Don’t Give Up On New York City Just Yet: A Manifesto
For those of you who rarely venture into the city because: A) it’s too loud, smelly, overwhelming, gritty, and stressful B) it’s exhausting,…
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Memo from the Paint Crew
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Our Updated SLC Bucket List
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Depression While Abroad
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#BLACKOUTSLC
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SLC on a Budget: East Village Thrift Shops
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The Final Countdown: Some Brief Conference Week Interviews
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Stitch & Bitch: Interview with Club Members
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American Crime Story: The Real Face of Terrorism
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Ballin’ with Barb: Debunking Myths about Fundraising and Spending
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Interview with Charlotte Kinberger: Internship at Whitewall Magazine
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A Valentine’s Day DIY: Be Your Own F*cking Princess This Year
I have admittedly conflicted feelings about Valentine’s Day, and I will be the first to admit that. Yes, it is a bastardized holiday advertised…
What’s Pink, White, and Chocolate All Over?
As Valentine’s Day approaches in Japan, every girl runs around trying to make different kinds of chocolate desserts for her boyfriend or the guy who has caught her…
This Week In Pop: Queen B, Jesus Christ/Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga’s Requested Pubic Hair, and Hannah Montana’s Bitch Slap
Perfect person and President of the United States of America Beyoncé caused a gay ruckus by reuniting with her less gifted sisters Kelly Rowland…
Early Fix For Your Hipster Heartbreak: Meghan Laslocky reads from “The Little Book of Heartbreak”
If you’re already cringing at the gauntlet of red cellophane in CVS or penciling in a block marathon of Girls for February 14th, Meghan…
This Week In Pop: President Beyonce, Lena Dunham’s The New Woody Allen, and Justin Bieber’s Boob Grab
Newly inaugurated President of the United States of America Beyonce prepped for her concert on Sunday by singing the National Anthem LIVE. Suck it,…
SLCeeds- Partake in the life of deliberate creation!
When I think of an entrepreneur, a corporate world with a 9-5 job immediately come to mind. So when I came across “SLCeeds”- a…
An Essential Guide to Not Letting Conference Week Kill You
Few SLC students know (or are willing to recognize) that Conference Week is our own invention, concocted out of stress, Adderall, and our failed…
Conference @ Speed: A Story of Free Bread and Collaboration
I know that maybe the last thing you want to hear right now is the C word. However, conference projects are an important and…
Narrowing It Down: The Top 5 Events on Campus This Week
Two more weeks. Chanukkah Lighting – Monday, December 10th @ 5PM, Bates Spiritual Space Happy Chanukkah everyone! This event is actually going on all…
Cheap Flix Fix: $8 Movies at MoMA
Thanks to rising ticket prices and unavoidable 3D film surcharges, things aren’t looking good for our wallets at the movies. Sure you can score…
Ready, Set, DIY!: Rev Up Your Wardrobe
These days it seems like Sarah Lawrence is suffering from an oncoming winter chill, but I’ll be damned if that stops anyone from popping with a…
Narrowing It Down: Top 5 Events on Campus This Week
The library is officially 24 hours, coffee has become a necessity, and your classmates are sporting the ‘I meant to wear the same clothes…
After the Election: Lessons For the GOP, If They’ll Learn Them
As one of the longest, most grueling elections in recent history ends, we turn our attention to what the election means on a level…
Lessons from Abroad: Why You Need to Get Away
“I just love Times Square,” my 12-year-old host sister said, sitting wide-eyed at the dinner table. I hid my grimace by taking another bite…
I Miss the Blue Room
I don’t remember the last time I was in the Blue Room. Maybe it was for a hip-hop show, but more likely it was…
Narrowing It Down: Top 5 Events On Campus This Week
Okay, guys, only four more weeks and then we can all say adios to this semester. I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break which…
Activism and Scholarship: A Conference Honoring Amy Swerdlow
Are you interested in global LGBT rights? What about women and racial justice? How about Occupy Wall Street? Do you like to discuss these…
Things I’m Thankful For, Lost-tober Edition
Every Thanksgiving, before we can eat but after we’ve been coerced into saying a prayer, my grandma makes us say what we’re thankful for….
Narrowing it Down: The Top 5 Events on Campus This Week
Sorry for being MIA with the Top 5 last week. I think everyone had that slight panic attack on Sunday when they realized school…
“The Harvest” Film Screening Highlights Why You Should Get Involved
On Friday October 27th, I attended the screening and panel discussion of The Harvest/La Cosecha: The Story of the Children Who Feed America, with…
Narrowing It Down – Top 5 Events on Campus This Week
There is just really so much going on this week I’m not sure where to begin. Okay first, Happy Halloween! Second, Fall Formal is…
Forget Hurricane Sandy, Go Celebrate Halloween
In a few days, Hurricane Sandy threatens to pummel the East Coast with an ungodly combination of heavy wind, rain and possibly snow. But…
Who You Have Woken Up: Music from an SLC Senior
Dan B. Levin told me in an email that it “wasn’t [his] style to be overly dramatic and serious about [his] music.” (Thus, the…
Music Videos of the Week (INTERACTIVE)
1. So I debated whether or not I should put this first video in because I’m not even sure if I even like it. But…
The Realities of Piercings & Tattoos: Why It’s Not Just a Sarah Lawrence Thing
Welcome back, lovers and academics alike! Or, for all you bright shiny first years, welcome home. Now that October Study Days are over, it’s…
Cheese galore(well, kind of) – The Specialty Cheeses Lunch Review
Where to even begin while discussing the specialty cheeses lunch? It definitely did not match the cheese tortellini from Oktober fest, but it was…
El Voto Latino
In 2008, the youth vote was key in electing Barack Obama, with 66% of the 22-24 million voters aged 18-29 voting for Obama. This…
20 Things We Should Ban Instead of Cigarettes
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or that of SLCSpeaks as a publication. We have acknowledged…
PHIL Project
Say you run into the Senior Gift Committee at the Pub, and they have their cupcakes and 1Card donation forms and the members smiling…