An Ode to Self Care
Shaun Jackson Staff Columnist Recommended Listening While Reading: Handle Me – Robyn Trying to get back out on dating apps after a two-year relationship. I was talking to my friend about sexual discrimination and they don’t think it’s a thing. How do I explain to her it is racist when someone says “I’m only […]
Respecting all identities: LGB don’t forget the T
Brianna Scott Staff Writer In October, the Trump administration’s plans to crack down on transgender rights and policies were leaked to the public. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to redefine gender as strictly biological, which would roll back the definition of gender as an individual’s decision, removing civil rights granted to […]
Social media utopia fuels real life polarity
Alan Rodriguez Espinoza Contributing Writer Many of us praise Twitter and Facebook for connecting us with people of similar political opinions. We see social media’s ability to foster political communities as something that leads our country in the right direction. We’re wrong. Instead of encouraging discourse, our timelines are tearing us apart. One criticism of […]
VCU dining fails to accomodate student diversity
Orizo Hajigurban Contributing Writer VCU takes great pride in the diversity of its student body. But when it comes to food, it does not accommodate that diversity. A lot of people are familiar with the term halal, but many people don’t know what that term actually means — halal meat encompasses kosher and zabiha. Here’s […]
Mindfulness: a simple solution to complex problems
Margaretta Sackor Contributing Writer Practicing mindfulness has become more popular in recent years. Mindfulness is the idea of being present wherever you are. It’s keeping a calm mind and not overreacting to situations around you which might cause stress. It’s being internally calm and allowing that to reflect on the outside. While being mindful […]
An Ode to Self Care
Shaun Jackson Staff Columnist Recommended Listening While Reading: thank u, next – Ariana Grande How do you become hard to get? Do you just have to be an amazing, cool person and choosy about who you date? I don’t think having standards — to a degree — has ever hurt anyone, but there is […]
Referrals: VCU Counseling’s solution to long term care
Moira Snyder Contributing Writer VCU is home to more than 30,000 students — each of whom have their own personal struggles and strifes. It is the job of University Counseling Services to address those struggles, but that is not always the case. Through individual and group therapy sessions, UCS attempts to handle the university’s large […]
Divided nation, divided congress
Brianna Scott Staff Writer I held my breath election night as the results started pouring in. I can’t lie, I was afraid U.S. voters would make the grave mistake of allowing the Republicans to be in complete control. I don’t agree with having a two-party system and I don’t identify as a Democrat myself, but […]
Blue wave signals call for change
Caitlin Barbieri Opinions Editor Democrats took the U.S. House of Representatives last night and, even though Republicans retained the U.S. Senate, the results revealed the country’s overwhelming discontent for the Trump administration. For the first time since 2011, Democrats have control of the House and the power to block a Republican agenda. The Democratic […]
An Ode To Self Care
Shaun Jackson Staff Columnist Recommended Listening While Reading: Apple Juice – Jessie Reyez I am not an atheist per se, but as a member of the LGBT community it feels hard to explore any sort of relationship with a higher power due to how most marginalized groups are treated in a religious context. What the hell […]