Authors note: Spoilers ahead! After over a year of theater closure, I wanted nothing but to be blown away by a movie. I longed to leave a theater speechless, tranced, sick and changed forever. Titane fulfilled this wish in the best way possible. In short, Titane is about a killer who is impregnated by a […]
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Count Your Lucky Stars Volume Six
We’re in the weird liminal space known as November. Scorpio • Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 Halloween may be over, but nothing is scarier than daylight savings time. Turn on all your lights. Sagittarius • Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 Just because you’re in a huge rut right now doesn’t mean you can’t have […]
Everyone lives within their own reality, their own frame. Sometimes that frame becomes a fantasy. Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love is an exploration of what happens when that frame, that fantasy is perverse. The film takes place in an overcrowded 1960’s Hong Kong. It tells the story of Mr. Chau and Mrs. Chan […]
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Count your lucky stars volume five
Will your horoscope be a trick or a treat? Libra • Sept. 23 to Oct. 22 You’re a Reese’s Cup in a sea of Smarties. Scorpio • Oct. 23 to Nov. 21 Ghosting that person isn’t enough—you need to go full poltergeist. Sagittarius • Nov. 22 to Dec. 21 This week you will be […]
Have you ever seen yourself through another’s eyes? What did it look like? Was it ugly, terrible, horrifying? Claudia Rankine’s book Citizen: An American Lyric, among other things, illustrates how a lens of horror descends during a microaggression. In other words, the victim sees a horrific image of themselves. Citizen features a collection of microaggressions […]
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 […]
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.
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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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. […]
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 […]