Category Archives: People

BTS: The K-Pop Sensation That Proves Music Transcends Language

If there was ever a doubt that music transcends language – there’s not a chance for that now. Record-breaking Korean pop sensation BTS has not only caused a fracture in the hesitations towards non-Anglicized music, but have completely shattered it altogether, redefining and reimagining what it means to be an entertainer in the modern age. From performing numbers complete with dazzling costumes, show-stopping vocals and perfectly-in-sync choreography, to becoming the first K-pop group to earn a Grammy nod, to showing their infinite love for their devoted fans, it’s no surprise as to why BTS owns the throne.

WRITTEN BY: Fer P

Body Positivity Across Tiktok: Interview with Sienna Mae Gomez and Brittani Lancaster

Tiktok Influencers Sienna Mae Gomez and Brittani Lancaster Use Their Platforms To Promote Normalizing All Body Types and Open Up About the Road to Eating Disorder Recovery

By Reese Trowbridge and Maggie Saalman

My Coming Out Experience

Throughout society, individuals from all walks of life have different rites of passage that mark major milestones or changes in their lives. Rites of passage can particularly be important for children or adolescents, individuals who are still developing in many ways. School graduation ceremonies are a primary rite of passage for most children and youngContinue reading “My Coming Out Experience”

THE REFUGEE CRISIS: a first-person view through “My Grandmother Nadia” by Rita Audi

“My grandmother Nadia: the journey of a refugee” is a first-person short memoir on Nadia Kahlouf’s refugee journey in 2013 written by her granddaughter, Rita Audi. As the real and dangerous situations of millions of Syrians fade to become just a speck of data that many overlook, books like this are necessary to understand the harsh reality of this crisis.

CHRISTINE LEE: Q&A Interview

Interviewer: Sophia Delrosario and Alexis De Castro Interviewee: Christine Lee Sophia: First off, can you introduce yourself. Please tell us your background, interests, hobbies, and anything that makes you, you. Christine Lee: Awesome! Hi, my name is Christine Lee. I am a Korean American, born and raised on the East Coast, and a rising sophomoreContinue reading “CHRISTINE LEE: Q&A Interview”

Christine Lee: Harvard Student, Climate Activist, YouTube Creator

Generation Z has grown up in a time where social media presence and activism, more often than not, go hand in hand. The widespread use of platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok within the past decade has provided users with ways to engage in civic-related conversations and build a name for themselves when it comes to advocating for human rights. For someone like Christine Lee, social media presence is everything.

MY SCOLIOSIS STORY: Alexa Garcia

There are more than 3 million cases of Scoliosis per year in the United States. When something is so common, it should be talked about. I wanted to write this article in hopes that it not only educates whoever’s reading about Scoliosis and normalizes it, especially during the month of June (Scoliosis Awareness Month), but that it also helps you realize that it’s normal in itself to be different. A bent back will never entail that it’s broken.