Periods don’t pause for poverty: Pass the I AM Bill Now!

Imagine being a high school student, already exhausted from the state of the world and your fluctuating hormones. It’s a struggle to make it to class when you suddenly feel a debilitating pain in your abdomen. Ugh. It’s your period. The search for a tampon begins since you weren’t expecting to need one today. In […]

My Chemical Romance electrifies Boston, with a story too close for comfort

On Oct. 31, 2019, people all around the world woke up, ready to celebrate Halloween. I was in eighth grade, and in true middle school fashion, was in the thick of my emo phase, harnessing every cringey cliche out there. I had already planned to dress in the aesthetic of My Chemical Romance’s The Black […]

How Twenty One Pilots’ new album is the closure fans needed

“We’re Twenty One Pilots and so are you!” is a familiar statement. It’s what frontman Tyler Joseph has ended several concerts with since the band formed in 2009, but also one that can be quite misleading. Of course, listeners are not actually playing alongside Joseph and drummer Josh Dun when they take the stage, but […]

The games of my summer 2025

Starting in May and ending in August, the Brandeis school year has returned from vacation (and for those who stuck around during the heat, God bless your air conditioning units). But even as the last breaths of summer lift students out of bed and into classrooms, I can’t help but reflect on all that I […]