By NICOL SHOUP HERRERA April 5th, 2018 “Empathy is not impossible, however; all human beings share certain ties, such as emotional connections, that are universal. “ Identifying with a country can be a source of pride and an integral part…
Father Forgets: A Tribute to Relationships
By SADAF AYAZ April 2nd, 2018 “Father Forgets, by W. Livingston, is a reflection on the day his son stirred his heart. A beautiful reminder of the innocence of youth and the unawareness of adulthood.” The relationship dynamic between parents…
Are You A Woman: A Series of Poems on the Over Sexualization of Women
By NICOL SHOUP HERRERA November 29, 2017 “The line between how society views gender and how we define our own gender is often blurred. It can be difficult to reconcile how we view ourselves versus how society views us.” Over…
Four Life Saving Writing Tips!
By NIKLAS GOKE September 29, 2017 “The following four tips took me three years of writing to collect, but will only take you 2 minutes to learn. Your writing will be better forever.” Refuse to use the word “thing.” Each…
Mental Illness is Not Pretty: A Series of Poems
By NICOL SHOUP HERRERA August 21, 2017 “The romanticization of mental illness is not only misleading, but also dangerous.” Think of the common conception of someone with an eating disorder: is it someone white, skinny, pretty eating a couple almonds…
Starving for Perfection: What It’s Like Living With Bulimia
By EMILIA VAISANEN August 11th, 2017 “The feeling of anxiousness steadily creeps throughout your entire body until you are paralyzed.” “WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!” You stare at the screen in awe. The pixels, dark and stagnant…
Be A Man, Be A Man, Be A Man: Even If It Means To Not Be You
By NICOL SHOUP HERRERA August 2, 2017 “Women are undoubtedly the oppressed gender. However, this does not mean that there are certain gender roles men can feel pressure to conform to.” These gender roles lead to what we think are…
Refugees: A Shiver to the Spine
By FATAMA ZOHRA January 28, 2017 “A war in a distant land seems of no attention, but if your child was between oceans of torture and insults, would you not raise a hand to protect them from drowning. “ Our…