Day of the Dead has always been a tradition I share with my mom. From buying things to setting up the decorations, every year, we worked together and bonded over the holiday. Though, now that I’m at Chapman, things are definitely different.

As I turned 21, I looked back on my 18th birthday to compare the difference between coming of age in Mexico versus the United States, during the COVID-19 pandemic and after it.

Watching the news can be exhausting. We get so much bad news on a daily basis that it’s easy to get overwhelmed and desensitized. But there has to be a way to watch the news and not go on a downward spiral of doom, right? There has to be a way to stay informed and not feel completely hopeless.

Watching the show “Legends of Tomorrow” has become a little bit of a tradition I have with my roommates. It is such a weirdly unique and positive show, and it’s so different from the darker shows I’m used to. Watching it has become one of my favorite things to do at the end of a long day.

For me, caring or not caring about politics was never really a choice. Growing up, it became very clear, very fast that no matter what, my rights were going to be up for debate. I never had the privilege of being able to just not care about politics.

The term Latinx is used as a gender-neutral alternative for the terms Latino/Latina to represent the community from Latin American descent. However, this term is not really embraced by the community, so should we actually be using it?

Over the summer, I went to Greece with my family, and I loved the whole experience. From the ocean, to the food, to the views, everything in Greece just made me excited to be there.

Women’s soccer is a microcosm of bigger social issues that women face all over the world, and it recently came under the microscope after the head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation kissed one of the players during the medal ceremony.

When I was little, I enjoyed dancing in the rain, until being a responsible adult got in the way of it. But maybe it didn’t have to. And maybe dancing in the rain is more important than I thought.

In 2023, we have seen a rise in anti-queer legislation in multiple states across the U.S. This is a serious problem and we need to talk about what’s going on and acknowledge how bad it’s getting, particularly for trans people.

The Writers Guild of America is on strike. The writers are picketing in front of studios to demand a fair contract.