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The Fourth Estate

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The Fourth Estate

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...

Writing is Not a Lost Art

Writing is Not a Lost Art

Niccolo D’Agruma December 20, 2022

Writing matters. It’s an art. The process is, at times, painful and exhausting. It is about the process, and the tool authors use to express themselves, show their imagination, and find their identity. Artistic...

Racism, regardless of intention, still hurts.

It’s [Not Just] A Joke

Dionne Peterson December 12, 2022

On her freshman year trip, Hispanic senior Jade Silva and her peers walked past a taco truck. Her peers laughed, pointed to the taco truck nearby, and then pointed to Jade.  It was small, ignorant,...

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...

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...

Disrupting Literature

Disrupting Literature

Sofia Ramirez June 17, 2022

Many schools force students to read books that they either don’t relate to or don’t understand because of the significant time difference. This disinterest leads many to turn to websites like SparkNotes...

Defining Success

Defining Success

Jinling Wang, Lucy Wang Artist June 17, 2022

Is it Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos whom we believe to be the epitome of success due to their riches or the power they have, or is it something else?  While the meaning of success remains different for everyone...

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