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ETB show: well-acted, yet cheesy premise

Brynne Diggins November 11, 2016

If you’re looking for a way to escape the realities of life, why not go to an acting class and take on another, imaginary person’s problems and passions? That’s the premise of Circle Mirror Transformation,...

10th Week Feels: A playlist to get you through the end of this godforsaken term

Brynne Diggins May 27, 2016

“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” The Proclaimers: I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more just to fall down at home in my bed and not do these papers and exams. Don’t worry, your bed will be...

Spring term I want some rules back

Brynne Diggins May 13, 2016

It’s over halfway through Spring Term No Rules, and things have been going swell. Sort of. The land of lawlessness, the times without rules or regulations, can very much make spring time euphoric and...

Searching for a heroine

Brynne Diggins May 13, 2016

If there is one way I usually introduce or characterize myself, it is by declaring my love for classical British literature. Through early middle school to current day, reading novels by Jane Austen and...

The question of motherhood

Brynne Diggins May 6, 2016

“You would be such a great mom!” is probably the compliment (if it is one?) that I get the most in life. My friends sarcastically say “Thanks, mom” when I remind them to get enough rest before...

Warnings for safety, not sensitivity

Brynne Diggins April 29, 2016

I hadn’t thought at all about trigger warnings before I got to Carleton. In high school, we would read whatever was put in front of us, and there usually weren’t a lot of problems. Yes, there was discomfort...

BIRT to address bias on campus

Brynne Diggins March 4, 2016

On Tuesday, February 22, Chaplain Carolyn Fure-Slocum emailed a letter to all students, faculty, and staff on behalf of the BIRT working group. Along with Thomas Hiura ’17 and Abhimanyu Lele ’16,...

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