Boundaries

Finding and creating lasting memories with your roommate(s) is one of the most exciting parts of college. During a pandemic, it is especially important to be cautious about whom you decide to cohabit with. Roommates can make or break your experience. Murky boundaries can lead to unpleasant exchanges. Based on our own highs and lows, here are tips for choosing a roommate or getting along better with current ones, and a sample roommate contract for you both to talk through!

After my banana bread manifesto on radical empathy was published, I spent the day extremely grateful for the kind responses, especially by those close to me. I spent the rest of the week making wild logical leaps while criticizing myself and my friendships. I started wondering if my most distinct and important personality trait was giving, and if the friends I had were perpetually expecting gifts of care.

The college environment fosters no shortage of stress for students and professors alike. Everyone's cortisol reads high as we juggle too many commitments within the strict confines of too little time. If only the twenty-four hours were elastic…

"Bridging Boundaries: Redefining Diaspora" is a collaborative arts expo developed by the African Students Association, Postcrypt Art Gallery, and Art in FLUX in Harlem that connects selected student artists with mentoring Harlem artists in order to build a conversation about identity, dislocation, and belonging.