A lovely moment I recall. By Eva Spier  Illustration by Jiaying Geng In 1825, Alexander Pushkin, widely regarded as the father of Russian poetry and memorized by legions of pupils to this day, joined Russian socialite Anna Kern at her aunt’s Trigorskoye estate near Mikhaylovskoye to work on his manuscript of Eugene Onegin . He became infatuated with the woman in a matter of weeks, who had been unhappily married to General Yermolai Kern by ways of an arranged marriage since th

As heard by The Blue & White. Illustration by Jiaying Geng After a brief hiatus, Blue & White  Campus Gossip is back with a vengeance.  … AND WHO LET THIS DOG OUT?  In an effort to rebuild trust with the student body, Public Safety has been spotted tabling outside of Lerner, proudly displaying a trench-coat-clad hounddog mascot. While the intent seems Sherlock Holmes-esque, this reporter can’t help but note that the execution lands closer to the neighborhood flasher in a furs

Dialogues with the deceased. By Lucy Mason Illustration by Jiaying Geng On September 16, 1776, following a disastrous defeat at Kips Bay, the Continental Army retreated in shame to the hills of Harlem Heights, today called Morningside Heights. As the Redcoats closed in, these American revolutionaries launched their first notable assault. Although the skirmish was a far cry from a divisive victory, it was recorded with ample patriotic vigor as an important turning point for wa