-4/24

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Believe in yourself, you can lean on whatever higher power you want. Taurus (April 20 – May 20) You’re allowed to want more for yourself, just don’t be a jerk about it. Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Stop being so dramatic, it’s killing everyone’s vibe. Cancer (June 21 […]

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Arts and Culture

Change

Every passing year, every month, week, day, hour, minute, second, or millisecond, even the smallest possible measurement of the manmade construct of time contains change.