This Issue The Indelible and Invisible Aethiopia, Abyssinia, Askum, Kush All names thrown around by history books, by scholars Miriella Jiffar Identity, Poetry My Mother, Her Daughter I hated my mother for a long time. And right now, I cringe at the sight of those words on a page because I have never uttered them out loud, much l Jasmine Wang Relationships, Identity Self-Portrait I can’t bear To draw self-portraits of myself. I don’t trust mirrors And I don’t trust my eyes. Wendy Gao Identity, Poetry The Quagmire of Legacy Part 5 - A Weekly Column Amidst the positive reception of the HEAAL tours, there are still some questions left unanswered. Miriella Jiffar Advocacy Stop Asking Me What I’m Going To Do With My WGS Major To the everyday people I encounter– my parents’ co-worker, the friend of a friend, that one politics department alumni, and a handful of people in Eryn Rhodes Identity When Mary Threw Me a Tea Party It is tea time and Mary, Queen of Scots is sitting next to me on a rickety bench on a gritty sidewalk. Up the hill is a stone castle. Hailey Robbins Relationships My First Pride It fills my body Fills my body so full of light I am almost bursting at the seams with Bailey Middleton Identity, Relationships, Poetry Homecoming I was driving home on an autumn evening Accidentally on a backroad route Leaves turning Kiki McLaughlin Wellbeing Will the Bar Always Be in Hell? Let's do a little exercise. Think of the attributes women often list when talking about the guys she’s dating or has just started talking to. Cheyenne Butler Relationships Letter From the Editor: Community It is my firm belief that all writing is, at its core, about community. Andi Sink Editor's Letter Previous Next Popular Letter From the Editor: Community It is my firm belief that all writing is, at its core, about community. Andi Sink Editor's Letter Will the Bar Always Be in Hell? Let's do a little exercise. Think of the attributes women often list when talking about the guys she’s dating or has just started talking to. Cheyenne Butler Relationships Homecoming I was driving home on an autumn evening Accidentally on a backroad route Leaves turning Kiki McLaughlin Wellbeing My First Pride It fills my body Fills my body so full of light I am almost bursting at the seams with Bailey Middleton Identity, Relationships, Poetry When Mary Threw Me a Tea Party It is tea time and Mary, Queen of Scots is sitting next to me on a rickety bench on a gritty sidewalk. Up the hill is a stone castle. Hailey Robbins Relationships Stop Asking Me What I’m Going To Do With My WGS Major To the everyday people I encounter– my parents’ co-worker, the friend of a friend, that one politics department alumni, and a handful of people in Eryn Rhodes Identity The Quagmire of Legacy Part 5 - A Weekly Column Amidst the positive reception of the HEAAL tours, there are still some questions left unanswered. Miriella Jiffar Advocacy Self-Portrait I can’t bear To draw self-portraits of myself. I don’t trust mirrors And I don’t trust my eyes. Wendy Gao Identity, Poetry My Mother, Her Daughter I hated my mother for a long time. And right now, I cringe at the sight of those words on a page because I have never uttered them out loud, much l Jasmine Wang Relationships, Identity The Indelible and Invisible Aethiopia, Abyssinia, Askum, Kush All names thrown around by history books, by scholars Miriella Jiffar Identity, Poetry The Quagmire of Legacy Part 4 - A Weekly Column For first-year students, these historical tours are a vital step to understanding the place they will be inhabiting for the next four years. Miriella Jiffar Advocacy The Quagmire of Legacy Part 3 - A Weekly Column In their first year, seven members of the class of 2023 — Kyndall, Amanda, Chloe, Dianna, Ephrata, Ida and Abena — took a historical tour as part o Miriella Jiffar Advocacy Letter From the Editor: Fashion This issue, we delve into all the ways we use clothes to communicate. Andi Sink Editor's Letter UVA's Style Gallery Short interviews with various UVA students on how they approach their own style, where they draw inspiration from, and where they like to shop. Jasmine Wang Pop Culture 3 Women, 3 Styles 3 interviews with UVA students to compare how they approach personal style Cheyenne Butler Identity A Swiftie’s exploration of Taylorcore Whether you love or hate her music (and I, for one, hope you love it), you have to acknowledge that Taylor Swift is a master of reinventing herself Hailey Robbins Pop Culture My Drag Queen Superhero: An Interview with Amy L’Amour I never thought I’d be able to say that I became best friends with a Scottish drag queen after winning a dance contest that had me death-dropping o Hailey Robbins Identity The Age of Exploration: One Indie Girl’s College Metamorphosis When I was in high school, I looked very different. Eryn Rhodes Identity To the Kids Who Wore School Uniforms: What Happened When You Came to College? Let’s start with a story. The routine was like clockwork. Miriella Jiffar Wellbeing I Think, Therefore I Am...Who? Over fall break, I was in Boston with one of my good friends to look at law schools. Kiki McLaughlin Pop Culture A Rant About Fast Fashion Is “fast fashion” really that bad if it's affordable? Bailey Middleton Advocacy, Pop Culture The Quagmire of Legacy Part 2 - A Weekly Column Self-governance has the potential to cultivate ingenuity, trust and leadership among the student body at the University. Miriella Jiffar Advocacy Letter From the Editor: Ghosts That is what ghosts are to me–evidence of previous existence. Andi Sink Editor's Letter The Scariest Thing This Halloween Would Be a Second Term for Greg Abbott Texas has its gubernatorial election this November. As a Texan and Virginian, I keep talking about the election. 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