Tea Time with Tagwa: Drugging people is not the way into their pants
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, I’d like to give a trigger warning disclaimer. This story discusses the disgusting reality of date rape culture at parties — and the presence of it on VCU’s campus. Scrolling through Twitter, I nearly spilled my coffee. An Instagram story from an unofficial account named @vcuparties showed a person pouring […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Islam is not a for-profit aesthetic
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, the practices of religion are sacred. They are meant to be private and held with the utmost respect. Yet, modern entertainment culture exploits religion — specifically Islam — for profit. I can’t count the number of films and television series that take place in some Middle Eastern nation, all opening […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: There goes VCU dropping the COVID ball
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, surprise, surprise, VCU has dropped the ball, yet again. Today’s disappointment? Their handling of COVID-19 on campus. Listen, I won’t negate the stress that comes with trying to run a university during a pandemic. However, I have a brilliant idea: Do not allow socially hungry, 18-year-old college students onto your […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Go be a conservative in the corner
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, apparently it is so hard to be a conservative student these days. It is so hard to voice your support of a man who preaches racism and hate simply because he lives in the White House. It is so hard to flaunt your privilege of being in the majority. It […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Returning to VCU’s campus during COVID-19
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, it looks like I’ll be seeing you back on campus this fall. I can’t really decide if I’m excited or nervous about our return. It’s been nearly four months since we’ve left campus. Our lives have been uprooted, and most of us have returned back home to our high school […]