I represent the inaugural class of students the college will require to live on campus for three years. Soon to be facing a future of financial insecurity...
Almost every Tinder date I go on is with someone I already know. A few weeks ago, I was swiping through the app when I saw an acquaintance. After exchanging...
I wandered through Emerson’s internship fair last October and searched for tables hailing a green balloon that indicated a company with an interest in...
I always raised my hand in middle school with the hope of answering every question the teacher asked, but my classmates rolled their eyes when I spoke...
I was sitting in an Uber with my friend Sydnie when my driver started telling us about his childhood in Roxbury, Massachusetts. His story didn’t particularly...
As a woman of color, I’m an advocate for an American political landscape with more females and more color. The influx of minorities into higher offices...
When I was in high school, the American Red Cross would sometimes station one of their “bloodmobiles” in the parking lot. A doctor, nurse, and phlebotomist...
I was living in Michigan as a Chinese exchange student during my junior year of high school when my mother called to tell me about a new movie premiering...
On Nov. 7, 2018, I walked into a meeting about institutional racism at Emerson College and was surprised to see I was the only student of color in the...
In July 2015, a Huffington Post Canada article about the fashion choices of a Bollywood star’s wife sparked controversy because of its headline, “Shahid...
I decided to join Sigma Pi Theta, a social sorority, during my first semester at Emerson. Before returning home for winter break, I finished the new member...
I knew I wanted to pursue fashion advertising when I started applying to colleges. Fashion had always been a passion of mine and pursuing advertising alongside...
The longest partial government shutdown in United States history came to an end on Jan. 25, but not without introducing the threat of a second shutdown....
Controversial rapper XXXTentacion’s newest project, Members Only, Vol. 4, was released on Jan. 23—just in time for his 21st birthday. The project features...
The first thing most people say upon meeting me is, “I hear an accent. Where are you from?” Seemingly, there is nothing wrong with this question, but upon...