Cheesy eggs and tofu scramble: the importance of Usdan brunch

College students are notorious brunch seekers, especially on the weekends. It’s probably something to do with it being so customizable: it can be at 10am or 3pm, can involve pancakes or paninis, and comes with coffee or a…

Sophie Elwood in The (Generation) Gap

Dec 11, 2018

The Seven Best Places to Cry On Campus That Aren’t Your Bedroom

We’ve all been there: you need to cry, but for whatever reason your room isn’t an option. Maybe it’s far away; maybe you’ve been sexiled; maybe you live in a Clark triple. Here you can find a range of options for places…

Sophie Elwood in The (Generation) Gap

Dec 11, 2018

When my defining trait became unremarkable

My mom likes to say that until I was about seven, as far as I was concerned Judaism was something she had made up. I wasn’t really sure why we lit candles and ate special bread every Friday night, much less why there was one week a year when we couldn’t…

Sophie Elwood in The (Generation) Gap

Dec 11, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford for a post-Anita Hill Generation

I’m not sure what generation I belong to. I was born in 1997, which depending on who you ask could make me a young millennial or an old Gen Z-er. Whichever it is, we’re becoming a more vocal and socially active age group; one often…

Grace Biggio in The (Generation) Gap

Dec 10, 2018

I voted today — it was a reality check.

I’ve acknowledged the importance of civic engagement since I helped my mother organize rallies for Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008. Even as a little kid, I would watch the evening news with my parents and unabashedly share my political…

Grace Biggio in The (Generation) Gap

Dec 10, 2018

The 10th Anniversary of “Single Ladies” — The Evolution of Beyonce

It’s been 10 years since Beyonce released the music video for “Single Ladies,” an ode to female empowerment that spawned the dance craze of the new millennium. With it minimalist aesthetic and jaunty choreography…

Grace Biggio in The (Generation) Gap

Dec 10, 2018

Kanye West: Being a Detestable and Being a Genius are not Mutually Exclusive

Kanye West’s decade-long career has been undeniably tainted by controversy. Infamous for his incoherent twitter rants, self appointed “God” status and provocative public appearances, Kanye’s radical…

Grace Biggio in The (Generation) Gap

Dec 10, 2018

The Sound of the Internet Age: Emerging “Bedroom Pop” Artist, Clairo, Releases Debut Record “Diary 001”

In 2017, then eighteen year old Claire Cottrill uploaded to YouTube an unassuming compilation of webcam footage of herself dancing and singing along to…