In the sweaty summer of 2007, my mother chopped all her “pelo bueno” off and started wearing maxi skirts that stretched past the souls of her strappy sandals. Ashamed of her hair’s new growth, my...

One of the most common words associated with college students is “broke.” We are paying for our education while also trying to enjoy the four very short years we have in college. As a full-time student...

In the words of Shaquille O’Neal, I believe that people underwhelmed by Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance should “shut your face.”     Just kidding, you are entitled to your opinion,...

This upcoming graduation season is a particularly eventful one for my family and me. While I’m gearing up to finish my education and enter the workforce and my younger brother is preparing to enter into...

I think it is a universal experience that something bad happens at 19. I hope earnestly that everyone reading the paper never has to fill out a restraining order. Regardless, I could have chosen to open...

“Anguish” refers to all things black and blue. Especially in today’s overcompensating world, where the issue of injustice—on any scale—is met with only one of two “solutions:” making noise...

It was the day before the biggest dual meet of the year. My swim team would be facing off against our conference rivals, who had beaten us the past seven years. We were all huddled together the day before...

The spring semester is finally upon us and as a senior set to graduate in May, this is equally exciting and terrifying. This semester is one where I will have many new experiences that I’ve never had...

If you’ve been following sports news in the past couple of months, odds are you’ve heard a lot about Philadelphia. From the Phillies’ improbable World Series run to the Eagles’ excellent start...

Where is my makeup bag? The one I had since I was 15 years old, carrying extra scrunchies and tape. I try to remember when I saw it last, possibly April or perhaps May. It must be here somewhere. Why would...

My mother told me a brutal truth at a very young age: “You will have to work harder and faster than the rest.” Of course, young Niomi did not understand why. But as time went on, that brutal truth...

Eating is an essential task that we have to do every day. Yet almost every time I sit down for a meal by myself, I can’t find myself able to eat unless I have my phone right next to me playing a video....