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Why Reality Television is Damaging to the Black Community

Dismantling the Coonery of Reality Television

Shows that make their money by ridiculing black stereotypes have helped worsen race relations and need to be taken off the air.…

March 24, 2017

To Improve the Ethics of Business, Yale Student Mujtaba Wani Looks to the Past

Galen Patterson, California State University, Fullerton

By applying Islamic principles of finance, Wani hopes to change the way corporations work.…

March 24, 2017

Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Has Updated the Black Horror Genre

Uwana Ikaiddi, University of Central Florida

The film plays on traditional race-based fears, but adds a distinctly modern twist.…

March 23, 2017

Why Do White Actors Want to be Asian So Badly?

Tylah Silva, Emerson College

Depicting Asian culture in media was step one. Step two is getting the right people to do it.…

March 21, 2017

Photographer Yana Mazurkevich Gives a Voice to Rape Victims

Mary Kiser, Trident Technical College

The Ithaca College student behind the photo series "It Happens" and "Dear Brock Turner" is making the realities of sexual assault in college clearer.…

March 20, 2017

Banned Refugees in Trump-Voting Lancaster, PA

Why Does a Trump-Voting County Take in the Country’s Most Refugees?

Liam Chan Hodges, Franklin and Marshall College

The people of Lancaster, PA, could teach Americans a thing or two about balancing politics and humanity.…

March 19, 2017

Can the Chinese Film Industry Overtake Hollywood?

Jessie Yang, The University of Hong Kong

With a potential audience of more than 1.3 billion, the economic powerhouse has decided to set its sights on movies.…

March 16, 2017

The Fine Line Between Normalizing and Glamorizing Abortion

Kayla Kibbe, Connecticut College

How to talk about a medical procedure that, depending on who you ask, is either taken too seriously or not seriously enough.…

March 16, 2017

As Anti-Semitic Fervor Rises in America, a Look Into Its History Reveals Why

Jonathan Kim, University of Texas at Dallas

Based almost entirely in what would today be called alternative facts, anti-Jewish sentiment is an age-old response to the misleading worldview caused by us-them binaries. …

March 15, 2017

10 Netflix Series You Need to Binge Right Now

Quintara Hatten, University of South Carolina-Columbia

Now that midterms are finally over, you deserve a break.…

March 10, 2017

Why Professors Shouldn’t Preach Their Political Opinions

Emma Taubenfeld, Pace University

Using influence over students to push politics isn't just wrong, it flies in the face of what they're supposed to be doing.…

March 10, 2017

The Misunderstood Joy of Classical Music

Gwynn Lyons, Stanford University

If you think you hate the genre, then you don't really know what it is.…

March 9, 2017

Published Poet and Creative Writing Major Blythe Baird Is Slamming into the Limelight

Payton Ramey, University of Central Florida

The Hamline University student turns stories of anorexia, sexual abuse and misogyny into anthems of confidence.…

March 7, 2017

5 Politically Relevant Classics You Need to Read

Kristian Porter, Northern Kentucky University

The dystopian novels of yesterday are the political blueprints of today.…

March 5, 2017

At What Point Do We Stop Calling America the Land of the Free?

Mary Kiser, Trident Technical College

The country's legacy of tolerance can't continue to excuse its actions.…

March 5, 2017

7 Must-See Romance Movies Starring Black Actors

Valarie Kiel, Texas State University

If you're tired of Hollywood's white-washing, here is a list of romance flicks that celebrate diverse casts.…

March 4, 2017

Realizing the Dream: What Success Means to Immigrants

Galen Patterson, California State University, Fullerton

New studies find that ethnicities have different experiences in America, but one factor unites all of them in their attempts at upward mobility.…

March 2, 2017

The Perfect Cereal for Every College Situation

Yoni Yardeni, Pierce College

Whether you’re bright and chipper, baked beyond belief or just a bit peckish, there’s a cereal for you.…

February 28, 2017

Allowing uninformed voting isn’t just irresponsible, it’s reckless.

The Case for Vetting Our Voters

Aaron Lynch, Front Range Community College

Allowing uninformed voting isn’t just irresponsible, it’s reckless.…

February 28, 2017

International Student Yannick Kluch Is Increasing Awareness of Social Justice Issues Through Sports

Rachael Seamands, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

This Bowling Green State University student created a sports program that aims for inclusion and social action.…

February 26, 2017

Meet the Most Interesting Student in the World (Or, at Least New Mexico)

Miguel Robles, University of Colorado Denver

The UNM freshman balances a lucrative stock portfolio, skateboarding career, start-up business and, oh yeah, school.…

February 25, 2017

Trash Fashion and the Reign of the Shabby Aesthetic

Flavia Martinez, Amherst College

The best clothes have never looked worse.…

February 24, 2017

Let’s Be Real: College Is Not the Answer

Shannon Mondesir, Brooklyn College

As your barista who was a Logic major might say, 'It's necessary but not sufficient.'…

February 24, 2017

10 Fears to Conquer Before You Graduate College

Jasmin Suknanan, Stony Brook University

The post-grad world is much less forgiving.…

February 22, 2017

What Chicagoans Know About Gun Control That Their Politicians Don’t

Phillip Bugajski, Loyola University Chicago

Enforcing gun regulations is key, but not the ones you think.…

February 22, 2017

These UCLA Comediennes and Sugar Babies Leave Their Fans Wanting More

Tyler Fitch, Florida State University

Though accomplished comics and writers individually, Sydney Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis have teamed up to produce 'Barely Legal Comedy.'…

February 16, 2017

The Rise and Uncertainty of the Creative Class

Devin Ross, Middle Tennessee State University

Creativity may be the new capital, but the economy may not yet be ready for the coming paradigm shift. …

February 15, 2017

4 Lessons I’ve Learned from Tutoring a Foreign-Exchange Student

Mattie Winowitch, Waynesburg University

Ironically, I was the one who was supposed to be teaching.…

February 15, 2017

4 Headlines You Can Expect from the Trump Presidency

Miguel Robles, University of Colorado Denver

How long will it take for the UK to impose a travel ban on the president?…

February 10, 2017

Going Rogue: Why Government Organizations Have Taken to Twitter

Ashley Wertz, University of Pittsburgh

Facing regulatory muzzles from the Trump administration, key agencies and scientists are finding creative, sometimes illegal ways of speaking up.…

February 10, 2017

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