As a senior graduating in less than three weeks, I have been reflecting on my time here, wondering what my college experience would have been like if I hadn’t gone to school 10 hours away. If I stayed at home, I would have gone to the University of New Hampshire, which is 20 minutes from […]
Read More Goodbye, hometown: my experience going to college out-of-stateThose who know me know I love live music. I don’t just love it, going to concerts is my absolute favorite thing to do. It’s where all my money goes and how I spend most of my weekends. There are so many things I love about live music. The pageantry, excitement, and performance are a […]
Read More How live music restores my faith in humanityOn Monday 4/21, tyrannosaurus_flex and Steelersfan shared local, national, and intergalactic news stories to the class; including JMU graduation, the 2025 WNBA Draft, and the all-female Blue Origin space flight. All eyes were pointed to the sky on April 14th as Jeff Bezos’s private aerospace company, Blue Origin, completed its 11th human space flight. This […]
Read More 4/21 Newsroom: Blue Origin Space Flight, WNBA Draft, & GraduationWelcome back. If you’ve made it through the first half of this story and lived to tell the tale, prepare yourself because the last seven tracks don’t just pick up where we left off, they chuck you headfirst into the abyss. This is where things get darker, louder, and unbearably real. So if you’re still […]
Read More Part 2 of “Preacher’s Daughter” AnalysisAfter watching the women’s tournament this year, I have a lot of things to say about it. First of all, why are the women playing back to back when the men have multiple days to rest and recover? There is no reason why women should not be getting the same treatment. I saw a TikTok […]
Read More 2025 Women’s March Madness TournamentOn April 22, a high-stakes law enforcement operation unfolded quietly within Harrisonburg. There was an arrest warrant issued to twenty-two-year-old Katelynn Ann Hipes, wanted for second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection to the death of Kevin Small. Hipes was taken into custody on Lee Ave. Harrisonburg […]
Read More When safety Meets silenceLet’s be honest: the beauty industry has been the moment for years. Our feeds have been overflowing with skincare hauls, 10-step routines, and bottles so pretty they practically beg for a selfie. But 2025 is shaping up to be the year we collectively say… yeah, we’re done. Reports from top beauty insiders show that skincare […]
Read More No One’s Buying It: Why Gen Z Is Breaking Up With BeautyFollowing the release of the new Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping, I was one of the many people itching to get their hands on it. If you know Suzanne Collins then you know that she doesn’t release a book without it having a deeper meaning. She often touches on gender, race, and political […]
Read More Pretty Privilege and how it Connects to The Hunger Games SeriesCover by Anton Luzhkovsky on Unsplash There is a popular theory that spending enough time around other women will align your menstrual cycles. This anecdote has been passed from mother to daughter over the course of time despite no scientific consensus on its validity. I was about 15 when my mom passed it to me. […]
Read More How “Synching Up” With My Mom Changed Our RelationshipWhen I was seven, my next door neighbor accidentally pushed me over while we were out roller skating. Over my tears, my mom told me: “Forgive and forget” while putting bandaids on my scraped knees. At fourteen, someone stepped on my brand new Vans that I’d been excited to wear for weeks . When I […]
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