The Rutgers Review

“I first learned the language of pure platonic love at four years old, sitting on the floor of my Kindergarten classroom. It started with another girl’s Cat in the Hat keychain and a shared shelf of books. We were “Mia and Ria.” It all sounded like a poem before I even knew how to write one.”

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Columnist ✍️: Mia Vaccarella
Article title 💻:In Defense of Platonic Love
Column 📝: Fourth Wall

“With the semester coming to an end and summer around the corner, the majority of us will have a little more free time on our hands. At least enough to dedicate time to hobbies and interests that have been pushed to the side during the academic year. So if you want to get into social theory, it’s the perfect time to start.

That being said, where to do so?”

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Columnist ✍️: Diya Nathan
Article title 💻: So You Want to Read Social Theory
Column 📝: One Idea at a Time

" 'I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party, and I attended with my real face,' said Franz Kafka, a German-speaking Jewish novelist who explored the human experience in his works. The first time I heard this quote, it immediately made me think of that heart-sinking feeling of showing up somewhere and realizing you wore “the wrong thing” compared to everyone else. It’s like everyone received some memo you did not, and that everyone’s eyes are now on you. So hearing his experience of feeling isolated for being his true self in a world that feels like everyone else is performing was striking, but also made me think to myself, what does it really mean to show up as your true self?"

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Columnist ✍️: Zoe Whiting
Article title 💻: Costume Party
Column 📝: Looks Like Meaning

“Like we’ve discussed, conflict theory is a major perspective of sociology. You could even argue it’s the most relevant, considering the numerous ideologies which fall under it, but it isn’t the only perspective. If you’ve taken an introductory sociology course or have done a little bit of digging into sociological perspective, you’ve most likely have heard about functionalism or symbolic interactionism. Along with conflict theory, they can be considered the “big three” of sociological perspectives, and while each perspective is unique, they do share similarities that become more apparent when examining them side by side.”

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Columnist ✍️: Diya Nathan
Article title 💻: Functions and Symbols
Column 📝: One Idea at a Time