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Moments ‘til Madness: Michigan on top

A champion is here. For just the second time in school history, the Michigan Wolverines are the last team standing in the NCAA Tournament. And looking back, this was a team that always felt destined for this moment.


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Sharper Advice: Forever friendships?

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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The Bright Side: The courage to look at the hard things

Has anyone else ever dealt with the niche kind of shock that comes from watching the “Frozen Worlds” episode of “Our Planet?” One minute David Attenborough’s soothing British voice is showing you the cute penguins as they reunite with their families, and the next you’re watching walruses fall off cliffs to their deaths due to rising sea levels taking over their habitats.  


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Bottom of the Ninth: Revaluing the trade market

Welcome back to Bottom of the Ninth! We are now almost two weeks into the 2026 MLB season, and for many fans, including myself, overreactions are running rampant. With over four months to go until the postseason, it’s important to remember that there’s a lot of baseball left to play and plenty of time for your favorite team to turn things around.



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Evanescence and the beautiful foolishness of things: The blue-green sky after April rain

As Boston enters April, though there are hints of warming weather, a more significant change is rain replacing the continuous snow. While we trek through the muddy paths uphill and contemplate whether to bring an umbrella to class, the sky overhead is shifting through different hues. Ancient East Asian potters noticed these nuanced changes and incorporated them into their works. So today we’ll be observing the celadon glaze widely used in East Asian ceramicware, which is reminiscent of the purity of jade and the mistiness of April rain. 



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MLS Between the Lines: The new laughing stock of MLS?

Just months after achieving the best record in club history, which earned them the 2025 Supporters’ Shield (a trophy awarded to the club with the highest total points in the regular season), the Philadelphia Union find themselves at rock bottom of the league table.


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Another Bites The Dust: The Timothée Chalamet backlash really isn’t that deep

With the Oscars closing out the awards season earlier this month, one of the most heated controversies leading up to the ceremony was Timothée Chalamet’s infamous comment about ballet and opera. I stumbled across his statement in the many clips and videos cut from his Variety & CNN Town Hall conversation with Matthew McConaughey. There were thousands of comments and online discussions about his remarks, with the majority criticizing Chalamet. However, upon taking a closer look at the video, as well as Chalamet’s Oscar campaign for his film “Marty Supreme,” I feel as if the internet’s reactions toward him are coming from a place other than simple criticism.


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Worth Going Broke?: Millennial bagel spot

My roommate hears it far too often. It usually comes sometime after midnight, when I’m in bed, scrolling instead of sleeping. When I blurt it out, she tends to either laugh at me or immediately agree, blaming me for the suddenly developing craving.



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Through Indigenous Eyes: Why Columbus still reigns

On March 22, 2026, President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Basil Russo, national president of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America. In this letter, Trump announced that a statue of Christopher Columbus, gifted by the organization, would be displayed at the White House. He referred to Columbus as “the original American hero” as well as “one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the Earth.”


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Get Souped Up: ‘Leeked’ soup recipe threatens to be scrumptious meal, sources say

Welcome back, dear readers! With the almost 70-degree weather, you may be tempted to shy away from soup this week — after all, it is a warm substance often enjoyed during the winter months. But we must challenge ourselves to push back against such silly ideas, for soup is far too wonderful a thing to be enjoyed during only part of the year. Why should the weather dictate our soup consumption and therefore our happiness? It is with the same energy and enthusiasm of a Sink patron ordering an iced coffee as snow falls outside that we made this week’s soup.


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The Bigger Picture: ‘Project Hail Mary’

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s “Project Hail Mary” (2026) is one of those films that you enter with high expectations, only to find that it doesn’t meet them in any of the ways you anticipated, yet leaves you just as — if not more — fulfilled in ways you never anticipated.


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Boston Bookcrawl: Brattle Book Shop

The weather is warming up, reviving both the grass and students alike. Although it might seem like reading season is over, with fireplaces extinguished and sweaters folded up until next winter, I disagree. While perhaps not as idyllic as reading outdoors in the fall, picking up a book and taking it outside is a wonderful way to greet the spring.



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The Full Court Press: Mirror images in March

Whenever March Madness rolls around, a sort of mythos always emerges surrounding the storylines and narratives that go into that year’s games. With every buzzer beater or Cinderella story, these legends are deepened, etching themselves into the history of what very well may be the most revered sporting event in the United States.


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Serve & Survey: Lucky you

Welcome back to another week of “Serve & Survey.” This week’s question is both in honor of St. Patrick’s Day over spring break and from something I’ve noticed in everyday conversations — how often people credit outcomes to luck vs. control.


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The Bright Side: Lessons of gratitude

After returning from Los Angeles, I feel renewed by a powerful dose of vitamin D, a few extra pounds and enough matchas to make my wallet shed a few tears. I’m happy to say we’re back! Spring is officially here! Days are getting longer and the weather is (supposedly) getting warmer! With only a handful of weeks left in the semester, one might say life is looking lusher than before.


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A Jumbo's Journey Abroad: What do you want?

A week or two ago, my host parents had a few guests over for dinner. They were family friends from Amsterdam: very interesting, opinionated and not afraid to tell a story. My host parents wanted my housemate and I there to act as jesters. We were to be the entertainment for dinner.