Since I can remember, my mother always read my school announcements in Spanish. I always found it ironic that she made me practice my reading and comprehension in Spanish but she still chose to read the...
When some people picture backpacking, they think of people lugging heavy bags up and down mountains all day non-stop for weeks on end, resulting in sore backs and aching feet, yet the portrayals shown...
The Gandhi Mahal, a Bangladeshi-Indian restaurant in Minneapolis, was set aflame on May 9 amid the protests and riots regarding Black Lives Matter (BLM) and the unjust treatment of George Floyd, amid crimes...
Music blasts in the gym. Students cheer on the Guzaarish dancers. After Guzaarish ends, students clap for the cheer team as they watch them create a variety of formations. Then, a flyer is lifted up into...
On the three orange and blue plaques hung up in every UPA classroom, students are told to be honest, accountable and to persevere in all of their academic endeavors; however, there comes a point when students...
“Split.” “Psycho.” “Girl, Interrupted.” Hollywood movies tend to use mental health as a driving force through their characters. Often a defining characteristic of the villain, mental illnesses...
You check the time on your phone and turn on a playlist to listen to as you walk towards the doors of the library.
Once inside, you put down your phone and pick up the sequel to the book you just finished....
YouTube is one of the key aspects in social media and trends.
Anyone is able to upload videos with a diverse variety of content including gaming, appealing skits and blogging.
If a video garners...
People are familiar with the game “Crossy Road,” released in 2014. It is a mobile game where the player must avoid being flattened by cars while trying to cross the streets. UPA students and teachers...
Thirteen and a half years.
We had been preparing for 13 and a half years to enter the realm of adulthood by stepping into the next phase of our life: college.
We crammed every bit of those 13 and...
In light of increasing tension around the issue of sexual harassment, victims of harassment who have exposed their perpetrators—also known as Silence Breakers—are setting the example on an issue that...
Reading the news in 2017 is like watching a horror movie, seeing so many people die right in front of your eyes.
With what seems to be a shooting every day, it begs the question: How many...
