There’s a version of college adulthood most people are not warned about. It doesn’t take much to end up in someone’s cramped double, on sheets unchanged since the previous block party, giving more of ourselves than we ever...

In a recent interview, actor Austin Butler discussed overcoming embarrassment and embracing authenticity. In an unlikely place — while dancing at a party — Butler received advice that has stuck with him throughout his public-facing...

I’ve spent a lot of time in my life trying to look just a little bit different. I like to go to the gym and shop for new clothes; I’m in a mostly aesthetically-motivated war with my posture and my hair, and I find myself checking...

Recently, I saw a TikTok from author and creator Eli Rallo in which she shared advice she received about one of her college breakups. She said someone told her something along the lines of: “But, it hurts so good, right?”  The...

This is my second year at Colgate University, and I think I’ve gotten used to how remote it is here. It has become one of the things I’ve grown to love most about being here; the quiet, isolation and general placidity of campus...

Almost exactly a year ago today, I was taking a weekend trip to Lyon, France, during my semester abroad in Geneva, Switzerland. I thought Valentine’s Day was more of an American Hallmark invention, but the city was decked out...

For the past decade, sexual liberation has been framed as a feminist victory: freedom from shame, freedom of expression, freedom of choice. We have been historically sexualized, objectified and victims of violence; the idea that...

Amidst the Christmas lights, freshly plowed roads and crashing of sleds at the bottom of every hill in town, a relatively new shift is infiltrating holiday cheer: cute couple ideas you must do this winter! For the last few years,...

If you haven’t read the recent Vogue article titled “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”, you aren’t missing much. The piece argues that the new trend of social media users refraining from posting their boyfriends...

While doomscrolling on TikTok the other day, I landed on a podcast clip of influencer Hallie Batchelder calling condoms an “ick” and saying they “ruin the vibe.” Her video was instantly met with backlash for her backwards...

Typically, “physical intimacy” connotes something sexual. At a school like Colgate University, this can allude to one-night stands, kisses at parties or friends with benefits; these interactions can leave you feeling empty...

Have you ever stayed up wondering if your crush likes you back? Or spent far too much of your precious time wondering what a two-minute interaction could mean? I’ve interviewed a range of Colgate University students to try and...