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'Here One Moment' Will Make You Think

‘Here One Moment’ Will Make You Think

Hannah White, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

Would you want to know how it all ends? If you had the chance to know your fate — your exact age and cause of death — would you want to hear it? In “Here One Moment,” Liane Moriarty poses this...

Robin Wall Kimmerer's 'The Serviceberry': A Short and Sweet Read

Robin Wall Kimmerer’s ‘The Serviceberry’: A Short and Sweet Read

Julia Smith, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

As a college student, it is difficult to find the time to read rich literature while battling other assignments. I struggle to incorporate leisure reading into my schedule and find books with valuable...

‘The Secret History’ and the Problem With Dark Academia

Maxwell Walker, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

A small, secluded liberal arts college in the Northeast, a close-knit classics department with odd rituals and a narrator with vision muddled by casual substance abuse and the disdainful conviction that...

Exploring the Depths of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures'

Exploring the Depths of ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’

Hannah White, Contributing Writer February 28, 2025

As someone who struggles with self-diagnosed “seasonal depression,” I have been craving an escape from the solitude this dreadful weather has forced upon us. However, I’m happy to share that I have...

‘Braving the Wilderness’: Put Yourself First

‘Braving the Wilderness’: Put Yourself First

Kate Dischner, Contributing Writer February 21, 2025

One of the most influential figures that I look up to is Brené Brown, research professor of social work at the University of Houston and visiting professor in management at the University of Texas McCombs...

‘Gone Girl’: Lies, Love and the Dark Side of Marriage

‘Gone Girl’: Lies, Love and the Dark Side of Marriage

Ava Amaral, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

[SPOILER ALERT] It’s officially that time of the year when all you want to do is sit in bed and find comfort in your warm blankets. Going outside seems like a task in itself, the snow is piling up...

They Went Left: Historical Fiction

Molly O’Brien, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

I’ve always been a fan of historical fiction novels – particularly those that follow war. However, the aftermath of war is a space often overlooked in historical fiction, with most novels focusing...

“Station Eleven:” A Long Journey

Kate Dischner, Contributing Writer November 22, 2024

“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel follows the journeys of a young woman, Kirsten Raymonde, who grows up in the metropolitan Toronto area. While this novel was assigned to me and my fellow peers...

Book Review: I Really Didn’t Need This

Book Review: I Really Didn’t Need This

Claire Dodds, Multimedia Manager November 1, 2024

For the past few years, almost every time I have scrolled through TikTok — which is multiple times per day, I must admit — I have come across a video by Eli Rallo, perhaps better known by her username...

Reimagining ‘Antigone’: The Clash Between Faith, Family and State

Reimagining ‘Antigone’: The Clash Between Faith, Family and State

Ale Lewis, Contributing Writer October 25, 2024

In her novel “Home Fire,” Kamila Shamsie creatively reimagines Sophocles’ play “Antigone” in the context of British Muslims. Shamsie grew up in the 1970s in the Karachi, Pakistan. Shamsie attended...

The Many Faces of Love: Lessons From Dolly Alderton’s ‘Everything I Know About Love’

The Many Faces of Love: Lessons From Dolly Alderton’s ‘Everything I Know About Love’

Beatrice Kumble, Contributing Writer October 4, 2024

“Everything I Know About Love” is a memoir by British journalist and author Dolly Alderton. It diaries her journey of growing up, navigating friendships, love, career, heartbreak and everything in...

Unraveling the World of Science and Crime:  Erik Larson’s ‘Thunderstruck’

Unraveling the World of Science and Crime: Erik Larson’s ‘Thunderstruck’

Ale Lewis, Contributing Writer September 20, 2024

Erik Larson’s “Thunderstruck” intertwines the disparate stories of Guglielmo Marconi, an obsessive tinkerer turned scientific magician, and Hawley Crippen, an unsuspecting and sympathetic killer....

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