I am currently enrolled in a Psychology course titled “Close Relationships.” I think you can guess what it’s about: the science of relationships, specifically on intimate relationships. Last week...

I’m still running off a “This is Not a Play About Sex” high from October. It is hard for me to pick a favorite monologue or scene when there are great bits in so many of them. One line that particularly...

I sincerely hope you all had the opportunity to see This is Not a Play About Sex (TINAPAS) this weekend. Yep, that was me on the couch talking about my private parts as if they had a mind of their own....

Yes, Peter Kavinsky is a fictional character. He is the secondary-love- interest-turned-primary-love-interest in the book-turned-film “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” You can catch the film on...

I had already written my article for this week, and in fact I was ready to submit it. Then Friday night I was reflecting on the week’s events, and I wrote this piece. I’ll be honest, I...

“Are you dating anyone?” he asked. I hadn’t seen this teacher since middle school. “Yeah,” I said, “Almost a year now; it’s going really well.” He had a little smirk, “Hm. Well, alright....

One of my favorite games is “Never Have I Ever.” As a person who enjoys meeting and learning about new people, this game is a fun way to be open and vulnerable. Of course, it only works if everyone...

In honor of the start of a new academic year and the start of my senior year, I thought that I would begin with a letter to my first-year self. While I did personalize this, I hope there is something each...

Hello, my name is Kira Palmer and I am the newest addition to the brains behind Minus the City. I am a psychology major and sociology minor involved with the track team, Student Government, Colgate Women...

“Sovereign debt isn’t the only place where reputation matters… it’s pretty important for your dating life, too.” I would say that I have become pretty desensitized to talking about hookup culture...

“It’s not a phase, Mom,” is a phrase that incites cringe-laughter as I take a trip down memory lane, through every awful aesthetic choice I made starting at the age of 12. I think of the guy from...

As a writer for Minus the City for almost a year, and now as an Assistant Editor at The Colgate Maroon-News, I couldn’t imagine a way for the dating environment at Colgate to be any easier than through...