By Ella Duggan, Assistant Opinion Editor September 20, 2023
I didn’t realize how much I had taken for granted being a queer person in New Zealand until I was forced to contend with my sexual identity for the first...
By Hailey Akau, Assistant Multimedia Editor and Magazine Section Editor September 13, 2023
Growing up Asian, Hispanic, and Kānaka Maoli on the island of Oʻahu, I have always been keenly aware of my racial identity and the way it is viewed by...
By Ryan Yau, Assistant Living Arts Editor September 13, 2023
The Max, formally the Maximilian Mutchnick Cafe, underwent its now-infamous remodel over the summer. Gone are the homely red tile, oil-slick couches, and...
By Jackson Bailey, Staff Writer, Living Arts July 2, 2023
The Writer’s Guild of America has been on strike since early May over labor disputes due to poor compensation. The strike has paused numerous film and...
Dear Maddies,
How has this year been for you both, navigating through freshman and sophomore year? What’s your crash course to surviving these years...
By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor, Chief Copy Editor April 26, 2023
Walt Disney Studios has produced a variety of content ranging from high-budget disappointments to low-budget masterpieces; but recent shows have nothing...
By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor, Chief Copy Editor April 19, 2023
The world’s population has reached eight billion and continues to grow exponentially. In response to the climate crisis and overpopulation, 21st century...
It’s 4/20, a day for the predominately white students of Emerson College to ditch class and smoke in the Boston Common, without a care in the world and...
On April 3, SportsCenter posted a video of Demi Bagby, a fitness influencer, throwing the first pitch at the San Diego Padres versus Arizona Diamondbacks...
By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor, Chief Copy Editor April 12, 2023
The idea that autism is a new and recent trend due to nefarious, external factors is cementing itself in the minds of many with terrifying speed. The anti-vaxxer...
In 1846, The Donner Party, pioneers from Illinois in search of homestead in California, resorted to cannibalism as a means of survival. Decades later,...
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