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Silence, by Natasha Preston

In her psychologically riveting novel, Silence, Natasha Preston writes the story about a girl, Oakley Farrell, who suddenly stops talking at the age of five. 

The materialism of Valentine’s Day (and any holiday)

This Valentine’s Day (for some odd reason) I was really excited. I kept mulling over the various festivities planned around the holiday, the seasonal rose/lavender coffee blends, and the decor that encompassed department stores and the like.

The mathematics of love

This past Tuesday marked another Valentine’s Day, an exciting but also fairly stressful holiday due to the expectations it seems to set on love and relationships.

Physicists Make Wormhole! Not

By now, you might have heard that physicists have created a wormhole, which heretofore has existed, as far as we know, only in the imaginations of physicists and science-fiction writers.

Do you really need it?

The action of giving in to shopping temptations with disregard to its impact on bank statements is a characteristic that can be seen in the common college student.

Edward Hopper’s women

My recent visit to the Whitney Museum of American Art included a tour of the Edward Hopper exhibition, a showing of a painter whom we might be faintly familiar with, but who has truly shaped the landscape of American art in irrefutable ways.

Johan Christian Dahl

Some of the most outstanding vistas can be found in Norway, a mountainous Scandinavian country containing massive glaciers, coastal fjords, and inland mountains.

What should I do if I’m alone on Valentine’s Day?

Claire:

It can suck to be single on a day dedicated to romance. While the day itself isn’t that special, media and advertising ramp up to remind everyone of the season.

The Stute through an artistic lens

A few weeks ago, I, along with my most artistically talented friend, paid a visit to the Whitney Museum of American Art (which by the way, has Pay-What-You-Wish admission on Friday nights!).

Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering: the gift of a Trustee

As explored in last week’s edition of this column, Stevens originated with a single building, Edwin A. Stevens Hall. However, around 30 years into the school’s history, it became evident that it needed more space.