Nemsie Gonzalez Managing Editor I know many of you may be startled by the title of this article. I’ve seen so many posts on Yik Yak talking about how Residence Life sucks. I know many of us were upset by the sudden closure of Douglass …
Viewpoints
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A look at the Super Bowl halftime show — and the messages missed
ALT: A month on, Lamar’s halftime show still resonates Wyn Caudle A&E Editor Like many others, I spent part of Feb. 9 watching the Super Bowl halftime show. On my first watch through, I did not understand the message behind the performance. I knew that …
Dear COWnselor,
My senior roommate has been in a terrible mood the past two weeks because she is trying to finish her I.S. before spring break, and still has twenty pages to go. I need advice on how to support her during crunch time. – Scared of …
Don’t let the movie theater die
Julia Garrison News Editor A photo of me standing inside the theater right before seeing Les Miserables in 2012. My life was changed. Randomly and abruptly, a few days after the new year, one of the movie theaters in my town closed. It wasn’t a …
The weight of a social construct: The struggles of being Black in a white world
Yaya Corley Contributing Writer Being Black in a world that doesn’t fully understand Blackness is exhausting. From the moment I step outside, I am aware of how my skin color shapes my experience. It’s a weight I carry daily, one I never chose but can …
My Blackness is multifaceted and multidimensional
Jordanne Semper-Scott Contributing Writer When I was a little girl, I had no concept of how my presence could affect others in different social spaces. Whether it was in ballet classes, piano lessons or school, it never occurred to me to adjust myself to casually …
