Homan: Target worked with Finnish brand Marimekko to launch a collection
In case you needed another reason to run to Target, a new designer collaboration has just hit the stores. Target teamed up with Finnish brand Marimekko and launched a fun, summery collection Sunday....
View ArticleCuneo: What I think of asking girls out
I was going to write this week’s column about when I asked out a girl that I had a huge crush on early in college. This was what it was going to look like, sort of: Oh man, sophomore year I did...
View ArticleRockett: ‘Fast casual’ restaurants like Chipotle aren’t as healthy as they seem
The casual restaurant style and ambiance of Chipotle has revolutionized the fast food industry. The chain is associated with being a healthier option than typical fast food restaurants, earning the...
View ArticleRiley: A breakdown of Tokyo Police Club’s new EP
Tokyo Police Club always reminds me of summer. There’s something about the poppy lyrics, intermixed with the personal stories, that comes across as warm and intimate. Listening to them is like...
View ArticleWeiser-Schlesinger: There’s a reason why you get hooked on a song
There’s a well-known phenomenon in the science of music that helps explain why so many people blindly listen to, and enjoy, overplayed radio pop music. A 2011 study by researcher Carlos Silva Pereira,...
View ArticleMoran: The difficulty of eating in Hong Kong with celiac disease
One of the quintessential parts of the study abroad experience is trying new foods. I’ve avoided writing about these experiences until this point because I’m in a bit of a different situation when it...
View ArticleMurthy: Top 10 tips for Mayfest
Before writing this article, I did not know that classes would be cancelled on this special occasion so you could pass out on a stranger’s garden. With a completely reliable description of Mayfest from...
View ArticleBenjamin: Syracuse movie theaters accommodate all film genres
All year long, I have written about various topics in the film industry, including what movies are in theaters now to what the hot new trend of the future will be. One thing I don’t often write about,...
View ArticleStevens: May will be the 1st boring month of the year for Netflix
Each month of the year so far has been big for Netflix. In January, shows like “Parks and Recreation,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “New Girl” added new seasons. In February, Netflix...
View ArticlePalmer: How to prepare a car for the ride home from school
The bags are packed, farewells are taken care of and you’ve aced all your exams. Now all that’s left to do is to shoehorn yourself into the driver’s seat and begin your epic journey home. That’s right,...
View ArticleMcCourt: What your Mayfest outfit says about you
With Mayfest just around the corner, it’s time to start planning how you’ll spend the greatest day of the year you won’t remember. While your roommate buys a lethal amount of tequila and you spend four...
View ArticleHoman: Coachella fashion strays from its bohemian staples
When you think of Coachella, images of flower crowns and ultra-bohemian dressed concertgoers probably come to mind. However, at this year’s festival, which ended Sunday, celebrities and style icons did...
View ArticleCuneo: A statement from the National Football League
To Whomever, I guess, We of the National Football League don’t get what the big deal is. We suspended Tom Brady before, why wouldn’t we do it again? Have you ever peed on a small animal or eaten...
View ArticleCuneo: This is what I know about politics
There is a presidential race going on, and it’s going to be between two people whose faces we’ve seen on TV, so you know they’re trustworthy. There are five major candidates left in this piece —...
View ArticleRiley: Indie music is gravitating towards a uniform sound
Thanks to the glorious power of the internet, indie music is not as underground as it used to be. The history of indie as we know it today is actually pretty fascinating. Following the ’80s punk...
View ArticleMoran: It’s the tiny everyday moments that make living abroad home
Studying abroad can be summed up in a series of moments. Some of these moments are big occasions. Like getting off the chair lift at the Great Wall and seeing what seems to be all of China spread out...
View ArticleOng: Sex in the media influences society’s sexual expectations
When the sixth season of “Game Of Thrones” premiered Sunday, one thing fans expected was plenty of sex scenes. Dim lighting, blankets made out of wolf fur and sexual tension that can only be satiated...
View ArticleRiley: Vince Staples’s mom shoutout and other Mayfest highlights
Not rained out It was rainy and gross, but it was still lit. Although the weather wasn’t totally choice — buckets of freezing cold awful dumping from the heavens will do that — the crowds rallied. The...
View ArticleRiley: Despite weather, Mayfest was lit
It rained, but Mayfest was still lit. The girls in their rubber high-top sneakers — totally brilliant idea, by the way — the sea of adorable rain slickers and the much-needed umbrellas were all proof...
View ArticleWeiser-Schlesinger: Fast reactions from Block Party
1. This Block Party lineup was all over the place Not that this is any surprise, but when you take an electronic act like The Chainsmokers, a hip-hop artist like Chance The Rapper and a multi-genre...
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