Hyerim Bianca Nam
Staff Columnist
Hyerim Bianca Nam is a senior in Saybrook College. Her column 'Dear Woman' will culminate in a composite exposition of womanhood at Yale. Contact her at hyerim.nam@yale.edu.
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NAM: Yale Will Not Save Her

On April 2, University President Peter Salovey emailed the Yale community under the subject line “Your Yale, Your Voice,” asking us to complete the 2024 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct and Resource Awareness. The third in a series of quadrennial surveys administered by the Association of American Universities, it aims to collect data on patterns of sexual misconduct on campus and shed light on possible strategies officials can take in response.

NAM: The Standardization of Humor

Viral jokes are the latest chapter in humor’s illustrious history. It’s a tradition that dates back to radios, television, newspapers, village rumor mills and traveling traders or entertainers. But today’s scope of virality is unmatched.

NAM: Abort the Conversation

We love to be creatures of logic. Somewhere in middle school, and increasingly more as we climbed through high school and into college, we started […]

NAM: Faith in our stars

For someone who came into the world as a result of horoscope mapping and shaman consultations, I put very little stock in astrology. The Costar […]

NAM: Those wretched grades

Shopping — the process of selecting our classes for the coming semester that we undergo twice a year at Yale — is something many of […]

NAM: Minding my C’s

Communication is key — the Live, Laugh, Love of interpersonal relationship advice that I used to frame on my metaphorical kitchen wall. Over the years, […]

NAM: Spread your legs like a man

Content warning: This piece contains references to sexual violence. The night was loud and sepia yellow. I lounged by the nightclub entrance, a glowing cigarette […]

NAM: Love Letter To Myself

Normally, people write letters to their future selves so that, after an indiscriminate amount of time, they can read them and reflect on who they […]

NAM: Outrage is the new gold

On Sunday afternoon, I was browsing different news outlets to give myself an end-of-the-week update as to the general state of affairs — and yes, […]

NAM: What the wave carries

These past few years, it has been impossible to miss the enormous hallyu — wave of South Korean culture — that has swept across the […]

NAM:Waiting On the World

When I was in high school, there was nothing I wanted more than to work part-time at a Subway or Chipotle — somewhere with one […]