Exceptions
By Dani Pergola ‘21
When I got to Wellesley, I planned to approach it just like high school. Do the right thing, do all my work, and get the good grades I deserved. It only took a month for me to realize I was totally fucked.
Read MoreThe Hidden Projection of Memory in Public Space
By Abby Schleichkorn ‘21
When you walk around campus, do you see the smiles shared, the friendships made, the tears shed, the place where the Peter used to pick us up, the exact place where you found out you got an A on THAT paper? I know I do. That is the unspoken language of place––I see my memories, and you see yours.
Read MoreThe Wellesley Experience
By Natalie Marshall ‘21
I’ve been sitting on my bed in my second-floor Sev room for hours, trying to make sense of my “Wellesley experience.” Or, more specifically, trying to put it down in a neat couple thousand words. My problem is that I want it to have a linear arc, a beginning, middle, and end.
Read More100 Things You Must Do at Wellesley (the chaotic version)
By Counterpoint Staff
Ascend to the top of the Galen Stone Tower.
Fall unconditionally in love with: a building.
A Letter to My Past Self
By G.I. Titmouse
Dear Myself Four Years Ago Today,
Nope. We had no idea. Who knew? How could anyone know? The last four years have been insane. Here is a very incomplete list of 21 things to come between now and May—no, June—2021:
Read MoreMemories of Matriculation: A Wellesley Tribute
By Anonymous
When I reflect on my overall Wellesley experience, I find myself feeling mostly blessed, yet a little wanting.
Read MoreExpulsions
by Grace Fang ‘23
We cement the road, cut the grass, create a man-made lake, plant a biodiverse city, arrange the flora. I mean, we don’t do that ourselves. The workers with brown skin and neon vests do.
Read MoreA Mourning Musing
By Jacqueline Roderick ‘23
CW: death of a parent
On a Saturday morning, three weeks after my estranged mother’s sudden death, I found myself walking in solitude along the shoreline.
Read MoreStep Back, Doors Opening: An Ode to the D.C. Metro
by Stella Ho ’22
Stay on a Washington, D.C. metro car for 24 hours, and you’ll see the stages of life unfurl on the leather seats around you.
Read MoreEscaping to Happily Ever After
by Sage Wentzell-Brehme ‘21
I did not read romance novels. Sure, I read some very bad YA novels that had romance, and I like a rom-com movie as much as the next person, but I read good books for the most part. Okay, let’s stop there. Why did I define romance novels as not objectively good books?
Read MoreFlashback in a Film Reel
A Review of Taylor Swift's album folklore
by Natalie Marshall ‘21 and Sage Wentzell-Brehme ‘21
On July 23rd (although who really knew what a date was by that point in quarantine), we woke up to a frantic text in a group chat: “Y’ALL, CHECK INSTA, THERE IS URGENT NEWS.” This is how we learned that Taylor Swift was releasing a new album the next day.
Read MoreNachos
by Sanjana Ramchandran ‘22
One of the best things about living in Sev was that Lulu was ridiculously close by, so my friends and I decided to hop over to Café Hoop to wait out the firefighters. Would you rather stand in the freezing Massachusetts air waiting for your dorm to reopen, or escape to someplace warm and full of delicious food? Yeah, I thought so.
Read MoreMy Lime Jell-O Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise
by Eleanor Nash ‘21
“Jell-O salad is one thing I know!” exclaimed my mom. Growing up in eastern Kansas in the 1960s and ’70s, she was on the receiving end of many Jell-O-based culinary experiments. Since their invention, Jell-O salads have evolved from show-stopping dishes at dinner parties and potlucks to quaint regional concoctions, a chronology that obscures both the marketing influence of the Jell-O Company and the creativity of everyday women.
Read MoreQuarantine Diaries
by Dallis Kehoe ‘23
The alcohol smiles through our eyes as we find ourselves flowing with the vibrations that pulse around us. I see your smile widen as your body is overtaken by the rhythm of night and sound. I see you, and you become mine for a second.
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