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Seoyeon Kim ’21

Managing Arts Editor

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Leaves Unforgettable Impact

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Leaves Unforgettable Impact

In the opening scene of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” we see the titular portrait — a distanced, nighttime image of a woman who is staring at us while her dress begins to catch flames. The image lasts only for a moment, however, and we are immediately sent on a

Life(-giving) Sentences: Movement Through Intimacy

Life(-giving) Sentences: Movement Through Intimacy

As part of the Visiting Writers Series at UMass Amherst, poet and writer Ocean Vuong came to the university’s Fine Arts Center on Thursday night to read from his debut novel “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.” As the audience streamed into the massive hall, the air fluttered with

Transforming the World Through Empathy

Transforming the World Through Empathy

The first thing Sarah Wagner ’80 told me after we started our Skype call was that she was honored, but didn’t know why I had chosen to write about her. “I mean … I haven’t written a novel or anything like that!” she said, laughing. But after hearing her

Harvard Ruling Affirmed by College

Last week, the college welcomed the district court’s ruling in a highly-anticipated case, which decided that Harvard does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants in its admissions process and that race-conscious admissions is constitutional. The decision, announced on Oct. 1, comes nearly five years after the group Students for Fair

Mead Receives Anonymous Donation of Over 170 Works

Mead Receives Anonymous Donation of Over 170 Works

This fall, the Mead Art Museum will celebrate a recent donation of over 170 works of contemporary art in the exhibition “Starting Something New: Recent Contemporary Art Acquisitions and Gifts.” Approximately 50 of the gifted artworks, all from an anonymous donor, will be on display. “It’s a really significant

Empathetic Care from a Versatile Mind

Empathetic Care from a Versatile Mind

Sarah Wishloff ’19 has many talents — almost too many to keep track of. Her older brother, Thomas Wishloff, said that “growing up with Sarah [was] incredibly rewarding as [I was] very much aware of just how talented she is at multiple things, [whether] it [be] swimming, violin, schoolwork, social activism

The BTS Effect: Why We All Should Be Part of the ARMY

The BTS Effect: Why We All Should Be Part of the ARMY

The first time I really started to pay attention to the K-pop boy band BTS was when they performed “DNA” at the 2017 American Music Awards (AMAs). I’d always had a cynical view of K-pop: picture-perfect idols, usually teenagers, who’d spent their entire lives ruthlessly preparing for a