Amber Rose

Avoiding the awkward sting of the one-night stand

“I could make a move but I won’t./ I know that you’re probably thinkin’ somethin’ is wrong./ Knowing if I do that it won’t be right./ I don’t get down on the first night.”

- Monica, “T…

Dubious encounters: dating in and out of the Swubble

Once upon a very dark time, the Swarthmore dating scene had me desperate enough to start browsing the Craigslist personals. You know you’ve hit a romantic slump when they start to look attractive. The…

Valentine’s: when couples come out to PDA

Love is in the air. (Can someone open a window, please?)

Granny panties: the idea of them is not so bad. They’re comfy. They’re cost efficient. Hell, I can buy a six-pack at Target for like, two bucks…

Three: magic or awkward?

Who says three’s a crowd? Why, three is the magic number! Three times the charm! Think of all those famous trios whose charisma is dependent upon the dynamic of the number three: Where would Mo and La…

Communication is key

Often times in my sexual experiences, I have run into what I like to term a “communication snafu.” In my earlier sexual experiences, especially, I was not quite comfortable directing the bedtime actio…

Fulfilling all your fantasies: new ideas for a new season

Wake up. It’s spring. You’ve suffered through an entire winter of blistered lips and butt-chap. You willingly let the School Dashboard mock you with its bold warning, “COLLEGE IS CLOSED,” while …

Embracing the mammalian side of our sexuality

Upon reading The Phoenix for the first time this past fall semester, I realized that a dialogue of great intellectual importance was blatantly absent: boobs! Hey, why not? Not only does public sex-tal…

When a night with Mr. Right Now goes wrong

Sometimes we all need a little self-esteem boost. Even the sexiest of the sexy (some of us sexier than others) suffer dry spells. And so what does a desperate post-pubescent person do when feeling lon…

On getting older: When sex becomes complicated

Do you remember when you were 18: budding bosoms, the metabolism of a child and the scent of high school still lingering in your trousers? The world lay in the palm of your adolescent hand. Okay, so m…

Learn to love yourself: Spicing up your sex life

We did it. Halfway through. Another successful quarter passed. One quarter closer to getting the hell out, that is, to leaving this grassy sanctuary that I hold so dear. Alright, so yes, this is my s…

In bed, beware: You can’t always trust intuition

Last week I gave you a list of sexual ‘Dos,’ and far be it for me to know whether anyone is either daring or naïve enough to take my advice (or read my column for that matter). But I figured that sinc…

Finding the beauty of the Paces underworld

I c u whinin’ an’ grindin’ up on that flo’. I no u c me lookin’ at u and u already no: I wanna luv u. U already no, I wanna luv u. U already noooo, girl.

If you take out the free mystery dri…

Amber takes on role of sexual agony aunt

It’s springtime, and I feel like going out with a bang. That’s right; it’s my last semester at Swarthmore College, and never again will I have the opportunity to expose a community of upstanding indiv…

Turning food into an opportunity to educate

Since 2005, the Village Education Project, or VEP, has supported youth from three rural villages outside of Otavalo, Ecuador in their pursuit of a high school degree. Each summer, Swarthmore College …

Beauty and pain - Review of Zane Booker’s ‘Portraits’

“I want you to get together” is the melancholy plea that forms the musical background of “Portraits,” the dance performance choreographed by Zane Booker, founder and artistic director of the Smoke, Li…

Hats off to creative costumes, sexy or scary

Halloween starts off innocently enough: unsuspecting toddlers waddle from door to door of perfect strangers, asking to be tricked or treated. Poor little Billy, if he only knew what he was asking, he …