By now, we all know, at least abstractly, that stereotyping is harmful and mind narrowing. We have been told time and time again to “not judge a book by its cover.” In many ways, society has seen an...

#thisis2016. Picture California; no, better, picture New York. A man catches his subway ride, a woman strolls down Park Avenue, a child picks at his food in a bustling restaurant. It’s a normal, an...

Fortunately, we do not live in the kind of society featured in “1984,” where Big Brother monitors every little movement of an individual to make sure that everyone is in support of the leader. In fact,...

The results of the second presidential debate of the 2016 election were something we all should have seen coming. Donald Trump attempted to impose his masculinity on his opponent, Hillary Clinton, much...

Student: “May I go to the bathroom?” Teacher: “ Now? You should have gone during break time.” Well, I don’t know about you teachers but we students don’t plan out our urinating schedules....

Thanks to Demi Lovato’s recent Instagram comment, it seems like one of the most universal way of fans showing their love for their favorite singers might fade into oblivion: drawing portraits. Often...

By now, many people have become familiar with the term “LGBT” and the increasing advocacy for those identifying as gay or lesbian. However, despite the word “LGBT” being thrown around more and...

Did you get what [insert language teacher here] said? Faces contorted with confusion, eyes darting from person to person, and frantically whispering to one another to get at least the gist of what...

During the time of the Korean War, thousands of refugees fled overseas to countries in the Middle East that opened their borders for our misfortunate citizens. Half a century later, tables have flipped...

Frankly, I am tired of typing the number 2016 in my articles. I imagine this is how writers felt last year, the year before, a century ago; there always seems to be a need to qualify a statement with the...

Man-hating, angry anti-family women that burn bras and refuse to shave. Though this image is an older stereotype and many probably no longer strictly believe in that image exactly, it is an undeniable...

What’s the summer assignment for [insert AP class here] again? If you’re not asking this a few days before the first day of school, something’s definitely wrong with you. What are you trying...