For Valentine's Day, six romance novels set in academia

For Valentine's Day, six romance novels set in academia

Emily Miller

“These books in one way or another reflect themes not only in my work but also in my time thus far in academia. I enjoy reading about characters with similar doubts, banter, journeys, and questions as me. For some, these books might be too close to home — especially at this time of year — but I like to lean in and appreciate the connection and ultimate triumph, even if it is fictional.”

“These books in one way or another reflect themes not only in my work but also in my time thus far in academia. I enjoy reading about characters with similar doubts, banter, journeys, and questions as me. For some, these books might be too close to home — especially at this time of year — but I like to lean in and appreciate the connection and ultimate triumph, even if it is fictional.”

THE PROSPECT | 02/08/2023

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Seeing like a student

Seeing like a student

Kyung Eun Lee

“That’s why my site of enjoyment, not quite here or there, makes the contradiction in just existing so recognizable. It’s jarring and comforting at the same time. Everything that seems unnatural and out of place is a testimony to the usual comfort of nature; every imperfection signals the great potential of what could be.”

“That’s why my site of enjoyment, not quite here or there, makes the contradiction in just existing so recognizable. It’s jarring and comforting at the same time. Everything that seems unnatural and out of place is a testimony to the usual comfort of nature; every imperfection signals the great potential of what could be.”

THE PROSPECT | 02/06/2023

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An ode to the return trip

An ode to the return trip

Joshua Yang

“I will forever be grateful to this charming, underfunded public transportation system for creating a liminal space in which I could simply exist, explore, imagine, and dream. In those rocking, ugly train carriages, I existed in the in-between.”

“I will forever be grateful to this charming, underfunded public transportation system for creating a liminal space in which I could simply exist, explore, imagine, and dream. In those rocking, ugly train carriages, I existed in the in-between.”

THE PROSPECT | 02/02/2023

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Waiting for a warmer Paris

Waiting for a warmer Paris

José Pablo Fernández García

“I wasn’t unhappy. I wasn’t as happy as I knew I could be. I was cold. Simply cold, but with no desire to add another layer.”

“I wasn’t unhappy. I wasn’t as happy as I knew I could be. I was cold. Simply cold, but with no desire to add another layer.”

THE PROSPECT | 01/30/2023

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Clinging onto Lunar New Year

Clinging onto Lunar New Year

Joshua Yang

“Some part of me fears that once I graduate and no longer have an abnormally long winter break to spend at home, Lunar New Year will be consigned to the same scrap heap of obscurity that Thanksgiving and Christmas currently occupy in my mind.”

“Some part of me fears that once I graduate and no longer have an abnormally long winter break to spend at home, Lunar New Year will be consigned to the same scrap heap of obscurity that Thanksgiving and Christmas currently occupy in my mind.”

THE PROSPECT | 01/22/2023

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The Prospect: Year in Review 2022

The Prospect: Year in Review 2022

José Pablo Fernández García, Cathleen Weng, Kerrie Liang, and Brett Zeligson

As the year comes to a close, we look back on the article, reviews, essays and more that capture the joint exploration and interrogation of our art and our lives as we pushed through towards 2023.

As the year comes to a close, we look back on the article, reviews, essays and more that capture the joint exploration and interrogation of our art and our lives as we pushed through towards 2023.

THE PROSPECT | 12/30/2022

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Love in the ‘Prince’ newsroom

Love in the ‘Prince’ newsroom

José Pablo Fernández García

“If I had found some love and support and connection in our virtual newsroom while we persevered through those darkest months, then the return to our newsroom on University Place let me see all those things flourish. There are an endless number of vignettes I could write about love in this college newsroom.”

“If I had found some love and support and connection in our virtual newsroom while we persevered through those darkest months, then the return to our newsroom on University Place let me see all those things flourish. There are an endless number of vignettes I could write about love in this college newsroom.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/21/2022

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Empty niches

Empty niches

José Pablo Fernández García

All this from noticing an architectural quirk: these nine empty statuary niches led me along a year-long journey of observation and intrigued writes head editor José Pablo Fernández García in a visual journey through history and memory on campus.

“All this from noticing an architectural quirk: these nine empty statuary niches led me along a year-long journey of observation and intrigue,” writes head editor José Pablo Fernández García in a visual journey through history and memory on campus.

PROJECTS | 12/18/2022

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The exceptions

The exceptions

José Pablo Fernández García

“Either way, the exception carries a double-edged sword — glory and pain. How, why, do such things, even in less extremes, coexist? This is what made my friend’s comment somewhat haunting. Being the exception is a distinction: it aggrandizes and alienates at once.”

“Either way, the exception carries a double-edged sword — glory and pain. How, why, do such things, even in less extremes, coexist? This is what made my friend’s comment somewhat haunting. Being the exception is a distinction: it aggrandizes and alienates at once.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/13/2022

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The Self essay

The Self essay

José Pablo Fernández García

“But now, finally, in these essays I’ve found the binding together of my self. These disparate parts have been gathered and collected like a bundle of sticks — still precarious but at least momentarily unified.”

