Writing
Our sonic youth
Who ever said always “acting your age” was progressive or beneficial?
For summer, give your brain a break with trashy fiction
Why it's okay to take a break from Ulysses and indulge in some lighter reading.
An epic poem for an equally epic day
One writer crafts an ode to Northwestern's springtime tradition.
What is graffiti?
This -- is art.
Back from the grave? Or from a top-secret military expedition?
A copy editor's detective work brings to the surface answers to a 20-year mystery.
What are you looking at?
It's more than a glance. One writer explores the meaning behind "the stare."
NU, in haiku
Through 26 poems,
we explore NU (and yes,
they're not true haikus.)
Finding sanity on the banks of Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan becomes a comfort to a newly landlocked student.
Time zones are slippery things
Few things fascinate me as much as time. Something that fascinates me more, however, are time zones.
A nontraditional high school in an appearance-driven world
One author considers it a privilege to hate her hometown of Bellevue, Washington.
Braving the boarding school blues
The beach, the ocean, always left me with that convoluted feeling of endless possibility and inevitable doom.
The flu might be scary, but it has nothing on baby drool
Fetal poison, extracted in a way similar to that of snake anti-venom, might be the answer to curing swine flu.
Poetry Mondays is talking about you
You are the subject of this poem. You are not the subject of this poem.
Finding optimism at the airport
Flying is a pain in the neck. But not for this writer.
Learning to appreciate French provincial life
An introspective look at a sleepy French town.
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