Love and the Library: A Post–Valentine’s Day Retrospective

By Rachel Ong / April 10, 2023

Whether you’re a love skeptic, lovesick, or a die-hard romantic, consider the library another source for you to reconnect with yourself and others.

Don’t Forget to Write

By Rachel Ong / April 7, 2023

As you brave the end of winter and settle into the grooves of this quarter, remember to write—and recollect—for yourself.

College and Other Liminal Spaces

By Rachel Ong / December 12, 2022

Living off-campus can create the separation needed to shape an experience of your own and to build a new appreciation for UChicago.

Gifted Kids and Other Myths

By Rachel Ong / March 16, 2022

Intelligence at UChicago has largely been framed as a competition. We should reevaluate it based on what we want from our college experience.

One More Bite

By Rachel Ong / February 11, 2022

College populations like UChicago’s are at a higher risk for creating and sustaining unhealthy relationships with food because of the lack of discourse surrounding them.

Going Off Mute

By Rachel Ong / November 11, 2021

Returning to in-person school can be daunting to introverted students, but embracing the discomfort can open us up to new experiences.

Lessons From the Past

By Rachel Ong / May 5, 2021

As we near the end of an unorthodox school year, learning from nostalgia might help us make sense of the present.

No Longer an Afterthought

By Rachel Ong / March 28, 2021

As we finally begin to have more conversations about anti-Asian violence and Asian-American history, UChicago must re-examine its lack of Asian-American studies.

The Danger of the Life of the Mind

By Rachel Ong / March 4, 2021

There’s a way to reconceptualize UChicago as a place where fun doesn’t go to die.

Changing the Script on Love at UChicago

By Rachel Ong / February 25, 2021

Connection at the end of the world may not be as elusive as we think.