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The Evolution of Generations: How Generations Have Changed in Values and Ideals over Time

Princess Raymond examines changes in ideas and values across generations.

Nonfiction

A Letter to My Future-Self

Paul O'Connor's heartfelt letter offers advice on living in a society where "men don't cry".

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Night Changes

Kate Cannon compares her journey to a moth spreading it wings.

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Art Therapy

Christine Williams creates bold, unique art with yarn on canvas.

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Get with the Times: Three Slurs That No One Should Be Using Ever

Najla Alexander encourages older generations to accept linguistic and cultural changes embraced by Gen Z.

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Making It to the Other Side: the Process of Experiencing a Metamorphosis

Robert McPherson's tale of hardships, gains, and losses offers a comprehensive, life-affirming guide to overcoming obstacles.

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Changes an Artist Goes through

Ileana Reed uses art to heal as an essential part of her growth.

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In and out from the Shadow

Delta N. A. encapsulates the theme of metamorphosis through dream-like depictions of figures and landscapes.

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Broadway’s Back and More Emotional Than Ever

Lindsay Armstrong's review of Beetlejuice tackles the changes Broadway has undergone after being shut down for over a year.

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What Is Dating?

Samantha Nelson considers the pressures of modern dating, and (reluctantly) accepts that meeting someone organically is much harder than you think.

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I’m Just a Broadway Baby: How to Become a Theater Fan From Home

Elisa Kluger offers a self-help guide on how to become Broadway's number one fan (on a budget, of course)!

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The Professor

We decided on our story beforehand. We decided that she, in suspenders and a tweed suit, would be The Professor and that I, in that short white dress with the denim all frayed underneath, would be the student she was sleeping with.

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The Age of Reboots: Transformation of Original Media

Rayiah Ross's take on how even though society hates reboots you cannot help but chase that nostalgia you felt with the original.

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On Finishing My Third Year of Teaching: a Lyric Essay

Dear Students, I’m writing this poem or letter or essay or whatever this ends up being because you mean a lot to me and I don’t know how else to express this without wasting your class time and/or money.

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Too Well

The music faded away. The screen lights dimmed. The credits started to roll. I hovered my fingers over the touchpad for a split second of indecision and then pressed replay. I was watching a much anticipated short film expanding the breadth of my universe through a song by my favorite artist.

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My Old Lover

I used to have a notebook that held all of my creations. These creations were words that lingered on a white page. Somehow, these words that sat alongside each other built some of the pieces that I absolutely adored. I think of poetry as my first steps into the writing world.

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What Becoming a Lesbian Taught Me about Being Straight

One of the first friends I came out to was a woman a lot like me. We’d both been raised Catholic and were white women of a certain class and liberal sensibility. Balancing mothering and working. Critical of and still participating in the patriarchy.

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In the Middle of Somewhere and Nowhere

I find myself reassessing life each year. My ups and downs, my milestones, and my goals. I tend to think of my life in seasons. Not months or years or even weeks or days.

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Underaged Alcoholism

It’s not easy to realize you’re an alcoholic before you’ve even reached the legal drinking age. But getting clean becomes a whole lot easier when you’re f*cked up enough to cope using humor. I mean, imagine recovering from substance abuse and not even being able to make jokes at your own expense.

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Musical Sensation Bad Bunny Breaks Boundaries

Ariana Contreras reviews how artist Bad Bunny has revived reggaeton music and redefined masculine themes found within the reggaeton genre.

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Racial Justice and Affordability in Higher Education: Lessons from the NYS Excelsior Program

Rebecca Craig does a deep dive into how we can reimagine, repair, and revitalize public education in the United States, specifically focusing on the NYS Excelsior Program - a tuition-free scholarship for SUNY and CUNY that has rolled out with glaring racial inequities.

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Get Lost in The 2020’s Era Taylor Swift (Like A Priceless Wine): A Folklore and Evermore Compilation Review

Shelby Hall reviews Taylor Swift’s most recent work and discusses the power of re-invention.

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Queer and Criminal: The Resurgence of Noir in Queer Media

Anne-Tetchly Charles redefines film noir for the 21st century, arguing Hannibal and Killing Eve need to fall in the canon.

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Reexamining the Tragic Short Life of ABC’s The Muppets

Heather Beattie reexamines our relationship with the children's classic The Muppets.

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Prison Reform is Not Enough. It’s Time to Rescind the Industrial Complex.

Jazzelle Bustos reignites the debate on prison reform with a discussion of Angela Davis's book, “Are Prisons Obsolete?”