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Riana Khan, the blueprint of what it is to be a New Yorker

Riana Khan, the blueprint of what it is to be a New Yorker

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor March 12, 2022

It's hard to avoid Riana Khan on Iona College’s campus. Professors praise her, her face is pictured everywhere, and her businesses are blooming. Her popularity and success didn’t come easy though;...

Lee’s usual outfit of the day is a bathing suit under a white lab coat.  

Making a multipotentialite lifestyle look easy

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor March 12, 2022

A multipotentialite is a person who has many different interests and creative pursuits in life. Katherine Lee, a senior at Iona College, embodies every aspect of the term. Lee’s upbeat personality is...

Lessen the likelihood of crying in the middle of a lecture by coping with your breakup in your own time and by your own terms. 

Learning to be alone again post breakup

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor February 24, 2022

Breakups are never easy. The length of the relationship does not determine the level of hurt you feel on the inside while separating. Whether it was 5 months or 5 years spent together, your feelings are...

Experts say the future is plant-based, but how well will this roll over with the billion-dollar butchering industry?  

Eating better for you and the environment

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor February 24, 2022

Plant-based eating is a trend for the uptight Manhattan girls who are actually not from New York. But it doesn't have to be that way. Plant-based diets consist of moving fiber-enriched foods such as vegetables,...

Literacy is important in every career field, so it’s time to bring old-fashioned reading back in style. 

Resurrecting the book club era

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor February 24, 2022

Book clubs seem to be beaten down from reality to cameo scenes on television and in films. Book clubs are glorified reading groups that consist of a group of people who read the same book and discuss it...

Forming simple hobbies, like arts and crafts, bring joy, color and spunk to the black and white lives of college students.

Arts and crafts: Don’t make Michael’s ever run out of business

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor February 24, 2022

The key to making your classmate’s science project look severely lesser than is to splurge in the craft store, buying an umpteen number of stickers, decals and glitter. The girlies just love Michaels,...

Showing someone how much you love and care for them should be daily not annual. 

Every day is Valentine’s Day when you’re in love

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor February 13, 2022

Valentine’s Day continues to be one of the most polarizing holidays year after year. Everyone has their own unique Valentine’s Day experience. Some get to spend the day with their significant other...

College burnout is plaguing students, leaving them mentally drained and unmotivated during a crucial time in their education.  

Handling college burnout

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor February 13, 2022

Due to COVID protocols and now winter weather, college students are suffering academic burnout more than ever. Along with obvious reasons for college burnout, multitasking is an acquired skill that not...

The class of 2022 begins their last semester in a juxtaposition of making the most of their last months at Iona and having the urge to flee onto the next adventure.  

Last semester seniors: A reflection

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2022

Every year, the class of seniors feels the old age symptoms appearing as graduation approaches in May. The lower back pain is the worst of it. Two weeks into the seniors’ last semester as an undergraduate...

As the beauty industry becomes more of a demand, nail technicians like Lauralyn Jackson are providing easy access for residents with her on-campus services.  

Maintaining material girl status

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2022

Stop the crusty, dusty nailbeds immediately and consider some basic hygiene. If you’d like to go further than nail clipper action, Lauralyn is awaiting your appointment notification. Lauralyn Jackson...

Dormitories can become a landfill of clothes, books, and extra clutter if an organizational system is not in place to accommodate students’ lifestyle.  

Dorm organization: A peaceful place is a peaceful mind

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2022

Hats off to the residents who live in dormitories the size of a shoebox. But hey, it’s the college experience. Maximizing space within your half of the dorm is crucial to functioning on a day-to-day...

The Gael community is faced with yet another strain of COVID to fight as campus reopens fully for the spring semester.  

Staying safe on campus during COVID’s rampant spread

Tiffany Persaud, Features & Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2022

COVID-19 appears to be never-ending. Like...can we talk about anything else? Students are bombarded with COVID-19 information, rumors, remedies, media, political agendas, safety policies and everything under...

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