Opinions
FAFSA needs to go
Perhaps the most irritating experience of the school year is having to fill out the FAFSA, the Department of Education’s “Free Application for Federal Student Aid,” that students must fill out if...
Opinions
Why I shadowbox in my room alone
Speed. Agility. Power. These are just a few of the many qualities I exude when I put on my metaphorical boxing gloves and step in the imaginary ring, all of which can...
Letters
Letter to the Editor: Me Too unless you're a Jew
A Letter to the Editor is a column written by a writer not affiliated with Pipe Dream, sent in for publication in response to a column or article previously published. In this...
Opinions
Cool media improves user experience
What does it mean to be cool? What does the word cool even mean? Apparently in the 1930s the modern colloquial meaning of the word cool started. Why the hell am I...
Letters
Letter to the Editor: Response to my Recent Column
I wrote an opinions piece on Feb. 11 for Pipe Dream entitled “Sexual trauma does not justify further violence in Palestine.” Since its publication, many details have been misinterpreted and I’d like...
Sex Issue 2024
Pipe Dream Sex Playlist
Sean Reichbach, Opinions Editor, senior, philosophy, politics & law and economics double-major “I Feel It Coming” by the Weeknd Honestly, the song’s title explains everything you need to know. The lyrics are...
Opinions
False histories threaten success of democracies
Anemoia is the word for “yearning for a past that you never actually experienced.” It is a word that I imagine you have never even heard of, but when it comes to...
Opinions
Red-Pill podcasts must stop
With the rise in popularity of sexist influencers, such as Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson, it is no surprise that the internet “manosphere” is poisoning more men’s minds than ever. “Manosphere” refers...
Sex Issue 2024
Sexual trauma does not justify further violence in Palestine
Editor’s Note (2/13/24): A previous version of this article described the New York Times’ Oct. 7 sexual violence report as “debunked” by various sources. The article’s language has since been amended to more...
Sex Issue 2024
Love is complicated, embrace it
It’s a draining force that overpowers the best of us. Your resistance is often futile. We sing songs about it, tell stories about it and remind ourselves of its presence on a...