“But now, finally, in these essays I’ve found the binding together of my self. These disparate parts have been gathered and collected like a bundle of sticks — still precarious but at least momentarily unified.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/08/2022

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Growing up Buddhist during the holiday season

Growing up Buddhist during the holiday season

Albert Lee

“To some students, Christmas decorations may spark excitement for the holiday season. For me, a second-generation immigrant who was raised Buddhist, they remind me of my complicated relationship with mainstream American culture.”

“To some students, Christmas decorations may spark excitement for the holiday season. For me, a second-generation immigrant who was raised Buddhist, they remind me of my complicated relationship with mainstream American culture.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/08/2022

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Sexpert: Sex shops

Sexpert: Sex shops

The Sexpert

In this month’s column, the Sexpert gives a run down on sex shops near campus.

In this month’s column, the Sexpert gives a run down on sex shops near campus.

THE PROSPECT | 12/08/2022

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The desire to be known: Lev Ricanati’s play “Underneath the Lintel”

The desire to be known: Lev Ricanati’s play “Underneath the Lintel”

Regina Roberts

“How can one trace the steps of someone who seems to be everywhere? As they travel across the world following clue after clue, the audience wonders if they are actually in search of the myth, or for meaning in their own life.”

“How can one trace the steps of someone who seems to be everywhere? As they travel across the world following clue after clue, the audience wonders if they are actually in search of the myth, or for meaning in their own life.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/07/2022

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‘It’s all I ever wanted to do, sit with language’: Q&A with Translator in Residence Saskia Vogel

‘It’s all I ever wanted to do, sit with language’: Q&A with Translator in Residence Saskia Vogel

Hana Widerman

“It’s nice to feel like this, to have a sense of purpose. I think storytelling has always been my through-line. Linnea was talking about how language itself isn’t a home. It's what you make of language that makes language a home.”

“It’s nice to feel like this, to have a sense of purpose. I think storytelling has always been my through-line. Linnea was talking about how language itself isn’t a home. It's what you make of language that makes language a home.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/07/2022

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Black Arts Company: Lifting each other up by getting down

Black Arts Company: Lifting each other up by getting down

Kerrie Liang

“The evidence was undeniable — BAC wasn’t just building a group of great dancers, it was building a community.”

“The evidence was undeniable — BAC wasn’t just building a group of great dancers, it was building a community.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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‘A space to do radical shit’: Black student artists form campus collective

‘A space to do radical shit’: Black student artists form campus collective

Auhjanae McGee

“We want it to be a community of Black people who want to make art together and who are dedicated to that,” said Aishah Balogun ’23. 

“We want it to be a community of Black people who want to make art together and who are dedicated to that,” said Aishah Balogun ’23. 

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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Spielberg’s lively, disjointed, semi-autobiographical odyssey: “The Fabelmans” review

Spielberg’s lively, disjointed, semi-autobiographical odyssey: “The Fabelmans” review

Wilson Conn

“However, in truth, the movie might not actually be about much at all. Perhaps it was simply the aging Spielberg’s nostalgic attempt to preserve the story of his family for posterity in the wake of his parents’ recent passing.”

“However, in truth, the movie might not actually be about much at all. Perhaps it was simply the aging Spielberg’s nostalgic attempt to preserve the story of his family for posterity in the wake of his parents’ recent passing.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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“We’re African”: Dorobucci presents “Picture Perfect”

“We’re African”: Dorobucci presents “Picture Perfect”

Eden Teshome and Regina Roberts

“The show offered a fusion of the modern and traditional, threaded along by the narrative of a family reunion … and all the inevitable drama.”

“The show offered a fusion of the modern and traditional, threaded along by the narrative of a family reunion … and all the inevitable drama.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/06/2022

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A decade of Carly Rae Jepsen: A grad student's muse

A decade of Carly Rae Jepsen: A grad student's muse

Emily Miller

“We all need a song or two to build confidence for hitting submit for a conference, journal, or grant and seeing how the universe reacts. Jepsen knows that things will not always work out; nevertheless, she dares to believe in a world where things will.”

“We all need a song or two to build confidence for hitting submit for a conference, journal, or grant and seeing how the universe reacts. Jepsen knows that things will not always work out; nevertheless, she dares to believe in a world where things will.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/05/2022

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Playful yet powerful: Samuel Fosso’s ‘Affirmative Acts’

Playful yet powerful: Samuel Fosso’s ‘Affirmative Acts’

Isabella Dail

“The current exhibition at Hulfish transcends simple snapshots by dialoguing with viewers on important themes of identity, expression, and the individual relationship to the larger society around them.”

“The current exhibition at Hulfish transcends simple snapshots by dialoguing with viewers on important themes of identity, expression, and the individual relationship to the larger society around them.”

THE PROSPECT | 12/04/2022