America: How Greed Trumped Freedom

Much has happened over the past week as a result of Donald Trump being elected as President of the United States. When I woke up last Tuesday morning to hear the news, I felt like the world had ended. Shock, depression, anger, fear. I felt it all at the fact that our nation, who appeared […]

Top 5 Scariest Places to Visit This Halloween

Now that it is the month of October and with Halloween approaching, haunted houses filled with fake zombies and dropping skeletons are opening to the public. But what about the all year-round locations that have claims of hauntings? Considering the local clown outbreaks in Chicago, the normal, everyday parks may seem the most terrifying to some people. […]

Online Publication and The Newspaper Industry

Over the last 70 years, the ways in which we are informed about news and current events has changed drastically. With the invention of the television and the computer, how we are informed is also changing. Now, we spread information through the internet, a wildfire of tweets and shared blog posts and videos. Even the majority […]

Feminism Taking A Stand in Comedy

There has always been a long-existing stigma surrounding funny women and women in comedy within our society. But why is it so surprising that women can be funny?  And why are male comedians who make light of subjects like rape and sexual abuse not given a second thought? Is it because our society views degrading […]

Makeup: Creative or Crippling

Makeup first seemingly appeared a in Ancient Egypt, smudged around the eye in what we today would call eyeliner. But back in the early ages of BC, Egyptian women used kohl. Kohl is a substance made out of easily accessible resources at the time. Such ingredients include lead, ore, copper, burn almonds and ash, among a […]

Online Dating: From the 90s to Now

This week, I decided to delve into the ever so popular topic of online dating. I wanted to know if this “hook-up” culture that is often referenced in our society, and if it’s actually happening as much as it is discussed. I was also curious whether advances in technology could be the result of changes […]

The Hunt for Information: Online vs. Offline

Over the past two weeks, I have been visiting the great north woods of Copper Harbor, Michigan. The peaceful, quiet town, free from anxiety and pollution, is also free from 4g and wifi. So I have decided to write about the experience of writing without wifi and what this experiment would entail for my research. To do this, […]