Emerson may not have any dedicated music programs or organizations, but within the hurricane of creativity the student body, alumni, and institution itself preaches, music is still a quintessential part of the school’s character.

I was recently asked what my red flag is. I answered something fairly banal, but I should have said that I used to gatekeep and belonged on the margins of being a non-toxic male manipulator.

I'd become fully immersed in the idea of putting my misery on a pedestal, and it seriously affected me in all areas of my life.