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Hinge.
Screenshot by Courtney VanAuken/ StaffwriterA real message sent to Courtney on Hinge. Clearly, somebody remembers their SAT vocabulary. On Sept. 28 my mother called me. It was one of those phone...
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‘Anora’ review
Courtesy of The New Yorker (Spoilers ahead for “Anora,” obviously.) On Nov. 1, Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning film, “Anora”, was released to theaters in Pittsburgh. The film follows a sex worker,...
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Articles featured in the Forum section are solely the opinions of their individual authors. To quote Nat “King” Cole, “the autumn leaves drift by the window,” and with every leaf that falls from the...
View ArticleFence profanity spurs reflection on student expression
I get frustrated when I lack the words to articulate what I am feeling. This past week was a week of feeling in abundance. I didn’t want to go to bed on Tuesday because I knew that I would wake up to...
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Two perspectives on loving ‘Love Actually’
By Jennifer Bortner and Courtney VanAuken Jennifer: On Nov. 6, 2003, Richard Curtis’s Christmas masterpiece, “Love Actually” was released in the U.S. The movie takes place a month before Christmas and...
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What caused the Palisades and Eaton fires?
A picture of an United States Forest Service task force fighting the Palisades Fire in Southern California. Courtesy of Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA via Wikimedia Commons Nearly 40,000...
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The 2025 Oscars: Snubs, popes, and penguins, oh my!
It’s that time of year, folks! The 97th Oscars are fast approaching and this year’s nominations have been released. Luckily for you, Courtney and Owen decided to give their much-anticipated two cents...
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Third Wheeling
Art contributed by Anna Cappella / Staff Writer There comes a time in your life when you open your eyes and see that virtually everyone around you has entered a happy relationship. You won’t notice it...
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EdBoard: Gen Z Courting Courtesy
Art contributed by Esther Adebi / Staff Artist In case you haven’t noticed by now, romantic relationships are ubiquitous on campus. There is a clear disparity, however, between the way that we define...
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CMU students donate books for state prisoners
Courtney VanAuken/ Forum EditorStudents left books at repositories around the school. From Feb. 7 to Feb. 21, Carnegie Mellon University’s Mortar Board operated a Prison Book Drive in hopes of...
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CMU Greek Sing raises $34k for Camp Kesem
Photo courtesy of Sara Partin On March 15, Carnegie Mellon’s Greek life organizations gave the people what they wanted — musical theater — fed to the audience for 20 minutes at a time. As a former...
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Novel-Tea: Finishing; the hat
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons It’s not often that I read. When I do, I only read books I enjoy. That is why, after reading Milan Kundera’s “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” I was overjoyed to...
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‘The Pitt’ producer speaks at President’s Lecture Series
Courtesy of Carnegie Mellon UniversityProducer and Carnegie Mellon alumnus John Wells was invited to discuss storytelling with President Farnam Jahanian. Before John Wells made a name for himself in...
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UHS operates ‘Wellness to Go’ vending machines
Data courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University Health Services (UHS)Male condoms were the most popular form of contraception from the vending machines, followed by pregnancy tests. Carnegie Mellon...
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