Queer Representation in Gilgamesh and the Iliad

I’m gay. That’s not news to me or my family or my friends — I’ve been out for a while. I have a wonderful girlfriend that I plan to marry. Life is good. Aside from occasional ignorant questions and weird looks, the only major homophobia I’ve…

The Male Gaze: Classics, Coming-of-age, and the College Campus

Dark Academia: No-Nuance Classics

How (Not) to Grieve, a Helpful Analysis of Grief and Coping Mechanisms in Classics

Finding Home: An Epic Journey

Tell Your Story

All I Have to Do is Stay

“I’m leaving.”

A moment of silence came between us after I said those words. I looked at him, and he was not surprised, nor was he expecting it. For a few days, I have been going back and forth on whether to stay in my home country or to leave to study in the…

Using Classics to Explore Home

Merrick Scholz

My story, sadly enough, isn’t an uncommon one. When I was eight years old, my parents divorced after years of fighting. It was the right move for them, but they didn’t really think about how it would affect me and my brother…

Threads of Power: A History of Women Reclaiming Fiber Arts

A Tale of Two City-States

Living in the northern suburbs of Chicago, life seems to move at a slower pace than closer to the city. When Covid-19 first hit the news, my friends and I gathered together during lunch and discussed the likelihood that our school would be shut down like those in China and other…

Freedom of Speech in the Classics

The freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly, and to petition the government for redress; these are the founding ideas that our country is based on, found in the very first amendment of the Constitution. When our newest Supreme Court appointee, Amy Coney…

Social Media and The Underlying Materialism

How the Iliad and Silence of the Girls related to the 2020 United States Election