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  • Champlain College is Violating the Geneva Convention by Not Allowing Beluga Whales as Therapy Dogs

    Champlain College is Violating the Geneva Convention by Not Allowing Beluga Whales as Therapy Dogs

    Written By: Beluga Whale Lover #241 Art By: Izzy Dickey   Picture this, the year is year, you’re in your pajamas in your Champlain College™ dorm, listening to Despacito 2, Shrek 5 and watching that time traveling Amish show that just came out, you’re licking your ketchup ice-cream, and over in the corner of the… Read more

  • In Defense of Riverdale

    In Defense of Riverdale

    Written By: Audrey Waggoner Art By: Grace Monahan   *Piece contains Riverdale spoilers!* To the uninitiated, the questionably-acclaimed CW show Riverdale is probably best known for this scene (a classic scene from the first season where one of the main characters proclaims his “weirdness”). It’s cringy, right? Easily written off as another dumb teen drama… Read more

  • Two Weeks In Treatment

    Two Weeks In Treatment

    Written by Gillianne Ross  Art By: Grace Monahan   I taught myself how to use the Red Line last December. I ran down the stairs from the sidewalk of Mass Ave into the bowels of Boston, my mind suddenly set on getting out of Cambridge and back to Downtown Crossing. Harvard Square was painted black… Read more

  • The Time I Was Almost Shot

    Written By: Phil McCrackin   Since she was a little girl, my mom always wanted to live on a farm. So one day, when I was twelve, my dad brought home two ducks. We cleared out the second part of our garage, my grandfather’s old workshop, and turned it into a barn of sorts. Those… Read more

  • The End of Star Wars

    The End of Star Wars

    Written By: Walter Hill On December 20, 2019, Star Wars as we know it will end. I have no idea how J.J. Abrams is going to bow tie the many loose ends and hinted promises presented by The Last Jedi and The Force Awakens. For me, I’m not sure the final destination or the fandom… Read more

  • Phone Sexy

    Phone Sexy

    Written By: Chiv’s Resident Sex Writer Art By: Grace Monahan   Installment #3 of Sexcessful Some of the fondest memories I have of my freshman year of college are when I was sitting on the floor of my room’s closet having video-chat phone sex with my partner. Were my two unsuspecting roommates home some of… Read more