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Category Archives: Op Ed

May Gray: Concatenation Pt. 5

concatenation, Culture, Music, Op Ed, Photo, SeriesBy Skye SchoenhoeftMay 31, 2023

Where I grew up, we always talked about “June Gloom.” It’s when the heat on land sucks in the fog from far out on the water, friends dissipate as obligations become null, and my general apathy about summer is at its strongest. But May? Never.  My mom would always quip around this time of year…

Rediscovering Taylor Swift’s “reputation”

Album Review, Music, Op Ed, ReviewsBy Chloe LingApril 29, 2023

On November 10th, 2017, Taylor Swift released an album like nothing the world had heard from her before. A far cry from her clean-cut country days, reputation was enigmatic, glittering, and expansive. On the album’s lead single, “Look What You Made Me Do”, Swift leaves us an unapologetic voicemail: “I’m sorry, the old Taylor can’t…

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Digital Streaming Has Environmental Costs

Earth Day, Features, Music, Op EdBy Ella JohnsonApril 22, 2023

The ability to play music anytime, anywhere at the tips of your fingers. I mean…who’s complaining about that?  In today’s age, the digital world has expanded tremendously, especially as it’s evolved into the primary mode for media consumption. Digital music streaming services have grown exponentially over the past few years, and account for about 80%…

Dispatches from the Dorm

Features, Interviews, Op EdBy Anna WorgallFebruary 18, 2022Leave a comment

If home is where the heart is, I’ve left that beating organ of mine in the second shower stall of a bathroom I refuse to be barefoot in.

Licorice Pizza: Predatory Double Standard or Endearing Friendship?

Film & TV, Op EdBy Maddie DinowitzJanuary 27, 2022Leave a comment

If it weren’t for a deep dive through angry Twitter threads full of complaints about the subtly disturbing age difference between the protagonists of Licorice Pizza, I wouldn’t have entered the theater with so much hesitation.

AAPI Action: East Asian Fetishization

AAPI Month, Features, International, Op EdBy Digital Press ManagerMay 29, 2021Leave a comment

There’s the hypersexual and cunning type who probably knows some form of martial arts – the “Dragon Lady” trope. Then, on the flip side, there is the submissive and innocent type, who needs a more powerful (often white) man to tell her what to do – the “Lotus Blossom” or “China Doll” trope.

Girls Don’t Like: Basketball

Features, Girls Don't Like, Op Ed, Series, SportsBy Maddie DinowitzMay 25, 20211 Comment

Despite the few pickup rounds of HORSE I played with my brother circa 2008 and my limited knowledge of Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner’s five minute relationship, my grasp on the game of basketball is scant. I’ve always been attracted to the sport, but I could never put my finger on why it seemed so…

Home Country Spotlight: Mexico

Features, Home Country Spotlight, International, Op Ed, SeriesBy Eleonor PalabricaMay 25, 2021Leave a comment

My mother never liked talking about her childhood. I grew up thinking she was from Los Reyes, Michoacan, Mexico; when I started writing this piece, I learned this was a lie. My mother is actually from Los Pallilos, Michoacan, in other words, el rancho. She describes this place as simple, a simple town with simple…

Girls Don’t Like: Songwriting

Features, Girls Don't Like, Music, Op Ed, SeriesBy Katrina WeissmanMay 20, 2021Leave a comment

Music and songwriting are crucial pieces of my identity, but as a woman I have begun to feel out of place in the music world.  Music did not always feel so gendered. In elementary school, writing songs felt natural; a childish burst of creativity stemming from the same place as the urge to throw mud…

AAPI Action: Myanmar Coup & Protests

AAPI Month, Features, International, Op EdBy Michelle LeMay 19, 2021Leave a comment

As we enter Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, it is imperative that we turn our eyes to Myanmar and what they have been facing for months now. As we take this month to celebrate and educate ourselves about the histories and narratives of AAPI communities, we must act in solidarity with Myanmar…

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