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Vaseline vs. Aquaphor

Vaseline vs. Aquaphor

Kathryn Looney and Kate Linggi March 19, 2025

Vaseline:  Each morning when I walk out of my dorm, I make sure I have my three essentials for the day: my phone, my ID, and my mini Vaseline Lip Therapy. But those are just the essentials. Additionally,...

Essays vs. Exams

Evan Atchison and Jacob Rozell March 13, 2025

Essays: By Evan Atchison It’s 9:05 a.m. on a Wednesday. For the past two days you’ve been studying, stressing, and overthinking about your math exam. Your Celsius — to compensate for only five...

Coke vs. Pepsi

Coke vs. Pepsi

Lizzie Elsenpeter and Brooke Ellis March 5, 2025

Pepsi: By Lizzie Elsenpeter Possibly one of the most heated and long-term rivalries in all of history is the Pepsi vs. Coke debate. Dare I claim it to be even more heated than the rivalries of Carleton...

Humanities vs. STEM

Juliet Stouffer and Joel Tauro February 26, 2025

Humanities: By Juliet Stouffer As a creative writing, English, and film and media studies triple major, this Mess Wars topic is very close to my heart. My whole life, I can remember being told that...

Christmas Movies

Brooke Ellis December 4, 2024

Home Alone By Brooke Ellis The greatest Christmas movie of all time? “Home Alone,” hands down. This holiday classic has somehow managed to stay just as beloved and relevant for over 30 years —...

Thanksgiving Pies

Apple Pie By Julia Sikorski Roehsner You lean back in your chair with a contented groan, patting your comfortably-full stomach. Another delicious Thanksgiving meal draws to a close. But wait, what’s...

Lucky Charms vs. Fruity Pebbles

Lucky Charms vs. Fruity Pebbles

Maya Betti and Jacob Rozell November 13, 2024

Lucky Charms By Maya Betti I was once gifted two Costco bulk-boxes of Lucky Charms as a Secret Santa present. Did I think it excessive at the time? Yes. Did I still eat every last spoonful? Also yes....

Pesto the Emperor Penguin v. Moo Deng the Pygmy Hippo

Pesto the Emperor Penguin v. Moo Deng the Pygmy Hippo

Jacob Rozell and Ashlyn Wuench November 6, 2024

Pesto the Emperor Penguin: A Fish-Fueled Prophet with a Beak of Destiny  Close your eyes. Or maybe keep them open — you do need to read. But — as you read these words, imagine one simple word: Quintessence....

Apple Cider vs. Pumpkin Spice

Apple Cider vs. Pumpkin Spice

Kate Linggi and Jacob Rozell October 23, 2024

Team Apple Cider Apple cider has been robbed. There, I said it.  Far too often apple cider has lived in the shadow of pumpkin spice. It has been cast as secondary, the younger, less-cool sibling of...

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