Liam Hughes
Staff Reporter
Author Archive
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Superstition

There’s an old millstone in the Branford courtyard, large and round with a hole in the center perfect for ankle twisting. Brought over from the […]

Major Problems

If you’re anything like me you’ve recently been doomscrolling on coursetable trying to craft your schedule for next year. You’ve also probably come to the […]

Opening My Yale Acceptance Letter

Every Yale admit has a story. Maybe you were casually scrolling through your phone when the notification popped up, or perhaps you were in the […]

Little Acts of Love

Love. Sounds big. Sounds scary. But maybe it doesn’t have to be?  With Valentine’s day coming up, we at the WKND set out to find […]

Maria Arozamena
The Do’s, Don’ts and Regrets of Messy Hookups… Part 2

So we’ve all come back to campus ready for a semester of mature academic growth… and let’s be honest more questionable romantic decisions. At the […]

Not home for the holidays

Going into Thanksgiving break I didn’t expect to end up in a hospital emergency ward… twice. Like everyone else, I’d really looked forward to the […]

Jessai Flores
The case against cuffing season

It’s time for No Man November. November is a month of chilly winds, cozy sweaters and the arrival of cuffing season. For those who are […]

An outside look on the election

I knew I was coming to a country in the middle of a storm. Since the start of the year I’ve been watching the American […]

Jessai Flores
Crafting the perfect common room

At the start of the year, my friend invited me to a pregame in her suite. Stepping through the door, I felt like I’d walked […]

Notes on unrequited love

His eyes are different colors. One is brown, the other a mix of amber and turquoise. It’s the thing everyone notices when they meet him. “Is he the one with the fancy eyes?” people would ask when I talked about my best friend. It was these impossible eyes that became the object of my obsession for two years. I could draw them down to the slightest line. 

The Do’s, Don’ts, and Regrets of Messy Hookups

FroCo-cest, Foot-cest, College-cest, there’s a whole list of “forbidden” hookups waiting for first years to get tangled up in. When things get steamy, it’s hard […]