Kristen Ng
Navigating Commons takes common sense

First semester freshman year, I lived the dream: no classes before 11:30, no classes on Friday and two classes a day Monday through Thursday with […]

Book exchange like dealing drugs, but legal

The year 2000 was a transition year for my entire family, and new possibility was the title theme: My brother began attending high school; my […]

Parental expectations: as restrictive as turtlenecks

I never thought of myself as a turtleneck person. I am, however, willing to admit that unlike silk-screen animal sweatshirts, it depends on the person. […]

When well executed, laundry switching not criminal

Mm, it’s delicious to be back. By now, you’ve taken the time to reacquaint yourself with your abode, to appreciate the absence of your parents’ […]

Pretending to remember is a necessary social lubricant

Let’s paint the opening scene of this bi-week’s foray: an unspecified location on Yale campus; you’re briskly sauntering about your day and happen upon someone […]

Gate holding governed by simple social rules

“Dear Chick on the Fourth Floor, WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME? XOXO Kristen” Or at least that’s what I’ve thought about writing on her dry-erase […]

Yale: a lesson in your own awkwardness

I can’t deny it any longer. It’s been a year since I embarked on my momentous jaunt across Yale’s social sierra, and the conclusions are […]