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The Blue and White
The December Issue
Illustration by Jorja Garcia
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Editorial Board
Claire Shang, CC ’24, Editor-in-Chief
Sylvie Epstein, CC ’23, Managing Editor
Kat Chen, CC ’24, Digital Editor
Tarini Krishna, BC ’23, Publisher
Hart Hallos, CC ’23, Illustrations Editor
Madeleine Hermann, BC ’23, Illustrations Editor
Annie Poole, BC ’24, Layout Editor
Benjamine Mo, CC ’23, Literary Editor
Eliza Rudalevige, CC ’23, Literary Editor
Senior Editors
Grace Adee, CC ’22.5
Cole Cahill CC ’23
Dominy Gallo, CC ’23
Anouk Jouffret, BC ’24
Kelsey Kitzke BC ’23
Becky Miller, BC ’24
Victor Omojola CC ’24
Sona Wink BC ’25
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Staff Writers
Henry Astor, CC ’24
Zibia Caldwell, BC ’25
Iris Chen, CC ’24
Margaret Connor, BC ’23
Andrea Contreras, CC ’24
Schuyler Daffey, CC ’26
Stephen Dames, CC ’25
Adrienne deFaria, CC ’26
Amogh Dimri, CC ’24
Cat Flores, BC ’25
Sadia Haque, BC ’23
Madison Hu, GS ’24
Josh Kazali, CC ’25
Clara Kraebber, CC ’23
Molly Leahy, BC ’24
Miska Lewis, BC ’24
Will Lyman, CC ’23
Molly Murch, BC ’24
Briani Netzahuatl, CC ’23
Leah Overstreet, CC ’24
Anna Patchefsky, CC ’25
Claire Schweitzer, CC ’24
Siri Storstein, CC ’26
Muni Suleiman, CC ’24
Jazmyn Wang, CC ’25
Dominic Wiharso, CC ’25
Tara Zia, CC ’26
Staff Illustrators
Emma Chen, CC ’26
Lolo Dederer, CC ’24
Watson Frank, CC ’25
Jorja Garcia, CC ’26
Cadence Gonzales, BC ’26
Maca Hepp, CC ’24
Mac Jackson, CC ’24
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Alexandra Lopez-Carretero, CC ’25
Vanessa Mendoza, CC ’23
Samia Menon, SEAS ’23
Oonagh Mockler, BC ’25
Nayeon Park, CC ’26
Amelie Scheil, BC ’25
Betel Tadesse, CC ’25
Phoebe Wagoner, CC ’25
Table of Contents
Letter from the Editor by Claire Shang
Bwecommendations by the Blue and White Staff
God, It’s Brutal Out Here by Margaret Connor
Who’s Afraid of Roar-ee? by Amogh Dimri
Dog Days at Barnard by Molly Leahy
For the Archives by Stephen Dames
Playing Against Yourself by Jazmyn Wang
Pull Up & Play Right by Becky Miller
Depot of Silence by Adrienne deFaria
The Barnard Baddie of Libraries by Anna Patchefsky
Awaiting an Audience by Molly Murch
Sophie Paquette by Victor Omojola
Mae Butler by Dominy Gallo
The Search for Sanctuary by Andrea Contreras and Briani Netzahuatl
Practicing Permanence by Muni Suleiman
Learning How to Fight by Anonymous
Notes from the Boom Op by Josh Kazali
Sharing Space by Will Lyman
Something Beautiful to Look at Today by Siri Storstein
Expanding English by Tarini Krishna
Curating the Vibe by Dominic Wiharso
Centerfold by Cadence Gonzales
half-sonnet for fusion by Eris Sker
chapel song by Eliza Rudalevige
On the 9:05 Northeast Regional by Zibia Bardin
The Shortcut The T Train by Margaret Connor
Elif Batuman by Cole Cahill
Jennifer Hirsch by Andrea Contreras
Margo Jefferson by Dominy Gallo
ATSL Should I go? by Grace Adee and Sona Wink
Postcard by Hart Hallos and Alexandra Lopez-Carretero
Crossword by Sona Wink
Front Cover by Jorja Garcia
Excerpted from The Postcard by Hart Hallos and Alexandra Lopez-Carretero
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