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Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Predicted to Occur This Month

By Jake Jones
- Monday, March 10, 2025

This month will be a treat for anyone paying attention to the night sky, as experts say a special lunar eclipse will occur this week. According to NASA, a “Blood Moon” appears during the event of a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse happens whenever the moon is aligned with the...

Music

Forget what you heard, Angie Stone was Hip Hop to the core

By Ian Henry
- Monday, March 10, 2025

The late Angie Stone was many things: an artist, an actress, a songwriter, and a record producer. To many people in the music community, she was a pivotal figure in the Neo-Soul movement. Hit songs such as “No More Rain(In This Cloud),” “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” and “Baby” showcased...

Fashion

Op-Ed: The Death of Dressing Up in the US

By Taina Queiroz Fonseca
- Monday, March 10, 2025

For a lot of cultures, even in American culture, dressing up wasn’t just a necessity but a cultural expectation. So why is it that America has since stopped that tradition and chosen to wear sweats, leisurewear and Crocs everywhere? Formal attire used to be a staple of social life, and...

Politics

Op-Ed: Not Voting is Worse than Voting for the ‘Wrong’ Politician

By Taina Queiroz Fonseca
- Monday, March 10, 2025

It seems like every election cycle, people are faced with deciding whether to vote for the lesser of two evils or for no one. Some argue that casting a ballot for the “lesser of two evils” is a moral compromise, whereas others believe that sitting out of an election is...

Food

The Return of Fast-food Fish Sandwiches

By Ian Henry
- Friday, March 7, 2025

There was a time when fast food chains offered fish sandwiches, but that era, which included the participation of brands like Long John Silver’s and Red Lobster, is long gone due to people’s growing dissatisfaction with seafood. The brands have either shut down or altogether discontinued Fish Sandwiches. Recently, something...

Books

Op-Ed: Books I’d Do Anything to Read Again for the First Time

By Taina Queiroz Fonseca
- Friday, March 7, 2025

Some books hit you like a ton of bricks and leave a mark on you forever. The kind of books you still think about for weeks or even years later. In my case, I have Madeline Miller, M.L. Rio, and V.E. Schwab to thank for enlightening me with the power...

Music

Hannah Berner’s Interview with Megan thee Stallion Shows Why Journalist Jobs Should Go to Journalists

By Madison Cotton
- Friday, March 7, 2025

Influencer Hanna Berner was given the opportunity of a lifetime to interview celebrities on the red carpet at Vanity Fair’s Oscar party, which seems to be happening more and more as influencers grow in popularity. These micro-celebrities are given journalist jobs without any training in journalism, PR or media literacy....