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When approaching the idea of closing out this column, I’ve found it difficult to figure out where to start. To me, the idea of writing…

Sometimes it feels as if North American culture revolves around the notion of guilt. Between sex shaming, health food snacks labeled “guilt-free” and Spotify playlists…

In June of 2016, The 1975 came to my hometown. Virginia summers are oppressive, and the day Matt Healy and the band came to Charlotesville…

Everyday I wake up to an increasingly bizarre and cryptic notification from my Co–Star astrology app. Today’s message was a simple, “Are you starting shit?”…

Once, sitting at a Cook Out (a southern fast food joint, sadly missing in the “great” white north) at around midnight with my friend Hannah,…

Creativity is overrated. Have you ever gone so deep into self-reflection that you come out the other end knowing less about yourself than when you…

Though it may seem counterintuitive, forced isolation can help you realize how good spending time alone can be Throughout my life, there have been many…

Hi! I’m Jad Abukasm, News Editor at The Concordian, and in this new segment, Kayla runs my life! [Upbeat music] This week, Kayla challenged me…

Dating is exhausting. The pre-date chatting that can go on for as little as one day to as long as a few weeks—let’s face it,…

Why are you so scared of showing you care? Is it the fear of rejection; that the other person doesn’t feel the same way? Is…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an alarmingly high number of readers have gone through at least one of Jane Austen’s novels.  In fact,…

Leave them alone. Stop thinking about them, stop checking up on them, stop wishing you could go back and do things differently – let it…