by Gabriel Gross Sometimes you have to understand the past to appreciate the present. The NBA season has just started, where many modern centers are making their way, like Nikola Jokic from the Nuggets, or Joel Embid from the 76ers. Most people have heard about these players, but do they know about the all-time greats? Let’s …
by Rabiah Na’Allah Why do we do things? I don’t mean breathing or talking or walking. I’m not talking about using our feet or mouths or lungs. I mean Things like posting that story about the black girl who got shot Or changing our Instagram bio to “BLM.” Maybe we actually care about Black lives …
by Liz Setti Weight gain happens to everyone; why does it scare us? Diet culture, the societal belief that a thin body is the ideal human appearance, has become so invasive in an array of aspects. For example, the countless amounts of diets to try, products sold to “burn fat” such as skinny teas and …
by Izaak Garcia Making an indisputable case for the best three month-stretch of the year. Let’s be honest here: The progression of holidays, from the beginning of October until the end of December, is the best time of the year, no contest. Now I know that may seem like a broad statement with absolutely no …
by Jessica Wang Living forever might not be as great as it sounds… Death is unfair, and you could die at any given point. Although you’d be dead, life would still go on. When death arrives at your doorstep it signals life is over. As sad as it could be, the end of one existence …
by Karma Henderson Dysfunctional is love Love is Dysfunctional Pulling me this way and that How do I decide what’s best for me He says this, he says that But what does she say? Nothing until it’s too late Hearts broken Tears fallen With no one to wipe them Alone is peace but You’ve changed …
by Izaak Garcia Sometimes it pays to be patient and play the long game. It was a bitter cold, November day. The kind of cold that crawls through your clothes, and seeps directly into your bones, chilling them to the core. The kind of cold that nips and bites at every inch of exposed skin, …
by Ayannah Garcia “Tis the damn season.” Inspired by ‘Tis the Damn Season’ by Taylor Swift Winter is coming Some might say it’s already here With the orange and red leaves barely on trees stunning The sheer sight of it makes me cheer With Thanksgiving out of the way, it’s time to sing Time to …
by Rasheedah Na’Allah Choosing a college major can be intimidating, until it’s fulfilling. Telling some of my family that I wanted to be a sociology major for college was a chore. Their first comment was, “What can you learn from sociology that I can’t learn from just turning on the news?” At the time, I …
by Izaak Garcia Maybe the only reason Earth still exists is because we have not yet been found… There are numerous explanations as to why humanity has not encountered other alien lifeforms in the universe. Could it be because we are truly the only intelligent species? Perhaps our technology has not yet advanced far enough …
