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Terry And Reality

Terry And Reality

Terry Lee III March 8, 2021

Illustration by Preston Randall Hello, y’all! I hope this trippy blog finds you well. Be warned: I’m going to be talking about abstract ideas that might not come to a head. With this blog, we’re...

Body Troubles And Solutions? Body Image Issues And The Self Love Journey

Body Troubles And Solutions? Body Image Issues And The Self Love Journey

Julia Duanetto February 26, 2021

Illustration by Abigail Pickens According to the National Eating Disorder Association, body image is how we perceive ourselves, from when we are looking in the mirror to picturing how we look in our...

My Journey With Mental Health

My Journey With Mental Health

Kaitlyn Finchler February 22, 2021

Illustration by Preston Randall TW: depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts It’s too hard, you’ll never make it, someone else is already doing better, why even bother? These are thoughts that...

Division

Division

Terry Lee III February 12, 2021

Illustration by Preston Randall Hello y’all! I’ve missed you, and I’m sure the feeling’s mutual. I wrote a couple poems to preface this blog. Mistrust and hatred. I don’t need an...

How Your Zodiac Predicts You Are Handling COVID-19

How Your Zodiac Predicts You Are Handling COVID-19

Kaitlyn Finchler December 19, 2020

Illustration by Samantha Schaffer It’s no doubt that no one expected the COVID-19 pandemic, but what if someone told you that your astrology chart could tell you how you were going to react? Each...

Life After COVID-19: What I Expect We Should Be Expecting

Life After COVID-19: What I Expect We Should Be Expecting

Jacqueline Flickinger December 8, 2020

Illustration by Jocelyn Burton Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started, it’s been an ongoing struggle of fears and unknowns. We are all stuck wondering: will things ever go back to normal? Unfortunately,...

Ending Where I Began

Ending Where I Began

Sarah McGinnis November 20, 2020

Illustration by Elliot Burr Growing up, I always imagined I would move out of my home state and study at a big college. I imagined myself taking the subway to class, roaming a busy city with textbooks...

You Are Entirely Up to You

You Are Entirely Up to You

Annie Zwisler November 10, 2020

Illustration by Miranda Sepúlveda College was always the end goal for me, no ifs, ands or buts. After high school I would be headed to higher education. Even though nowadays college is more of a requirement,...

Music to my ears (finally)

Music to my ears (finally)

Emma Andrus November 6, 2020

Illustration by Alyssa Maziarz I’ve been a musician for nearly a decade now. That’s roughly half of my life. In fact, melodies and harmonies have been echoing through the caverns of my brain,...

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...

Losing RBG: One of America’s Greatest Activists

Losing RBG: One of America’s Greatest Activists

Jacqueline Flickinger October 9, 2020

Featured photo by Anastasia Lawrence Ruth Bader Ginsburg is easily one of the most influential social justice seekers of our time. In the wake of 2020, RBG’s death was shocking and stamped another...

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