Tea Time with Tagwa: Online classes should not come at the expense of your mental health
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, was I the only one taken aback by midterm season these past two weeks? It feels like just yesterday I sat in front of my computer screen and received all my syllabi online. Virtual learning has become the new norm for students across the nation. From elementary level to […]
Tea Time with Tagwa: RBG argued that women needed equality, and SCOTUS listened
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Tea timers, when I think of revolution and progress in the Supreme Court, I think about one woman: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. An icon and shepherd for gender equality, the passing of former Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg is devastating. On Sept. 18, Ginsburg passed away due to complications related to metastatic pancreatic cancer. […]
Black male neglect of Black women needs to end
Tagwa Shammet, Opinions Editor Mammy. Jezebel. Sapphire. Matriarch. These are only a few of the detrimentally incorrect stereotypes against Black women. Deserving. Adored. Understandable. Giving. These are only a few of the words that truly describe Black women. We’ve heard so much about the patriarchy and racism Black women have to endure. Our intersectionality is […]
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 […]