IRL with Arielle: Capitalism makes therapy the solution to everything
Arielle Andrews, Staff Writer It would not be controversial to say a lot of you need therapy. In an era where we are healing demons and purchasing shadow work journals, therapy is trendy and a lot of us are realizing how desperately we need it. I’m in therapy myself. ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder are […]
Final Girl trope is horror’s feminist rebrand
Olivia Jazwick, Contributing Writer As a self-proclaimed movie buff, Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. Sure, I love going out dressed up as my favorite movie character and drinking red punch labeled “Fresh Blood,” but most of all, I love to watch a good horror movie. The horror genre has always […]
Richmond has a bike lane problem — there aren’t any
Lily Pawliczak, Contributing Writer In our bustling, historic and lively city of Richmond, there exists an alarming acceptance of the ongoing traffic violence on a level that isn’t seen in many other major metropolitan areas. Annual traffic deaths doubled for Richmond last year from the year prior; 13 in 2021 growing to 26 in 2022, […]
From hilarious to harmful: On the menu, we have girl dinner
Mika Perez, Contributing Writer When you think about a girl’s night, you revert to classic movies of women in silk robes sipping on wine and enjoying a platter of cheeses and prosciutto. It’s very romanticized to lounge around and enjoy these delicacies. The recent trend of “girl dinner” has shed light on slightly weird yet […]
Intellectual dependency is a huge problem on the internet
Arielle Andrews, Contributing Writer If you have ever watched a cooking TikTok, scrolled through the comments, and saw someone ask if they could remove the peanuts from a brownie recipe because they are allergic, you will believe me when I say critical thinking is at an all-time low. I have seen people ask for shirt […]
How Gen Z is becoming the controversial hope for the future
Nati Feliciano-Soto, Contributing Writer Gen Z is the new leading political force for our country’s future. They make up 20.6% of the total US population and are striving young adults born between the years of 1997-2012, according to a USA Today report. With innate social media expertise and substantial influence among our peers. We utilize […]
The children are, in fact, being left behind
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor My mother never read to me as a kid. She didn’t have time to. After her 12-hour nursing shifts, she would come home tired to the bone. By the time she made us dinner and situated my brother and me, barely managing to steal some minutes for herself, the day had […]
Oxytocin: The wonder drug curing post-pandemic depression
Madison Del Sontro, Contributing Writer It’s the “drug” everyone’s addicted to. It’s the drug we need to thrive. While it is not a medication, but a hormone our bodies produce, it’s argued we cannot live without it. Day by day, we strive to reach our daily requirement for it. So what is this wonder drug? […]
Bimbo feminism is detrimental to the movement
Sara Matthews, Contributing Writer When you think of a bimbo, you probably imagine a conventionally attractive, hyper-feminine, air-headed young woman. Maybe she’s even blonde or wearing a super short skirt. The Oxford Dictionary defines a bimbo as “an attractive but unintelligent or frivolous young woman.” The derogatory term, coined in the early 20th century, is […]
College is supposed to be hard — is that all there is to it?
Arielle Andrews, Contributing Writer Over half of all college graduates work in a field outside of their degree with many working in jobs that do not require a degree at all, according to research from Bloomberg and the Pew Research Center. This implies that the majority of these graduates’ job skills develop on the job. […]