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May 28, 2026

Is age really just a number?

By Diana Paradise

Older men bring a lot of benefits that their younger counterparts lack: money, careers, sexual experience and interesting stories. Most importantly, they frequently feel so blessed to be in your presence that you can do ...

May 28, 2026

Boots on the dancefloor vs. boots in the mud

By Siobhan Stewart

Whether you’re chilling at a backyard kickback or driving with the windows down, two completely distinct sounds are currently battling for control of the aux: Morgan Wallen’s slick, mainstream anthems and Tyler Child...

May 28, 2026

What we keep wearing: Kitten heels

By Arna Churiwala

Lately, campus has sounded different. Tiny heels clicking against lecture hall floors. Slingbacks tapping across bike paths. Someone hurrying into section wearing pointed black kitten heels with low-rise jeans and carryi...

May 21, 2026

Sexy? Or blackmail bait? Isla Vistans on: Sex tapes

By Diana Paradise

Sex tapes, nudes, cybersex — all things in which many of us have engaged, or at least been asked to. Maybe you’re in a long-term relationship and you miss each other. Maybe you realized your porn habits are unethical...

May 21, 2026

Drake’s triple flop

By Siobhan Stewart

Drake built an entire mythology around this album. Ice sculptures in downtown Toronto. Four livestream episodes. A Marvel collab. Months of buildup. Then May 15th came, and “ICEMAN” dropped and it was fine. Which, fo...

May 21, 2026

What we keep wearing: Tiny shorts

By Arna Churiwala

Lately, it feels like pants are disappearing on campus. Tiny athletic shorts speed past lecture halls on skateboards. Boxer shorts peek out from oversized hoodies at the library. Someone walks into section in bloomers an...

May 14, 2026

Midnight Sun’s endless run

By Siobhan Stewart

A video of a bride dancing on her wedding day to “Midnight Sun” by Zara Larsson landed on my TikTok For You Page the other day. She was hitting every beat of the dance choreography for the popular song with her bride...

May 14, 2026

What we keep wearing: Slouchy bags

By Arna Churiwala

Oversized suede totes swing against baggy jeans on the way to class. Slouchy leather handbags collapse into themselves under lecture hall seats. Someone digs through a massive bag during section, somehow pulling out a la...

May 14, 2026

The grass is always greener: Feeling lonely when single, and trapped when coupled

By Diana Paradise

“I’ve been craving freedom,” my taken friend told me over an overpriced Cajé smoothie the other day. I was surprised to hear this, considering her relationship seems somewhat ideal. How could someone with a loving...

May 7, 2026

Beyond the algorithm: Why Bruce Springsteen is more than a song on TikTok

By Siobhan Stewart

The sun was shining through the windows as I looked out at the passing landscape on the train to Los Angeles. I put my headphones on and played Johnny Cash. There is something specific about the combination of motion, di...

May 7, 2026

What we keep wearing: Athleisure

By Arna Churiwala

On any given day, campus is full of matching workout sets, oversized hoodies, leggings paired with slicked-back buns and sneakers that look like they’ve never touched a treadmill. Someone walks into a lecture in head-t...

May 7, 2026

Hedonism, humiliation, Hinge: How dating apps have ruined connections

By Diana Paradise

Match.com, eharmony, OkCupid, Bumble, Tinder and now, the fan-favorite, Hinge. These offer the exact opposite of the experience that I had with Dublin’s guy: People present the most curated and likable versions of them...

April 30, 2026

How to have California King-level sex on a Twin XL

By Diana Paradise

Any true lover of sex knows that the location matters not. The bed, the couch, the ZBT bathroom — the world truly is your oyster (or your clam, I should say). 

April 30, 2026

Bring back UNC-tions

By Siobhan Stewart

The Isla Vista music scene is nothing but consistent. You walk down the block and you're bound to hear house music, rap music, “2010” throwbacks, surf rock, reggae or country music. No matter where the night takes yo...

April 30, 2026

What we keep wearing: Capris

By Arna Churiwala

There are few clothing items more capable of starting an argument than capri pants.

April 23, 2026

Making your porn history public? The problems with men’s Instagram “following” list

By Diana Paradise

It has become almost a rite of passage in any talking stage to do the dreaded stalk: who your current infatuation is following on Instagram. After many failed talking stages and first dates, I feel as if I’ve seen it a...