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Earth Day 2022
Zadie Long | 04/29/2022

I have been reading a lot about love and hope this semester. Struck by the bravery of love, the resistance of hope. The power of compassion, the necessity for collective...

French Far Right
Angelique Bosc | 04/06/2022

The far-right was a small minority on the French political spectrum. But with the creation of the National Front political party in 1972, then the National Rally in 2018, it...

Confronting Grief
Clara Bracken | 03/09/2022

Contemplating how to write this personal essay, I asked myself, is there a poetic way to recall how a 20-year-old died in his sleep? One sentence: “Miguel passed away,” would...

Working Girl
Marley Fortin | 03/07/2022

Sometimes when it gets busy, I stop thinking.  I just rattle off the standard greeting to each new table. My mind already has skipped to whether or not I’ve already...

Coffee Culture
Angelique Bosc | 02/07/2022

I am no better than the many sleep-deprived college students as they embark on their daily pilgrimage to find caffeine. Coffee shops provide a familiar cozy background to students.

Greek Hour – pt4
Elisa Vovos | 12/28/2021

Strefi hill is one of the most enlightened spots of Athens and if not for vertigo, an experience to have. Not an inch of duskiness left to spare, Athens takes...

queerness in dance
Angelique Bosc | 12/21/2021

Appealing to the audience’s expectations of what role each gender should play, much consideration was given to how a performance would be received rather than how it would feel.

Ballet / Self Esteem
Angelique Bosc | 11/03/2021

The growing pains of giving up a childhood passion is often a common casualty of coming into adulthood. From age three into high school, I was the “ballet kid.” Ballet...

Venezuela 101
Myrna Corvalan-Vasquez | 10/31/2021

Venezuela has been purposefully misunderstood to fit within frameworks. This a position that can be held regarding any country considered outside of traditional Western culture and history.

Bedroom Pop
Angelique Bosc | 10/25/2021

I watched the stage of the El Rey Theater light up as seven-hundred other teenage girls waited for lo-fi sensation Clairo’s first official concerts. The lights were low, her voice...