Instagram filters are detrimental to our mental health and body image
Monica Alarcon-Najarro, Contributing Writer Instagram was one of the first apps I downloaded as a middle schooler. I remember using it to post embarrassing, yet wholesome pictures of my friends and myself. People were posting solely to create a collection of memories on their profile instead of worrying whether their picture followed a specific aesthetic […]
There is no one-size-fits-all option to being Black
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Black. A word that carries an array of connotations. To some, it’s just a color; others understand its existence as a race. There are many who associate it with hate and discrimination; while there are those who find resilence and strength behind it. To me, it is power. Being Black is […]
Booster shots available at reopened Richmond Raceway Community Vaccination Center
Mae Oetjens, Contributing Writer The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts recently reopened its mass vaccination center at the Richmond Raceway, known as the Community Vaccination Center, according to the RHHD website. The CVC is offering the initial COVID-19 vaccines as well as booster shots to those eligible for them. The Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & […]
‘The Cardinal Club’ exhibition celebrates Asian stories, highlights VCU’s Asian community
Jiana Smith, Staff Writer George Kubo was a private man, even to his own family. A survivor of the Japanese internment camps in World War II, Kubo set aside his dreams of film school to become an accountant and live a quiet life in Detroit, Michigan, according to his granddaughter Bella Kubo. When George Kubo […]
Spectrum editor’s list of Halloween films to watch – Oct. 20
“Scream” (1996) In this classically terrifying Halloween film, a teenage girl and her friends start receiving strange phone calls from a local serial killer, known as Ghostface, who continuously asks them what their favorite scary movie is. Through satirizing classic Halloween movies, this film combines all the stereotypical motifs to add comedy to fear. Available […]