by Mikhayla Stover — Her name was Mariee Juárez. Mariee and her mother Yazmin were forced to flee Guatemala in 2018. At the time, Mariee...

by Herb Geraghty — Hello and Happy New Year. As this holiday season is coming to a close I have been reflecting on what a year 2020...

by Aimee Murphy — Dear friends, As we say goodbye to 2020 and welcome the New Year, I must announce that I am saying a “goodbye” of sorts...

by Katherine Noble — The holidays are a time to connect with family, to celebrate life, love, and all those good things. However, each...

by Stephanie Hauer — The foster care system is designed to provide temporary support to children who cannot have their needs met in their...

by Sophie Trist — On December 10, the world will celebrate International Human Rights Day, marking seventy-two years since the United...

by Katherine Noble — The LGBTQ+ community faces emotional, physical, and societal violence throughout the world. There are only 29...

by Katherine Noble — In our society, we are often taught that everything fits into a binary system. There is good and bad, black and...

by Ashley Chilek — Avatar the Last Airbender has recently made a long-awaited return to Netflix, where it instantly overtook the #1 spot...

by Herb Geraghty — What exactly are bad words? The first things that probably come to your mind are a couple of four letter expletives....

“They’re so pro-life, they’ll kill you for it.”

by Jessica Vozella — Living in Los Angeles has brought me many gifts, and notably is an exposure to different cultures, customs, and...

by Josie Setzler — On a frigid January afternoon in DC, human rights advocates rallied in front of the White House to mark yet another...

by Robert Saleem Holbrook — Editor’s Note: The following piece is a combination of two pieces that were written during Saleem’s...

by Luisa Bearden — Pregnancy is supposed to be such an exciting time. For many, those two lines on the pregnancy test represent the...

by Stephanie Hauer — Using person-first language in conversations around disabilities and mental illnesses dignifies the individuals by...

In the light of the #MeToo movement, where people around the world are sharing their stories of sexual harassment, rape, and abuse in the...

by Herb Geraghty Anyone who follows the news could conclude that the United States justice system is anything but just. Particularly,...

When I was growing up, I didn’t watch movies like Zootopia. I remember diversity in movies and TV shows, but I don’t really remember...

The art of a culture reflects the ideas, themes, and opinions prevalent at that time. We often look at music throughout the years and see...