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Homecoming and Homesickness

Homecoming and Homesickness

Grace Christenson January 27, 2022

Last August, exactly two years after my parents moved to Texas, my boyfriend, Jack, held my hand while I wept outside of my childhood home and wiped snot on my sleeve.  I grew up in a small colonial...

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down: Week of Jan. 24

Opinions January 24, 2022

Thumbs Up:  New Mac, who dis? Pre-transformation, she scared away even the bravest of eaters. Now Carney’s, the primarily freshman dining hall, affectionately referred to as “Mac,” has...

The Heights for the Holidays

The Heights for the Holidays

Olivia Franceschini November 10, 2020
It hit me for the first time this week that come the end of the semester, I’d actually be going home—and I felt sick. But, at the same exact time, I’m homesick too. There’s a three-way-tug-of-war among loving where I am, missing home, and also being scared to go back home.
Don't Worry, Everyone's Homesick

Don’t Worry, Everyone’s Homesick

August 28, 2019

The echoing chimes from the Gasson bell tower ring throughout campus, Bapst is empty, and the perfectly landscaped Quad is coated with blankets and frisbees. This can only mean one thing: fall semester...

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