Political Column — Democrats didn’t take back the Senate tonight; what now for Biden’s agenda? November 17, 2020 After entering Election Day with high hopes and a promising field of candidates to flip the Senate, Democrats ultimately failed to do so, leaving few paths for Biden to effectively enact his…

Political Column — Northeastern, vote yes on Ranked Choice voting October 14, 2020 From 29 candidates in the Democratic presidential primary to nine primary candidates in our very own Massachusetts 4th Congressional district race, 2020 has been a year of bloated races and overwhelming election cycles. …

Album Blurb — Collapsed in Sunbeams by Arlo Parks December 25, 2021 It’s hard to think of a 2021 album better mythologized by its name than Collapsed in Sunbeams, which stuns and shines through its tightly-conceptualized and -crafted 40-minute runtime. The debut effort from Arlo Parks, the Mercury Prize-winning British…

Music Perspective — In Defense of Katy Perry’s Pop Future November 17, 2021 Katy Perry strolled into the 2010s with the world in her hands. One of the most prolific and popular artists of the 21st century, her inspiringly escapist, bubble-gum pop anthems dominated the charts. Perry’s career-defining album, 2010’s…

Research Paper — An Intersectional Imperative to Include Gender-Neutral Language into Reproductive Justice Spaces December 11, 2021 There is an emerging discourse surrounding how to make reproductive health and advocacy spaces more inclusive to transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive (TGE) patients or activist volunteers, including encouraging the use of gender-neutral pronouns…

Album Review — Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night by Bleachers October 20, 2021 After sweeping success from their synth-filled, eighties-inspired debut album, Strange Desire, and their more modern & elevated sophomore effort, Gone Now, Bleachers quickly established themselves as a band unabashedly committed to breaking through radio monotony…

Album Review — Juno by Remi Wolf October 28, 2021 While countless stars have recently leaned into the quiet, reflective bedroom pop that has defined pandemic isolation, it’s clear that Remi Wolf would much rather blow the bedroom door off and let some color splatter the walls. Packed to the…

Philosophy Perspective — Plato and Our Unjust Dearth of Carceral Education Programs In Plato’s The Republic, the philosopher lays out a dialogue about justice, education, and a model society. Plato’s work has often been used as philosophical and moral justification for solutions to society’s biggest woes. As philosophers, there should…