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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Five classic books for actual beginners

Chloe Saint Mard September 15, 2024

From the time I started reading seriously, about three years ago, I've been exploring different genres. Interestingly enough, it seems that the lengthy classics are the books I enjoy the most — and I...

Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

A reader’s journey: Classics hater to classics lover

Gabriella Di Dea April 3, 2024
I wasn’t always a fan of classic literature. If you would have asked me a year ago to read a classic novel by choice, I would have laughed in your face. I wouldn’t have done it even if you paid me. I was a self-proclaimed classics hater. Looking back, I think this stemmed from the fact that classic literature always seemed synonymous with academic settings. While reading classics is integral in any English curriculum, I would be lying if I said this didn’t get on my nerves.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

A Room With A View: Suicide is not a philosophical matter

Antonia Lehnert March 29, 2021
There is nothing philosophical about the voluntary death of nearly 800,000 people every year.
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