illustration courtesy of Morgan Payne By Destiny Jackson The world went to hell and now we all have to suffer the consequences by staying inside. There’s a lot of lists floating out there about what to DO during the COVID-19 pandemic but not many about what we shouldn’t be doing, ironically, of course. Just remember: […]
Category: personal experience
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No Passing Over This Modern Plague
By Jordan Darling, Editor-in-Chief Wednesday, April 8 marked the beginning of the week-long Jewish holiday Passover, the commemoration of the Israelites leaving Egypt and breaking the bonds of slavery through the grace of God. For 2,000 years the Jewish people have gathered despite hardship, persecution, and uncertainty, including Russian pogroms in the 19th Century and […]
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The Chinese Flu
By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor A month ago I wrote about the growing xenophobic behavior towards Asian Americans due to the now pandemic of COVID-19. Back in February, it was a few uncomfortable glances and unfunny tweets on Twitter but now as the virus has fully become a crisis for many Americans, the xenophobia against […]
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Four Generations Under One Roof
by Jasmine Nguyen For the first time since I was probably 10, my whole family is under one roof. That’s what you get when you’re practicing social distancing, and everyone is working from home for the foreseeable future. So you have me, my younger sister, my father and my two grandparents in one home. The […]
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Surfing the Third Wave of Reggaeton
Illustration by Andrea Mendez By Andrea Mendez, Staff Reporter “Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana (YHLQMDLG)” was the album title that Reggaeton sensation, Bad Bunny announced on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Feb. 27. Translating to “I do whatever I want,” there is no lie that this rapper does what he […]