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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Lucia Camp February 9, 2023

The year is 1967 and Timothy Leary, a psychologist, is speaking with an audience at MIT about his research investigating the possible benefits of mind-altering drugs such as LSD and psilocybin.  Through...

Fearless Femininity

Elli Westmacott and Christiana Cino February 9, 2023

  If one were to sit down and flip through the overpriced and extensive paged history books that every student buys at some point in their high school career, they would find only a handful of...

Digital Footprint

Digital Footprint

Niccolo D'Agruma January 25, 2023

We live in a digital age; our online presence is tracked and monitored. Data is used to keep users engaged on platforms selling them content, products, and various services through targeted advertising. A...

Attacking Art

Attacking Art

Cierra Nervo January 23, 2023

Disruption of the ozone layer, ocean drilling and spills, collapsing ecosystems, risks to all living things: these are results of oil pollution. Although environmentalists have been looking for a renewable...

Governors Exploit Migrants

Governors Exploit Migrants

Alexandra Siegel January 5, 2023

They are shuttled like cattle to unfamiliar places. They are packed onto buses with no food or water. They are promised new opportunities. They are stripped of their humanity. More than 10,000 migrants...

One Size Fits [Sm]all

One Size Fits [Sm]all

Dionne Peterson and Sofia Ramirez January 5, 2023

On every tag of Brandy Melville clothing, customers are met with the pointed words: one size fits all. In an era where the clothing industry is trying to create more inclusivity, brands like Brandy Melville...

Representation within Disney

Representation within Disney

Sofia Ramirez December 20, 2022

Mommy!... She’s brown like me!” Maya–daughter of popular TikToker Nicky–said as she caught the first glimpse of “The Little Mermaid” (2023). This sentiment was echoed throughout the country...

Body Positivity is Toxic Positivity in Disguise

Body Positivity is Toxic Positivity in Disguise

Dionne Peterson November 17, 2022

The “Shirt Challenge'' on Tiktok is where girls wear an oversize t-shirt and then tighten it around their waist area. Some had an hourglass figure, some had a large stomach, and some were in between....

A rally in Sao Paulo for Lula, September 2022.

Opinion: Brazil Must Choose Lula

Luca D'Agruma, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2022

When many Americans woke up on October 3rd and wondered how millions of Brazilians voted for an incompetent, hate-spewing president who waged war on minorities, the environment, democracy, and the rule...

Self Discovery in High School

Self Discovery in High School

Dionne Peterson June 20, 2022

The ideology of “finding yourself” has often been heard of when it applies to high school. Whether it is finding yourself physically, mentally, or spiritually, this ideology seems like it must be crossed...

The Fourth Estate?

The Fourth Estate?

Alexandra Siegel June 20, 2022

The Fourth Estate. The term refers to the press and news media both in the explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political and social issues. The media has powerful techniques to...

Consider It Simplified

Consider It Simplified

June 20, 2022

YouTube creator Webzwithaz created his first animated history video in October 2016, “WWI—Oversimplified (Part 1).” Currently, the channel has racked up over 38 million views, and has since had its...

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