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CONTRIBUTERS

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Cover Models Riley Lane Sophia Zephir

Hair + Makeup Art Direction Team Angelina Wang, Beca Dutra, Cecilia Dixon, Emily Knobloch, Fiona Lin, Margaret Schreiber, Pilar O’Connor, RileyLane, Saumya Chugh, Wes Bodkin Teddy Tron, Tulasi Sundaresh

Nicole Haftel, Afnan Tabidi, Hannah Xue, Briyana Martin, Samya Chugh, Katie Zizmore, Ellicia Chiu, Erin Kahaly, Katia Jeronimo-Lato, Amanda Siegel, Rebecca Jang, Morgan King, Kara Bolli, Kat Jeronimo

Photographers

Writers and Copy Editors

Isabella Arteaga, Jacqueline Braunstein, Meghan Cronin, David Haetty, Isabella Jiminez, Zhishan (Rae) Lin, Meera Sabeh, Justin Santinelli, Trinity Smithers, Ningxin (EV) Zhang, Kate Zizmor

Allison Antonevich, Sofiko, Deean Yeoh, Dora Agali, Doreen Zhao, Ina Joseph, Jailyn Duong, Melissa Dalarossa, Melony Breese Forcier, Mikaela Danielle Ty, Christian Jaeger, Dane Persky, Ella Morgan, Jade Fisher, Katarzyna Jezak, Meghana, Nikila Hamann, Matt, Rhoda Yun, Nessa Foxe, Lauren Cosio, Zoe Allen, Tatiana Webster, Amanda Berman, Daniella Kandelman, Maggie Farren, Nashid Fulcher, Guen Dunstan, Meghan Ring, Elsa Scott, Shifa Rajwani, Kimberly Zhu

Videographers Selen Terzi, Audria Hadikusumo, Seiji Wakabayshi, Elena Lee, Giancarlo Lobo, Ryan Yuen, Jonas Hayes, Grace Handler, Ningxin Zhang, Adi Jahic, Alex Lustig

Maya Green Silver Editor In Chief David Neary

James Krolewski Creative Director

Finance Director

Saumya Chugh

Art Director

Brand Outreach & Events Director

Pilar O’Connor

Tianze Huang

Art Director Annie Milman

Mili Hurtado

Web Editor Deedee Ogbogu

Photography Director

Managing Editor

GianCarlo Lobo

Melissa Dalarossa

Online Content Director

Junior Managing Editor

Stylists Sam Morse, Tatyana Khashoggi, Jessica Miller, Jose Alberto Orive, Ellicia Chiu, Sydney Cairns, Nour Nabhan, Lina Otalora, Richard Furman, Megan Kalili, Nicki Hymowitz, Antonia Frank, Sophia Zephir, Preston Park, Mikaela Ty, Janna Collins, Kendall Caputo, Zixi Yang, Julia Bertelli, Sannah Kim, Antonia Araya Meier, Deeksha Kandan, Madeline Wildermuth, Ana Lucia Perla, Gahouray Dukuray, Ariela Levy, Hannah Morris, Kimberly Zhu, Morgan King, Kelsey Brown, Isabelle Emily Rose Collier, Talia Adler, Zoe Allen, Ruiya Wang, Taylor Arnette

Set Designers Sofia Zalaquett, Angela Dong, danielle ibrahim, alexandria sharpley

Brand Outreach Deeksha Kandan, Blau Ramos, Danielle Haskins, Juliana Muise, Asia Gordon

Events Alicia Shamji, Robin Eisenson, Jenni Rudman

Public Relations Maggie Oxford, Solana Chatfield, Allie Daniel, Natalie Schorn

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BAIT THE GIRL SLEEPING

By Ella Morgan

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During the night she is asleep.

Her eyes closed, but her mind racing.

Silence all around her while she dreams.

On the outside she is calm.

Look into her mind.

Scenes after scenes, waves of color.

