We need to change the way we discuss plastic surgery
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor If you look at an image of me now versus one taken in, let’s say, 2018, you’ll notice a huge difference. I look a tad bit different, not because I’ve aged since then — as humans do — but because of the minimal yet effective plastic surgery procedures I’ve had done. […]
Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who is the fairest of them all?
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor Nella Larson’s “Passing” follows the reunion of childhood friends, Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield, two light-skinned Black women who “pass” as white — albeit in different ways. The book centers on “racial-passing” and the pleasures and tragedies that come with it. This book and the Netflix adaptation really got me thinking […]
Meditation: A Way To Be Present In Reality
Teairrah Green, Contributing Writer Sometimes in class, the professor’s words seem to be background noise to my internal thoughts. When this happens, I tend to zone in and out of conversations. I pay more attention to small details and my unconscious thoughts. Daydreaming, zoning out or dissociation are all words to describe feeling disconnected from […]
TikTok normalized oversharing, but the risks may outweigh the benefits
Breyana Stewart, Contributing Writer “Anxious & Insecure” reads TikTok user Abby Choi’s profile biography. Her most popular video garnered 1.4 million views, 194.5 thousand likes and about 4.7 thousand comments as of Feb. 15. In said video, Choi discusses her lack of romantic experiences and her feelings surrounding it. Some commenters offered words of support […]
Rejection of AP African American History shows scary trend in American public education
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor The Florida Department of Education rejected the inclusion of Advanced Placement African American History in the state’s curriculum, citing the course is “inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value” in a letter to the College Board sent on Jan. 12. Florida Gov. Ron Desantis said the course is […]
Who’s right? Who’s wrong?
Teairrah Green, Contributing Writer After George Floyd’s tragic death, one of my teammates made a post on social media that alluded to her “not seeing color” and not believing she had unconscious biases. Her perspective left me wondering why she would subscribe to that belief, so I asked her to explain her perspective to me. […]
Andrew Tate is negatively influencing young boys
Andrew Tate is negatively influencing young boys Mika Perez, Contributing Writer A “Common Tate W” is possibly the most commonly used phrase by every young boy. Now, what is a “Common Tate W?” This phrase branches from a man who was one of the most Googled names in 2022: Andrew Tate. Tate is a British […]
Schiaparelli takes us to the nine circles of hell, in all its surrealist glory
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor Daniel Roseberry has done it again, subverting subversions until they can be subverted no more, all while beautifully adhering to the house codes of his foremother, Elsa Schiaparelli. As Schiaparelli’s creative director, Roseberry embodied the surrealism that the French fashion house is known for in his most recent Spring/Summer 2023 Haute […]
Evan Peters’ Golden Globe win shows weird pattern in Hollywood
Rachel Spiller, Contributing Writer Following Evan Peters’ win at the Golden Globes for playing Jeffery Dahmer in the Netflix limited series, the actor received overwhelming backlash. Tony Hughes was a victim of Dahmer. Shirley Hughes, Tony’s mother, called out Peters and the series for disregarding the families of victims and continuing to play into the […]
Why ‘A Strange Loop’ means so much to me
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor I sat in the center of the mezzanine, overlooking the stage at the Lyceum Theater. It was my second Broadway show in a year and I had no idea what to expect — my heart was beating with anticipation. What I didn’t expect was to look down upon a stage that […]