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Christmas(less)

Christmas(less)

Summer Thomad
December 22, 2015
Despite my strange relationship with Christmas as a child, I have recently come to embrace the holiday spirit.
On the first day of winter break, I...

On the first day of winter break, I…

Vinh Tran
December 20, 2015
What will you be doing during winter break?
PRO/CON: Syrian Refugee Crisis: Not Americas concern

PRO/CON: Syrian Refugee Crisis: Not America’s concern

Vinh Tran
December 11, 2015
The Syrian Refugee Crisis is a difficult situation to find a side with. Some want to accept the refugees, while the latter think otherwise. I however, believe that the U.S.'s internal problems are a higher priority.
PRO/CON: Syrian Refugee Crisis: A matter of survival

PRO/CON: Syrian Refugee Crisis: A matter of survival

Summer Thomad
December 11, 2015
The country is split regarding the decision of whether or not Syrian Refugees should be allowed within the U.S.
When in the presence of friends, put away your phone and engage yourself in the conversation.

The use and abuse of social media: a pow-wow

Summer Thomad
November 23, 2015
While some argue that people's obsessions with their phones is all bad, I believe that it is all about finding a balance.
Politics, Schmolitics

Politics, Schmolitics

Vinh Tran
November 16, 2015
America's youth are too busy gabbing about how fabulous Paris Fashion Week was instead of the political issues in regards to the presidential debate and rising prices of necessities. Do the issues America faces even matter anymore?
Fifteen of my favorite feelings

Fifteen of my favorite feelings

Summer Thomad
November 12, 2015
When life feels like too much, there are always certain pleasures that can initiate positive feelings in me.
Illustration: Khloe Faria

Excessive police force in schools: inexcusable

Summer Thomad
October 31, 2015
Insubordinate students are not criminals; at what point will law enforcement stop treating them as such?
Despite the stigma surrounding it, there is nothing beautiful about mental illness. 
Photo Illustration: Summer Thomad

The ugly romanticism of mental illness

Summer Thomad
October 24, 2015
The romanticism of mental illnesses has become prominent in media in recent years.
As one of his first orders of business as President, Donald Trump commences construction for the wall placed on the Mexican/U.S. border.

Photo Illustration by Gabi Fernandez

Trump’s America: Day One

Summer Thomad
October 10, 2015
If Donald Trump were elected President of the U.S., the America we know today would be drastically different—starting with his first day in office.
Although certainty and doubt seem to be two different concepts, the two must meet in the middle for a healthy balance.
Photo Credit: Althea Gevero

Finding certainty in doubt, and vice versa

Summer Thomad
October 8, 2015
When it comes to the relationship between certainty and doubt, finding a healthy balance is key.
Would you forgive a father who was embarrassed of his own son? Your path for enlightenment is now darkened by a shadow of a man you once looked up to. 
Photo Credit: Gabi Fernandez

Does the death of thousands justify corporate profits?

Vinh Tran
October 6, 2015
Tobacco companies hold the planet in their greedy hands. They infect the population with a cloud of fallacies, death, and anguish.

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