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The Burr Magazine

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The Burr Magazine

Growing Up Gay: A Stonewall State of Mind Series

Growing Up Gay: A Stonewall State of Mind Series

Brianna Camp October 30, 2020

Illustration by Jocelyn BurtonFeatured image by Sharon McCutcheon from Pexels This will be my 22nd year of life on this planet, and in the time I’ve had so far, I’ve found myself in a near-constant...

Weekly Wellness: Me vs. Hormonal Acne

Weekly Wellness: Me vs. Hormonal Acne

Maria McGinnis October 29, 2020

Illustration by Nicky Hoover About two years ago I started taking birth control pills (BC) to help me manage terrible periods. I never really thought anything of it. I’ve always been an advocate...

In The Queue #3: Halloween Edition

In The Queue #3: Halloween Edition

Terry Lee III October 28, 2020

Illustration by Elliot Burr Hello! Boy howdy, I’ve got some scaries for you! I’m also including a not-so-scary Halloween movie for the tenderfoots. Not everyone can be a horror connoisseur, but...

Season of Justice: April Tinsley

Season of Justice: April Tinsley

Cassidy Gladieux October 26, 2020

Featured image courtesy of FBI April Tinsley was just 8 years old when she was raped and murdered near her home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On April 1, 1988, April was walking home from a friend’s...

The Buzz About “The Social Dilemma” And How Social Media Affects You More Than You Think

The Buzz About “The Social Dilemma” And How Social Media Affects You More Than You Think

Mary Elliott October 23, 2020

Illustration by Miranda Sepulveda “We’re training and conditioning a whole new generation of people that when we are uncomfortable or lonely or uncertain or afraid, we have a digital pacifier for...

Tolkien ‘Bout Sex

Tolkien ‘Bout Sex

Domenic Cregan October 22, 2020

Illustration by Miranda Supelveda “Hey, remember in ‘The Hobbit’ movies when they went way off canon and included stuff like a Romeo and Juliet style romance between Kili and Tauriel? Remember...

10 Interesting Art Classes Available to Non-Art Majors

10 Interesting Art Classes Available to Non-Art Majors

Sierra Severt October 21, 2020

Illustration by Samantha Schaffer Do you ever feel stressed by seemingly endless lists of college courses required for your major? Sometimes in the midst of semesters full of biology, history, mathematics...

Speakeasy Sounds #10

Speakeasy Sounds #10

Terry Lee III October 20, 2020

Illustration by Alice Leach and Elliot Burr Hello and welcome back to Speakeasy Sounds!  Just as promised, I’m back with some more new-to-you tunes! Get in on some new artists before you’re...

The Egg Burner: 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins

The Egg Burner: 3 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins

Morgan Smith October 19, 2020

Featured image courtesy of Lain De Macias from Pexels Hello and welcome back to The Egg Burner! This week I thought it would be great to embrace autumn by making a fall-themed...

The State Of Things

The State Of Things

Brianna Camp October 16, 2020

The truth was fire on their lips.Dripping with all those unspoken things.Everyone waited for an indication, a harbinger,An omen of that long-held silence breaking.But the fires resisted our attempts at...

Weekly Wellness: Living with a Partner

Weekly Wellness: Living with a Partner

Maria McGinnis October 15, 2020

Illustration by Elliot Burr My boyfriend, Martin, and I have lived together for about a year and a half now. That sounds crazy when I actually type it, because it doesn’t feel like it has been that...

In The Queue #2: Scary Movies

In The Queue #2: Scary Movies

Terry Lee III October 14, 2020

Illustration by Elliot Burr Hello y’all, and welcome back to In The Queue! I hope you liked my favorite Twilight Zone episodes! This time around, we are going to look at a couple films some might...

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