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Makeup brands are failing in diversity

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor April 10, 2018

Makeup brands have been scrambling to produce more inclusive products after the launch of Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty collection. Brands that have seemingly only catered to lighter-skinned women, such...

Domestic Terrorist: a title for people of color

Robert Kukla, Arts & Life Editor April 10, 2018

Earlier this month, Mark Anthony Conditt set off a series of bombs in Austin, Texas killing two people and wounding three. Once again, a mass killing of people has occurred in our country and this seems...

Arming teachers won't end school shootings

Arming teachers won’t end school shootings

Sarahy Lopez, News Editor March 1, 2018

What’s worse than the rampant violence and death going on in our country today? Requiring teachers to carry firearms and trained to be sharpshooters against someone with a semi-automatic weapon designed...

Latina and Female Representation Gets ‘Dolled Up’

Latina and Female Representation Gets ‘Dolled Up’

Amaris Rodriguez, Staff Writer January 30, 2018

Earlier this January, American Girl announced its 2018 “Girl of the Year” Doll and to much surprise, they tackled two important issues with one doll release, lack of minorities being represented as...

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