Tea Time with Tagwa: Environmentally conscious fashion is unaffordable to the poor
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, fashion has been around since the dawn of time. From the first realization of the need for clothes in prehistoric times, to the reveal of new gowns during royal times; from expressive fashion during the Civil Rights era to catwalk shows at New York Fashion Week — fashion is […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Caring about the environment is a privilege not many have
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, our planet is dying. This isn’t a new discovery. It isn’t something that comes as a surprise. Throughout the last few decades, the topic of saving our environment has made its way to the forefront of discussion. From politics to classrooms, living rooms to debate floors; we’ve pleaded with […]
Refugees are not here on vacation; they are fighting for their lives
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Take a glance at our lovely nation: the United States. Formerly occupied by American Indians, the nation shifted greatly in regards to demographics once white colonizers made their way to the land. In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and killed off this land’s natives. Columbus himself was an immigrant. […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: First world privilege at its finest
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, let me start by asking you what’s seeming to be the most controversial question of the summer: are you vaccinated? For some of you, the answer is yes. Others, no. But for most of you, the answer is obvious. You see, the conversation of the vaccine seems to be […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: Farewell to spring
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, our spring semester is coming to a close. We have been through a lot together these past few months. From online classes to social injustice, mental health and student deaths, our semester has been anything but simple. It doesn’t seem right to bid the spring farewell without mentioning those […]