Blacklight Speaks - "Some Virginal Thots"

Episode 5: Plight of the Mind

In this episode, several UChicago students reflect on their experiences with mental illness. Production: Kelsey Whitcomb, Orly Farber, Varsha Sundar, Flavius Beca, Jared Simon, Joyce Lu, Medha Biswas, Anya Krok Music: Surya Giri

Bread Beats: "Turn of the Century"

Jenzo DuQue reads his story "Turn of the Century."

Episode 4: Racial Profiling in Hyde Park

Policing and racial profiling in Hyde Park. Production: Konje Machini, Paul Dillon, Kenya Senecharles, Eric Holmberg, Jessica Law, Noah Sawyer, Alex Ding, Shombit Chaudhuri Music: Surya Giri Sample: Steve Reich, New York Counterpoint 1

Blacklight Speaks - "Some Virginal Thots"

In the first episode of Blacklight Speaks, Ariel Stevenson reads her personal essay "Some Virginal Thots." Be sure to look for her piece in the upcoming Gender & Sexuality edition of Blacklight Magazine.

Bread Beats: Valentine

Poems: "Lover Lite" by Paul Dillon, from the upcoming issue of Sliced Bread "3" by Yehuda Amichai "A Drinking Song" by William Butler Yeats "Twice Shy" by Seamus Heaney