Last week, one of my friends reached out to me about her nerves surrounding going abroad next semester. She’s excited and knows it is the right decision for her, but she’s also nervous about being away for so long.
I’ve been thinking a lot about studying abroad in the future, too. Leaving the country can evoke competing emotions — anticipation for a new adventure, but also a fear of the unknown. Not to mention, it can be scary leaving a lot of relationships back in Boston.
We cannot continue to overlook the glaring disparities in how this culture targets and undermines women while men often escape unscathed. It's on all of us to challenge and confront this injustice, to uplift and support women's voices and to strive for true equality in our society.
When Olivia Rodrigo first released the tracklist for her latest album “GUTS” I excitedly texted my best friend over the track “ballad of a homeschooled girl,” gushing over the upcoming rock/pop song that I knew would become an anthem for homeschooled girls everywhere.
As I expected, the lyrics rang true as someone who left the high school culture for a routine of online classes and independent schoolwork.
The recent Grammy nomination of comedian Louis CK, who admitted to sexually assaulting women in 2017, is indicative of how true accountability for these artists doesn't exist.
Every day is a cycle of laughing, crying, anger, happiness, excitement and about every emotion possible. Here are a few playlists for those many moods we all feel every day.
