About the publication

An editorial imprint, run like a publication.

Essays, analyses, how-tos, commentary, and the occasional recorded interview, pressed at a slow cadence and laid out like a tracklist.

The publication runs as an imprint, not a platform. New tracks press Mondays and Thursdays at a steady editorial cadence: slow enough that the writing has to mean something, fast enough that there's always something new to find on the home page.

Each piece is an essay, an analysis, a how-to, or a commentary, written in the voice of one of four contributing writers. The four are introduced in liner-notes on the roster page below.

When a real student or recent graduate sits down for an interview, that piece runs under the ★ Recorded mark and reads differently: photography over illustration, a deeper layout, real attribution. That mark is reserved for real conversation; nothing else carries it.

The publication doesn't put dates on the chrome of articles. There are no "trending" counts, no follower numbers, no scoreboard. The catalogue is the catalogue. The Resource Desk answers what's in it.

The roster

  • Voices & identity essayist

    J. Akamine

    J. Akamine writes for Students Need More on the questions students are actually carrying.

    Beat: Youth identity, generational shifts, the future-of-work conversation, student culture.

  • Economic & education analysis

    M. Rivera

    M. Rivera covers the economics of being a student for Students Need More.

    Beat: Affordability, college economics, trade-vs-degree, the actual numbers behind student decisions.

  • First-person essays & action

    D. Ortiz

    D. Ortiz writes first-person essays for Students Need More.

    Beat: Student organizing, school-wide projects, after-school ventures, side hustles, action-essays.

  • Cultural commentary & current events

    A. Brooks

    A. Brooks writes cultural commentary for Students Need More.

    Beat: Pop culture, social media trends, internet discourse, music and movies students are actually engaged with.

What's on the masthead