Admit, even if only to yourself, you’ve been in this scenario: Your friend tells you her exciting news. She got the internship. The A+. The guy she’s liked for a while. The Golden Snitch. Whatever it is. She got it. You...
— Featured image via Anna Thetard Turn on the news. Chances are you’ll get a synopsis of everything that’s wrong in the world – and...
Featured image via @itsdemib As a rising junior and aspiring world traveler, I felt a lot of pressure to study abroad.  Until a few months ago, I pictured myself spending my junior year in Italy. I even took four semesters of...

My Attempt To Unpack Privilege

Featured image via Anna Thetard It’s a phrase we read and hear a lot these days: privilege. Check your privilege. You’re privileged. White privilege. What does it mean? How do you know if you’re privileged? And why does it matter? I...
Featured image via Amelia Kramer It wasn’t until I was 62 weeks into some random girl’s Instagram account that I realized I have a problem. The culprit for my deep scroll? Finding out the age of a has-probably-been-featured-on-the-Glossier-Instagram-account level lady...
Generally, when I tell friends that I openly talk to my parents about sex, let alone my own sex life, I am met with one of three reactions: admired, bewildered, or horrified. It’s true, though; I openly discuss sex with...
Featured image via Debbie Ruiz The first day of school at my alma mater was last Wednesday. Having just graduated this spring, I thought I wouldn’t miss my first-day rituals: being in the flood of students hustling from building to...
Okay, so I’m sure you’ve been told more times than you can count about all the scary things you need to have in your twenties. A degree in something impressive. A stable job. Internships that will land you that...

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