Not Your Average Girls
March 30, 2017
Filed under Blog, Campus Life, Culture, Slider Feature
Mawal Sidi and Meriam Salem are changing the way Muslim women are portrayed in media with one weapon—a camera. Through the creation of a web-series called Not Your Average, Sidi and Salem highlight the successes and experiences of local Muslim-American women to reframe how the media portrays them. ...
From Culture to Commodity: White Theft in Fashion
January 25, 2017
Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner walked the Marc Jacobs runway during New York Fashion Week, sporting metallic jackets, colorful prints and rainbow dreadlocks. Arms wrapped around each other, smiling, cameras clicked: We had a new face of cultural appropriation. It’s not just celebrities and high f...
Race in the Kitchen: The Devaluation of Ethnic Food
January 25, 2017
D.C. is becoming the city for foodies. With over 2,000 restaurants, according to the National Restaurant Association, it comes as no surprise that Bon Appétit named the city the 2016 ‘Restaurant City of the Year.’ D.C. surpassed last year's winner, San Francisco, and ahead of the infamously ...
Female Bodybuilders Raise the Bar: GIRL POWER
May 9, 2015
Filed under Culture, The District
This is not what she signed up for, the spotlight brightly shining down, glistening off her bikini, as she struts flirtatiously. She is playing up a persona that judges appreciate, a game of pageantry in the name of health and fitness. Lauren Hinkel, 22, is a bodybuilder. She is a junior at ...
Taking Down Torture, One Painting at a Time: Art as Protest
April 28, 2015
Filed under Culture
Debra Vanpoolen is a nomad. She hops from couch to couch to participate in activism events all across the country, creating art along the way. Her most recent endeavor involves working with Witness Against Torture, an activist collective that aims to shed light on and end torture in Guantanamo Bay ...