Last month, father and teacher Donte Palmer posted a picture on Instagram of himself squatting in a public restroom. He had to use his legs to help change the diaper of his 1-year old son because there were no diaper changing stations in the men’s restroom. Several days after his older son had taken the…
You think society’s expectations of women and men are unfair and misguided, but you shrink away and cringe when I say I am a feminist. This f-word, I have found, has come to be a monster under the bed for many. People are afraid to use the very word that represents the ideals they value….
Imagine waking up each morning with a tremendous weight on your chest. Imagine that your own brain seems as if it were out to get you, every step of the way. Daily activities seem monumental as you fight this battle that no one else can see. Imagine constantly questioning and doubting every decision you make…
Two teenagers in Colombia, ages 16 and 12, committed suicide after participating in the “momo suicide game.” The two deaths happened within 48 hours of each other. The investigators assigned to the case stated that, “they practiced this game through WhatsApp.” The game originated on Facebook and then carried over to WhatsApp. The game…
From iconic films like Pulp Fiction, to nostalgia-inducing series like The Cosby Show, it seems as though nothing is sacred in the world of television and movies. The plethora of writers, producers and actors being convicted left and right of sexual assault has raised an important moral question – is it possible to separate art…
I am inspired by shoes. Walking down the streets of Charleston, I am bombarded with varieties of sneakers, sandals and boots. There are wild colors, and varying fabrics. I look down at the shoes, and then look up to the person inside them. Who are they? Where do they come from? What is their…
A dark cloud looms over the Battery most Sundays. A red, white and blue cloud that has been the topic of debate in recent years. This cloud is the Confederate flag. Walking along the water at the Battery one can’t help to feel serene and content – as if there is not a worry in…
Bending over the sink, squeezing a zit and watching the satisfying splat on the mirror, became a ritual of mine for 5 years. I think that we can all agree that one pimple can ruin your day. For the kids like me, who had terrible acne, every day was full of self-loathing and lots of…
They called him America’s angriest activist. When Larry Kramer and a handful of friends founded the Gay Men’s Health Crisis Center in 1982 New York City, they did so out of an unimaginable fear for their own lives and the lives of their friends. The AIDS epidemic was in full swing – countless friends and…
On February 14th, 2018 Nikolas Cruz stepped foot inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida with a .223-caliber AR-15 rifle and killed seventeen people, while injuring even more. Following the tragic events of that day, many Parkland students spoke out about how they felt regarding gun violence and gun laws. In America, every…
Since 2007, the iPhone has been the dominant smartphone. Sales have consistently been high throughout the years. However, recently things have changed. The newest iPhone, the iPhone X has shown a steep decline in sales. This is the first major drop seen in Apple’s sales since the company began selling the iPhone.http://www.newsweek.com/iphone-x-sales-are-less-half-apple-expectations-814039 Newsweek reports, “Sales…
Joy isn’t a very common word. Sometimes we talk about being happy, but happiness is short-term. Happiness comes from the little things – the moments you feel it because something good happened. It’s when someone makes your day or things go as planned. It’s when you feel productive and have the chance to finally just…
