The Art of Distraction

The Art of Distraction

By Lea Bdeir | Staff Writer How is it that we know virtually nothing about the events that happen in the world around us, but we are so up to date on our favorite celebrity’s birth chart? Are they really more interesting than global crises and new discoveries in...
TWO YEARS LATER: How COVID-19 Has Changed Our Lives

TWO YEARS LATER: How COVID-19 Has Changed Our Lives

By Lea Bdeir | Staff Writer “It’ll only be two weeks,” they said… but it’s been two years. Lockdowns, Zoom Birthdays, mandatory IMPACT exemption forms for permission to leave the house, home workouts, daily walks, “I’m positive” text messages. That was our...
Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation

By Dayan Hussein | Staff Writer  Of the many atrocities affecting women, Female Genital Mutilation -FGM- might be one of the worst offenders. This past February was the international month of zero tolerance for FGM, but to better protest against it, we must first...