Ideas are Water by Adeline Ferolo Ideas are water. Sparkling crystals dance across the surface of a lake, bobbing up and down in synchronous movement following the rhythm of the waves. Looking at it now it seems like a hallucinatory, kaleidoscopic invention. But it’s just water. Billions of tiny water molecules each consisting of two …
Tackling Environmental Racism: Part 1 by Kratika Tandon Warren County, North Carolina: a small, rural, and predominantly Black community. For much of the past century, the county has been known just as that. The area was peaceful and largely unnoticed. Unfortunately, that all changed in 1982 when the region was chosen as the illegal dumping …
Child Separation Crisis by Trent Miles The United States has a historical tradition of separating children from their parents—as do many other countries. However, I want to address the U.S. specifically. Indigenous American children were separated from their parents and raised in remote states with white families. In recent years, we have been hearing about …
From Diet to Disease by Elizabeth Setti Webster’s Dictionary defines addiction as a compulsive, physiological, or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity that leads to harmful effects. Throughout the course of the COVID-19 government shutdown, citizens battling their existing addictions inevitably struggled with their situations due to various factors. Some may even …
An Exhausted College Student by Kianna Goss It will come as no surprise that as the fall semester ends, I feel more exhausted than ever. This is typical for college students. But what is different is that since the beginning of the semester, the workload has beenconsistently overwhelming due to the virtual learning experience. In …
World Hijab Day by Jenin Mannaa Oh, don’t you dare look back!Just keep your eyes on me.I said you’re holding back.She said, “Shut up and dance with me!” “Shut Up and Dance with Me” by Walk the Moon is my mom’s all-time favorite song, so you can imagine her joy when the lyrics reverberated. through …
Why are there so few Women in STEM? by Anjali Yedavalli It’s early 2017, and my teachers have announced our next teamwork building field trip. Soon enough, the entire eighth grade class got ready to hop on a bus to watch Hidden Figures in theaters. The movie is known for its feelgood undertone, an ode to three …
The Wonders of the Moon by Izaak Garcia When looking back to the first lunar landing in 1969, America has come a long way. We have sent out probes (space exploration devices), satellites, and observed the cosmos through high-powered telescopes. From the Earth, we see the wonders of our solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, …
A Note From our Writers – Dec. 2020 Dear Reader— In this issue, the writers were tasked with bringing their imagination and wildest musings to paper—from the Moon all the way to the fleeting nature of human thoughts. We need more writers like this… writers who are ready to explore new, difficult, or even fun …
A Note From our Editor – Dec. 2020 As we release our final Giving Voice issue of 2020, I cannot help but reflect back on the year. It is the year that wasn’t, in a way—so many cancelled weddings, gatherings, festivals, concerts, courses, and more. We did this in an effort to protect one another …
