letter from the editors

Dearest Readers,

As the days draw shorter, the nights grow colder, and the city remains rooted in its bustle and buzz, finding stillness in the solitude and the scuttle is ever so important. With this installment of the Bulletin, we bring to you pieces that calm you, that warm your hearts, and that hopefully bring you a little bit of light amidst the fuss of returning to campus this spring semester.

From Health & Style, we’ve got you covered on mental health tips & tricks, the meaning of ‘winter blues’, and on spending some quality alone time - making or using your own sex toys! With Arts & Culture, we cover all your holiday favorites - films, books, music - as well as how to discover the winter wonderland that is NYC all on your own. In Politics & Opinion, we bring you pieces on inspiring new leaders with spotlights like “Women in Washington” and “The Youth are Rising” to light the fire inside you.

Finally, with this issue’s centerpiece, we look back on 2019 for all of its highs and lows. For all our triumphs and our failures. For all we have let go of and all we have learned. With the new year comes new reflection, and we hope that you are able to find warmth this month in the spaces you have built for yourself.

Readers, we have grown so much with you and from you. You have been our guiding lights, our best friends, our partners, as we have moved through the changes in weather and the changes brewing inside us. There’s no one else we like to cozy up to near the fire but you. Everything we do, we do for you. Know that as you turn the pages of this issue, we are here for you should you ever need or desire the support and love of community, of belonging, of solidarity.

With Tessa in our hearts and minds forever.

Love, love and more love, Kalena & Sara

ISSUE INTHIS

3 // letter from the editors 5 // behind the scenes 6 // Trending & Playlist

HEALTH & STYLE

8 // Crowdsourcing Calm 10 // Too School for Juul 12 // Sex Toys: Batteries Not Included 14 // More than ‘Winter Blues’ 16 // Screen queens FEATURES

18 // bb book club the namesake 20 // "Mo-om, I'm home" 22 // BC Gifts for Everyone on Your List 24 // Senior Reflection: The Final Fall Semester 26 // Family, to You 28 // Centerpiece: Turning the Page on 2019

POLITICS & OPINION

34 // A Fight for Democracy 36 // Women in Washington 38 // Gentrification in our Backyard

ARTS & CULTURE

40 // Louis C.K.'s comeback: a #metoo rejection in Isolation 42 // Hanukkah in NYC 44 // Movie Review: Last Christmas 46 // Spotlight on Star Wars: The Finale of the Skywalker Saga 48 // Winter Reading List 50 // Holiday Film Classics: Ranked! 52 // Student Musician-On-Campus Spotlight 54 // Your Holiday Playlist 56 // Holiday Traditions 58 // It’s Cuffing Season… But I’m Still Cold!