Inside she is fury and fire and noise.

No holding back, no barrier nor bind.

On the inside, She is chaos.

And chaos can be quiet.

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Art Direction Wes Bodkin Tulasi Sundaresh Angelina Wang Creative Direction James Krolewski Featuring Anika Dhar Vic Spero Ted Tron Zihan Zhang Hair & Makeup Erin Kahaly Photography Haley Abram BTS Photography Nick Guadagno Styling Nour Nabhan Hannah Morris Sophia Zephir

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Kassidy Green Riley Lane Tyla Pink

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Erin Kahaly

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Annie Millman

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Sannah Kim Kimberly Zhu

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Art Direction Becca Dutra James Krolewski Pilar O’Connor Creative Direction James Krolewski Nour Nabhan Featuring Haley Lerner Marisa Marino Sam Morse Sophia Zephir Hair/Makeup Saumya Chugh Photography Isa Arteaga Stying Ria Wang Nour Nabhan

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Art Direction Annie Milman Creative Direction Nick Guadagno Annie Millman Featuring Guen Dunstan Nikkolette Gerald Omar Ibrahim Savannah Jooste Zihan Zhang Photography Nick Guadagno Annie Millman

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By Dane Persky

GENTLY (KIDS)

On any other night, waking so often would’ve spelt a day of regret.

But in the twilight of that bedroom, the stripes on your unfurled sheets chasing around our frames, insomnia meant more moments to remember where I was—beside you. It was stuffy and we barely fittogether in that bed, but in the early morning when your alarm went offand you asked me how I slept I said I slept well and I wasn’t lying.

I like how we didn’t get dressed when we left for my car and I like how, because the sun hadn’t come up yet, we were too tired to want to search each other’s faces for something. An invisible bungee cord tugged me in your wake as we trundled though the forest, heading for the parking structure. felt like one of thoselittle kids with a leash on their backpack that they never seem to mind.

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We were quiet inside the car. I remember it barely had any gas but I wasn’t worried. The wheels really felt like they were rolling up on that mountain, and with anyone else I might’ve felt like I was rolling with them—I might’ve felt like I had to throw myself into that enclosed space and risk breaking its serenity. Not then, though.

My heart was in my tummy and it was warm there.

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it all starts with colors; life, expression and the gradient in between. my style is the vehicle for this expression (specifically, an Aston Martin DB5). it is a manifestation of my life, Jacob’s coat of many colors. nothing is permanent, fashion fades as my favorite blue shirt does after each load of laundry. but like a washing machine it moves in a cyclical pattern, and if it fades it’s not for long just like the red dress I owned six years ago that I saw on Instagram yesterday for three times less than I bought it for. fashion is science, total experimentation; a new combination each day, the uncrackable enigma. uncrackable because it’s never wrong, uncrackable because there is no requisite to adhere to the norm. uncrackable because it is inherently an experiment with no lab report no absolute conclusion only a hypothesis and a burning desire to venture into terrains and patterns and colors and combinations that you didn’t even know made sense. and there is no greater joy, no greater feeling than a sublime experimentation one day and an utter failure another until you know what works and what does not, until you know what your style is and what it is not, until you know who you are and who you are not.

By Zoe Allen

You started talking to the lady in the tollbooth while I fished around for my registration. You walked back to the car to bring me over and that’s when I saw you—beautiful, not in any specific way but just the sum of your being there. Something plucked my cord.

We wanted to watch the sunrise but there was no sunrise and it was raining. So the two of us found ourselves under the makeshift umbrella of an abstract sculpture, watching the grass hydrate.

My hand in yours, or at least that’s how I want to remember things.

I wonder if that moment felt like a memory while we were living it.

