anna gritzenbach

  • Ink-orrect: Society’s attitude towards body modification

    Ink-orrect: Society’s attitude towards body modification

    “When I was born, I was handed a blank room. And I’m just choosing to decorate the walls however makes me happy.”

  • Fishing for reassurance

    Fishing for reassurance

    “Now, don’t get me wrong, there is absolutely no harm in reassuring people — especially if they are telling you that they feel insecure — but oftentimes, we don’t want reassurance; we simply want to feel validated and heard.”

  • Grow the h*ll up: Answer your d*mn email

    Grow the h*ll up: Answer your d*mn email

    “There is no handbook for adulting; you just kind of figure it out as you go.”

  • If you wanted to, would you?

    If you wanted to, would you?

    “‘It takes away any kind of ownership and responsibility and control over the idea of a relationship starting because it completely puts the burden on the other person.’”

  • The art of yapping: Everyone is the artist

    The art of yapping: Everyone is the artist

    “‘Oh yeah, I’m a huge chatterbox.’”

  • Ins and outs

    Ins and outs

    “2024 is the year we start to be better — or maybe worse.”

  • All or nothing: A guide to fandom

    All or nothing: A guide to fandom

    “You can still be a fan even if you don’t know what the celebrity’s favorite color was when they were 13 or what their mom makes on Thanksgiving.”

  • 10 things we hate about you

    10 things we hate about you

    “The opinion section has some pet peeves that are campus-specific and we would like to share them with you all — partly out of the hope that some can reflect on their own actions and realize, they are the causes of these annoyances and choose to do better.”

  • Standards are stupid: Being a woman sucks

    Standards are stupid: Being a woman sucks

    “There is no one right way to be beautiful, and that in itself is inherently beautiful.”