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Comparing Lives: Social Media and Student Pressure

Graphic courtesy of Now Now, Inc.

Many college students spend their mornings and evenings looking through social media. Whether on Instagram, TikTok, or Snapchat, timelines can sometimes be filled with selective highlights of success, relationships, and lifestyle successes.

Editorial: Climate Refugees Deserve Human Rights

Accumulated sewage is contaminating Gaza's water supply - Rafah, April 24, 2024. Photo courtesy of BBC

Accumulated sewage is contaminating Gaza's water supply - Rafah, April 24, 2024. Photo courtesy of BBC.

Strands of Survival: Hair as History and Rebellion

For many, hair is simply an aesthetic choice, but within the Afrikan diaspora, it represents a complex intersection of ancestral memory, systemic resistance, and identity.

Heeding the Warnings of George Orwell’s Newspeak

George Orwell cleverly kept his pieces under a pen name. Orwell’s real name had in fact been Eric Arthur Blair. Orwell was a British writer and journalist, and a survivor of colonial rule, poverty, and war.

Herb Your Enthusiasm: Benefits of Herbalism

The herbal medicinal product market is expected to gross $326.46 billion by 2032, according to Coherent Market Insights. This astronomical growth can be attributed to a multigenerational interest in traditional medicine.

Abe Mohamed, Former Student and Friend, is Dead at Nineteen

Abe Mohamed photo courtesy of Malak Dahi

Abe Mohamed photo courtesy of Malak Dahi

From the Stage to the Page

Photo by Jaylen Harris, Luisa's Artisanal Street Food, 22851 Woodward Ave, Ferndale MI, 48220

Photo credit left: Jaylen Harris, Luisa's Artisanal Street Food, 22851 Woodward Ave, Ferndale MI, 48220. Photo credit above: Esmeralda Mujagic, LO & BEHOLD! Records and Books!, 10022 Joseph Campau Ave, Hamtramck MI, 48212

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Revolution Reduced To A Quote

On the third Monday of January, Americans engage in a routine of remembrance for a revolutionary King that often feels more like a burial than a celebration.

State Violence and the Politics of Sympathy

On New Year’s Eve, Keith Porter Jr., a 43-year-old Black father of two, was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent in his own front yard in Los Angeles.

Redbull Gives You Risk of Heart Palpitations

Caffeine Scale

Among college students, energy drinks are often used to provide energy for studying or working on assignments.

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