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  • January 20, 2018By Marie Isabela

    More than 200 days. Almost eight months. And they would finally see each other again, this time, more than friends. Dean didn’t know how it would unfold. He’d said in his letters that they would go out on a date, but they couldn’t. Not in Briston. Not in public. Not unless they wanted to be

  • January 10, 2018By Marie Isabela

    Let’s chat about books, specifically, the book An Ember in the Ashes, written by Sabaa Tahir. Not only does this book have 4.32/5 stars on Goodreads, but 97 percent of Google users like it as well. An Ember in the Ashes takes place in a land called Serra, and their government is set up as an

  • December 20, 2017By Marie Isabela

    I wrote this poem about a relationship in which one is attached to his/her partner, hoping that the other will change into this imagined or nostalgic perspective. A relationship like this is never easy to grieve, nor is it ever easy to escape, especially when one doesn’t wish to leave; even though that’s what’s needed

  • December 18, 2017By Christina Sayedarous

    This is for the women who are lost in the darkness and when they place their arms out, they receive a burned lightbulb. For the women, who are too scared of the sharks to go back in the water and are searching for someone to bring the water to them. You have given so much

  • December 17, 2017By Ella Jones

    Streaming music has become a social norm recently. Playlists override albums and Spotify has taken over the music industry and CDs are becoming an object of the past. However, is the streaming of music instead of physically purchasing the music better or worse for the thousands of musicians who want their music to be heard?

  • December 14, 2017By Rayan Ramadan

    Bisexuality is extremely underrepresented throughout Hollywood and media, and when it is portrayed, it’s usually represented using blanket phrases or terms, like “I go both ways,” rather than just explicitly stating that the character is bisexual. However, Brooklyn Nine-Nine changed that when a pivotal character, Rosa Diaz, came out as bisexual and actually used the word.

  • November 30, 2017By Ariel Zedric

    Native Run is a band consisting of Rachel Beauregard and Bryan Dawley: best friends who double as extremely talented musicians. They’ve opened for both Lady Antebellum and Sam Hunt and were featured in Rolling Stones. Their brand new single, “Sleeping in the Bed I Made”, is a soulful rendition that explores the process of loss

  • November 8, 2017By Tyler Tamez

    *Highly recommend you watching the short film titled above before reading the following article as it does contain spoilers. Film does contain mild instances of sexual violence so viewer discretion is advised* Earlier this week, a friend of mine recommended me to watch a short film titled The Strange Thing About the Johnson‘s. I took

  • November 1, 2017By Marie Isabela

    I did not wish for this. The carriage wheels push over dozens of pebbles, never giving me a chance to relax for just a moment. My eyes stare at the setting sun in the distance despite the brightness flickering different colors over my vision and blinding me. I blink them away and seal my eyelids.

  • October 29, 2017By Dominique Durden

    TW: assault/abuse This poem is an ode to all of those affected by assault/abuse/misconduct. We are here for you. and we believe you. You and your experiences are valid.   I. Harvey Weinstein pulls out his anatomy as a gross display of dominance over an 11-year-old. She laughs a nervous laugh. I read somewhere that

  • October 26, 2017By Christina Sayedarous

    you leaned closer to me with her on your mind, and as your lips met mine, you weren’t kissing me. your mind was full of the thoughts of her. you missed the sensation you felt as her lips touched yours. you look for her when we go to the same places you went with her. my

  • October 23, 2017By Ariel Zedric

    Ever since Riverdale hit the air, fans have been begging for more from the Archie Comics universe, namely: Sabrina the Teenage Witch. In the past, there has been a lot of talk about Disney’s Dove Cameron joining the Riverdale cast as Sabrina, but it’s been reiterated that it would be hard to suddenly add a single

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