“Just pick a side,” “you can’t like both,” “it’s a phase,” “you’re just confused.”
Bisexual people are too familiar with these phrases and more. Whether it be falsely perceiving...
I don’t know how to pronounce my own name.
I know exactly how my name should sound, though. I know how my parents and relatives say it. I’ve tried to mimic their pronunciation for years, but I can’t...
Being religious and being queer can often times come into conflict with each other. I am often told that my religion does not justify a “certain, unnatural way of life.” But as a Hindu, I find this...
Vivian Kuang, Public Relations Editor
• May 2, 2019
As the nerve-wracking period of college decisions begins at Dougherty Valley and schools around the nation, many seniors rejected from their dream schools will feel bewilderment, wondering what more they...
All the wrong questions
When the news of the massive college admissions scandal was unveiled by the Department of Justice, people were shocked. Collectively, many believed that esteemed educational institutions...
The lack of awareness surrounding environmental racism is jarring and threatens the future of our community. When one hears the term “racism,” our minds autopilot to segregation and the criminal justice...
President Trump’s average approval ratings have plummeted since his election, standing at just 40 percent, according to Project Fivethirtyeight, with numerous polls pegging the number even lower.
The...
Political correctness. It likes to pop up every so often on the Internet, social media or the real world. Just when it slips your mind, it sparks at the slightest conflict on social media and sets the...
Since the 1970s, students all over America are awarded athletic scholarships for excelling sports and academic scholarships for excelling in academia. The best these scholarships often pay for a part of,...
The term “hypermasculinity” is unprogressive. We say it before really analyzing its implications.
When I discuss hypermasculinity, the terms I hear most often are “aggressive,” “dominant”...
In 2015, President Trump commented on Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, referring to menstruation, to CNN’s Don Lemon, “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever.”...
Every hour, one person dies. Not because of an accident, injury or even old age, but because they were unable to receive a vital organ to save their life.
Tad Suwa, a man from Sacramento, CA, has battled...
