Katie is an Anthropology and Spanish double major. She is a self-proclaimed bibliophile, enjoys Earl Grey, and adores the College. She is a contributor at CisternYard News.
On Sunday, Hillary Rodham Clinton made the announcement everyone has been expecting for months. She’s running for President in 2016, and this time it doesn’t look like there’s going to be much of an adversary within the Democratic Party. The Republican Party is another matter, though. She’ll likely be squaring off against Republican frontrunners Jeb…
There are less than 250 native Cherokee speakers left. Just a few years ago, that number was at 500. The decline is happening so fast, it would be easy for Cherokee linguists to despair, but they haven’t. They won’t. Instead, they have been working tirelessly to reclaim the Cherokee language. Language and culture are one…
Whitney Wolfe, the ex-Vice President of Tinder, recently filed (and won) a lawsuit claiming that she was sexually harassed and discriminated against while she worked for the app. The story is a long and convoluted one, but she’s left Tinder behind and started a new app: Bumble. It’s easy to guess that her experiences inspired…
Last week, when #effyourbeautystandards creator Tess Holliday signed to a major modeling agency, people around the world expressed their support. Holliday’s social media campaign celebrates all body types and denounces common beauty standards of the Western world. A plus-sized model herself, Holliday’s campaign has been appropriately labeled as revolutionary. She is giving a voice to…
YALLFest is the largest Young Adult book festival in the United States, and we’re lucky enough to have it right here in Charleston. This year, sixty Y.A. authors were in attendance including; Veronica Roth (Divergent), looking fabulous in blue rhinestone ear cuffs and a new blond ’do, Sarah Dessen (The Truth About Forever, This Lullaby)…
“‘It’s not at all like you. Not much like anyone. But it hypnotizes.’” – pg. 76 Cloud Atlas is one of the most singular books I have ever read. It is vivid in uniqueness and David Mitchell is obviously a gifted writer. The individuality of the novel first manifests itself in its structure. Cloud Atlas…
Are you looking for a book that’s surreal, vibrant, and is penned by one of the preeminent writers alive today? One that includes talking cats, a diverse cast of characters and that is sometimes narrated in the second person? If you answered yes, then I’ve got a novel for you. And if you answered no,…