There is a quote by Toni Morrison that I often think about: “Good is just more interesting, more complex, more demanding. Evil is silly, it may be horrible, but at the same time it’s not a compelling...

After encountering almost every man I have ever talked to this past weekend, a question started circling in my head: do liberal arts men not feel enough shame?  Now, I know that this might not be the...

Sappho says love is bittersweet, but it isn't, not really. She says love is γλυκύπικρος- literally, sweetbitter. And she’s right. The sweetness comes first. The sweetness is watching your...

I love love! I love my friends, my partner, myself, my family, and those lavender lattes from the Cage. But love is also super complicated and you can love people and things in different ways. There is...

This is my second year on the Hill, which means I have spent two Valentine's Days watching Oles receive flowers and gifts from their significant others. For nearly 20 years, I have wondered: When is it...

There is a possibility that a population of Oles will know who this is. So hey to those Oles. I wish to speak on music’s role in romantic relationships or getting over them or something. To begin, I...

So, here’s the thing I’ve recently realized: I have a type. Which, honestly, is a weird thing to admit because I never thought I had one. I mean, people usually have types, right? Some like their partners...

I HATE THE TERM SITUATIONSHIP! As a victim of many unlabeled, emotionally taxing relationships, I consider myself incredibly qualified to speak on the term "situationship", and its horrifying effects on...

Last year, around this time, I wrote a Heartbeat about loving your friends. I was in my first year in love with the world (though anyone who knows me would say that I’m still in love with the world)....

“I’ve had hints of that heart-stopping feeling…” I trailed off, searching for the right words. “But I’ve never felt it to quite the same level, with the same intensity, like I did with Ryan....

It is my belief that St. Olaf’s community of lovers is bizarre compared to other schools. We are a small little pocket of horny college kids on this residential campus in this small town in this Midwestern...

It’s been a while since I wrote my last Heartbeat story — the same time as last year, or at least at a similar time as last year. I learned a little more about myself when it comes to relationships,...