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Art Direction Saumya Chugh Becca Dutra Riley Lane

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Creative Direction James Krolewski Featuring Nikkolette Gerald Kassidy Green Sophia Zephir Luc Belder Natalie Pienkowska Photography Meghan Cronin David Haetty Zhishan Lin Meera Sabeh Jacqueline Braunstein Stylists Ana Lucia Perla Hannah Morris Sophia Zephir Luc Belder

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between being fully immersed in it and knowing there’s a risk of being hurt,” Lobo said.

His words bleed both the beauty and devastation of love; it truly is a force of chaos.

A bizarre circumstance: “I’ve never been in love, but I’ve experienced true love.”

Only a few years ago, Lobo lost a brotherfigure, whom he refers to as his “true love.”

The death rattled Lobo, easily explaining his interest and complex views on the subjects of life and love.

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In regards to relationships and dating, Lobo has never been in love; he proves that dating is not directly correlated to falling in love, another view often misconstrued by society.

No response from this artist was simple— in fact, the exact opposite was true, and I was eager to find out where this complexity stemmed from.

“I think philosophically about everything,” he answered.

“Overthinking” would be an understatement.

Rather, a force hinders his decision-making and, at times, controls his life. It’s hard for Lobo to make decisions without hearing a variety of mantras playing in his head.

“LITTLE BIG, BIG LITTLE, LITTLE LITTLE, BIG BIG,” “NOTHING’S PERFECT, YOU’RE ALWAYS GROWING, SUFFER SUFFER SUFFER,” repeating “HUMAN

PHILOSOPHICAL” five times over again, using numerals to rate the productivity of his day—these are just some of the phrases and patterns ingrained in his mind and daily behavior.

“I’m trying to cut down on the compulsive thinking,” he said. “I need to focus more on the love.”

Rather than shutting down, keeping quiet, and isolating himself, he embraces the inner chaos, sharing it with friends and turning it into love. After all, we must communicate with one another. How else could we possibly get through life’s most chaotic moments and episodes?

“If you really do only live once, then you

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He even gave an unusual, thoughtprovoking answer when asked how food and love were related.

“Food is love, but it’s also a distraction for love when love is not going well,” Lobo said, flipping the simple question on its head. “My guilty love is my late-night food: microwavable chicken nuggets.”

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“You’re never finding love or faking love—it’s just there,” he said. “You’re releasing it.”

With 20 years in the game, Lobo is aware of the man who he strives to be, loving naturally and living genuinely. Teenage years, however, were a different story.

Friendships came and went, discouraging the teen; social climbing and the cliquishness of high school allowed image to surpass inner love, an unfortunate but common trend among young people. “‘Are these people temporary or are they

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permanent?’” he recalled thinking. “I didn’t know what the point was to make friends—something in your life that may not be permanent.”

Today, Lobo has done a 180 in terms of his attitude: “If you’re my friend now, you’re fucking staying my friend.”

He’s begun setting the example he wishes to see, from acknowledging all familiar faces on the street to sitting down with a complete stranger—myself— to talk. Point of story: there is always love to be spread.

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GianCarlo Lobo, 20, from Sausalito, CA, has some opinions about love. His cool, Californian nature seems fitting for his curious personality, open-mindedness, and search for the bigger picture. In his Allston apartment, filled with photographs from his worldwide travels, we sat, unprepared for the candid magic that would emerge. Our topic: love.

Before we even began our conversation, I could sense an evident passion for photography and appreciation of travel. Four black-and-white photos rested on the wall of the living room: a street scene in Berlin; a girl on a train in Hong Kong; a hotel lobby in Suzhou, China; and a couple cliff-jumping in Yosemite.

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When asked what the word “love” meant to him, the artist described a perfect Thursday night: escaping the cold weather in a warm restaurant, eating soup noodles, and listening to music. No talk of soulmates. No puppies. Just warmth, music, and noodles.

“No moment is ever above another moment,” Lobo said. “Every moment should be cared for with love.”

His words reflect his photography, each image a moment in time that will never happen again. Besides, life is just a series of images—rather, memories—equally deserving of love and the click of a camera.

