a bi-weekly column by michelle ampofo ‘25 managing editor ✶✶✶ objet petit a, or, On Spirals and Spiralling I entered winter break with a list of concrete objectives: Leaving break, my objectives (that make perfect sense to me, and of which I will not explain), are less clear: Those are my Resolutions. Of course, when…
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february horoscopes
by Tyler Watts ’25 Welcome to spring semester! We’re in Aquarius season, and there’s a full moon in Leo between February 4-6. Venus has just entered Pisces, sweetening the air. It may feel naturally easier to give into our delusions and to feel more socially compassionate. Check your sun, moon, and rising signs for a…
December Monthly Horoscopes
By Tyler Watts ’25 Creative Director This month we ride out the rest of Sagittarius season until the sun goes into Capricorn, marking the winter solstice. Something beautiful about the darkest day on earth is that each one afterwards gets a little lighter. Good luck with finals and enjoy the holiday season! Aries: You’re gonna…
DOWN Reads
This week features recommendations from Tyler Watts ’25, our wonderful Creative Director. Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin This book is gonna hurt. Short enough to read it in a day, but trust that in the weeks that follow you won’t be able to get it out of your head. So much is revealed about relationships,…
unauthorized syllabi: four
a biweekly column by michelle ampofo ‘25 managing editor ✶✶✶ 1. The following will be written in twelve points. 2. I turned in an essay the other week, which my professor said was too fragmentary and that my arguments “needed more connection.” Readers should not be left confused after reading your papers; every point should…