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Sharper Advice: One final debrief before you black out (academically or otherwise)

By Harper Stone and Sophie Penenberg | April 22

The sun is out, and Prez Lawn is the hottest spot on campus for athletes who think that shower shoes are an appropriate everyday choice and whose newest spring accessory is a 128-ounce plastic water jug. However, with that comes finals that quietly creep over the horizon, signalling that the semester is coming to a close. It’s bittersweet, as our time with you is also coming to an end, and we’ve truly enjoyed every minute hearing about your naughty little lives. For our final week, we’d like to offer you a rapid-fire advice session on all the questions and confessions we’ve accumulated over the course of the semester that have not yet seen the light of day. 

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Sharper Advice: Forever friendships?

By Harper Stone and Sophie Penenberg | April 8

Q: I’m still figuring out my friend group. Some people seem nice, but I’m not sure if they’re actually going to be my ‘forever’ friends. How can I tell the difference? I don’t want to get too invested in people who might not stick around, but I also don’t want to miss out on friendships that could actually last.

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Sharper Advice: Being the bigger person

By Harper Stone and Sophie Penenberg | March 4

F--k the high road. We’ve all been told it’s something we’re supposed to take (and if you weren’t … respectfully, we can tell). Unfortunately, now that you’re college-aged, morally it would look like you’re the asshole if you didn’t. But when did ‘being the bigger person’ stop meaning ‘don’t shove that girl on the playground for insulting your shoes,’ and start meaning ‘swallow those very real, very valid emotions like they’re character flaws’?

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Sharper Advice: Has my girlfriend lost interest?

By Harper Stone and Sophie Penenberg | February 11

Q: I’m worried my girlfriend isn’t into me anymore. How do I know for sure?A: Well, if you have to ask, buddy (I’m assuming you’re a man because most women would already know), you might already have the answer. Crowdsourcing information about your relationship is rarely a sign things are running smoothly.

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Sharper Advice

By Harper Stone and Sophie Penenberg | January 28

For life’s most absurd, wild and confusing moments, sometimes you need to turn to a stranger for unbiased and honest advice (unbiased is the key word here). I know your friend said it was totally fine to text him back, but she’s a people pleaser who will say what you want to hear. I’ll tell you the truth.

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Antithesis Ethicists: Phone foibles

By Kate McAndrew and Eric Frankel | October 16

I often stay up too late because I want to decompress after a long day of activities and homework, so I end up scrolling on my phone. The problem is I don’t get enough sleep and feel grumpy the next day. How can I relax at night without staying up too late — and still have phone time?

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Antithesis Ethicists: Money moves

By Kate McAndrew and Eric Frankel | September 18

We are two friends (and housemates) Kate and Eric. We move through the world very differently. So submit your queries, problems, questions and musings to get both of our unique perspectives. Our qualifications: Someone asked us to do this.

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Hearts on the Hill: Lovely goodbyes

By Julia Carpi | April 28

Welcome back, for the final time, to “Hearts on the Hill.” Here we are — our last lap around the sun. I warned you a couple of weeks ago that this last edition would come with a certain sentimentality that might be off-putting to my underclassmen readers. I’ll insert that reminder again here, for those like me who are avoiding thinking about the passage of time.

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Hearts on the Hill: Friends to lovers

By Julia Carpi | March 28

I hope you have spent the last couple of weeks soaking up plenty of sun and sleep to get you through the home stretch of the semester. Maybe you watched your favorite rom-com on the plane, took in your newest romance beach read or simply spent your break lying at home yearning. Regardless, we are back in full swing with only a little over a month left in the semester.

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Dear Defne: Fearful freshman

By Defne Olgun | March 13

Fearful Freshman: “I’ve been thinking about transferring and prepared some applications, but I’m not sure if I should submit them or not. How do I know if I’m making the right decision?”

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Hearts on the Hill: Reconciling with (s)ex

By Julia Carpi | March 11

We are at a turning point in the academic year. Today we are experiencing weather above 60 degrees for the first time since fall, and spring is officially 10 days away. If you’re starting to feel a looming sense of the passage of time, you are not alone. Perhaps I am projecting my own reality. As someone 10 weeks away from graduation, I’m choosing to distract myself from that fact by immersing myself in the complex and fascinating details of your love lives.

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Sage Advice: Cliques on campus

By Matthew Sage | March 6

As usual, I would like to thank you for writing to Sage Advice to ask for support. As I prefaced in my first column, I’ll do my best to speak from personal experience and give you some semblance of an answer to the perennial problem of “toxic cliquiness.”

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Hearts on the Hill: Reading mixed signals

By Julia Carpi | February 21

Gentle Reader, Welcome back to another Friday on the hill. You have survived the most trying week of the year for the yearning and heart-broken. I hope your week was filled with chocolate and flowers, even if you treated yourself to them. In honor of the national holiday of romance, today we are paying ...

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