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We began to discuss self-image and how we’d want to be remembered on this Earth. Mentally debating the concept, Lobo agreed that he cares about a loving selfimage; however, it was evident that image and love are two separate entities to him, a refreshing take in a society where image can lead to worrisome and overwhelming feelings.

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By Christian Jaeger GianCarlo and I met at an OTC meeting in early February. His calm energy drew me in, but it was his warmth that permitted me to stay. For the “Chaos” issue, Gian wanted to include the subgenre of “Love,” either in an interview, a story, or prose. My curiosity on the topic, and familiar, laidback vibe interested Gian; he suggested sitting down one night to discuss the broad subject.

I was unsure of what to think, but I was fascinated by love and glad to know someone else was too. The grand discussion took place in his Allston apartment—a step up from the stereotypical “Allston crawl.” Gian was excited to bond with unfamiliar members

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GianCarlo and I met at an OTC meeting in early February. His calm energy drew me in, but it was his warmth that permitted me to stay. For the “Chaos” issue, Gian wanted to include the subgenre of “Love,” either in an interview, a story, or prose. My curiosity on the topic, and familiar, laidback vibe interested Gian; he suggested sitting down one night to discuss the broad subject.

I was unsure of what to think, but I was fascinated by love and glad to know someone else was too. The grand discussion took place in his Allston apartment—a step up from the stereotypical “Allston crawl.” Gian was excited to bond with unfamiliar members

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Art Direction Pilar O’Connor Cecilia Dixon Creative Direction Pilar O’Connor Featuring Xenia Gouras Hair & Makeup Erin Kahaly Photography Ningxin (EV) Zhang Styling Zoe Allen Kelsey Brown

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Throughout the years, Off The Cuff has seen many changes. Starting as a simple idea, we have grown to a staff of almost 200 students. Our work continues to attract the best and the brightest. Some of the most passionate and driven students come to us in search of a home. Born out of a hope to create a safe space for those who were craving creation and searching for some kind of outlet, OTC has grown into a community of artists that support each other through our work. Now in our 6th year, Issue 12 reflects that growth. The Chaos Issue represents not only where we’ve come from, but how much more we can do.

As students, our lives have never been more uncertain. We each face every day with new and different challenges, in the hope that someday we may find our place. In this issue you will find the work of those that have found a semblance of order in the chaos.

As you will see, these pages are filled with the works of students who stepped together into the void. The focus of Issue 12 has been to produce powerful visual work for print that allows the reader to understand the dichotomy between chaos and order, however they may choose. Our focus on chaos is reflected not only in the shoots, but in our organization as a whole. This year we have emphasised collaboration and community, and as such these pages are filled with the voices of our staff members individually, and as a collective.

This year started off with an extremely strong Executive Board, whose vision and drive have helped OTC grow in ways we could not imagine. Eboard’s demand for collaboration has allowed the power of each shoot to be put into the hands of many; therefore, each work has multiple minds behind it. We could not be more thankful for the leadership role that each staff member has taken on throughout the semester.

This year we must say goodbye to a few of our Executive Board members who are stepping into the chaos of the real world. DeeDee Ogbogu, our Managing Editor, has time and time again produced beautifully phrased content for print and online. Her commitment to our community will always be felt. Additionally our Creative Director, James Krolewski, is an essential member of our staff and especially our eboard. James’s creativity and passion has been crucial in the astounding work we have produced for the past three issues. We also must say goodbye to Pilar O’Connor, our Co-Art director whose work for the past four years has helped OTC grow in incredible ways.

Off The Cuff as a community is continuously growing and changing. We work hard to create a space in life of each of our staff members where they can go to push and be pushed. To create knowing they have the full support of the staff behind them. To let go and find the order in the chaos. This piece of security, this one constant in the sea of chaos that is our young adult years would not be possible without the amazing staff that makes up this community. Thank you to every single member of staff that poured their talent and hearts into this issue.

‘Till next time, Maya Green Silver

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