A retrospection on entering college during the COVID pandemic
Walking on a barren campus, enjoying the last supper before take-out containers, spitting into a test tube on the STEPS…
Author Layla Warshaw
Edit Desk: Scrubbing away my surname
Names can be a fraught thing. That’s why I’m changing mine. Identity is a tricky subject, but names? Most people…
Edit Desk: Reviewing Machu Picchu Peruvian Restaurant
I was privileged enough to grow up as an East Coast Peruvian-American who was never more than 20 minutes away…
Edit Desk: Calling all ugly, untalented gays
Teen comedies are a tricky line to walk. Like any genre, they can fall victim to tired tropes and uninspired…
Liz Cheney speaks on defending democracy at Kenner Lecture
Former Rep. Liz Cheney received a standing ovation Feb. 7 for her discussion “Defending Democracy” in the 2024 Kenner Lecture…
Drown Writers Series amplifies creative voices across campus
In 1996, a group of graduate students yearned for a space to gather and read works of writing aloud. Nearly…
Edit Desk: To love or to loathe my makeup
Eighteen millimeters of lashes frame my eyes packed with bright pink eyeshadow, chunky glitter cut into stars and sharp black…
Down to the dollar: Oysters and Pearls
Given the name of this column, it’s fair to say I’m a budgeter. But despite my devotion and attention to…
Unafraid to be unique: ‘Napoleon Boy’
Inside a crowded Lehigh cafe sits Cooper Delemus, ‘26, at a table by himself, carefully dipping a fountain pen into…
Down to the Dollar: Work sucks, but that’s okay
At the start of the semester, a family asked the journalism department for a student photographer/videographer who could shoot a…