Cheyenne Butler
(she/her/hers)
Cheyenne is a fourth year History major and Russian minor. She enjoys learning about the history of gender and sexuality at the intersection of law and society. She is passionate about film (her favorite film is Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love) and enjoys spending quality time with friends. When she is not studying, writing, or working on research, you can find her on the phone with her grandmother, going for drinks and food with friends, and enjoying all that Charlottesville and UVA have to offer.
As fourth-year students, my friend and I wanted to celebrate our final spring break with a bang, so naturally, we took a spontaneous trip to Las Vegas.
Yes, I took a pole dancing class. Anyone who knows me is likely unsurprised since I’ve been wanting to take one for quite some time.
A creative force in the purest form, here is what Ella has to say about her work, her time at Iris, and her professional and authorial goals.
1. Burnett’s Liquor
If they’re over 21, this is an insult.
Inside New Mt. Zion church, in front of the pulpit, lay the body of a man I’d never known nor seen a day in my life.
You know what. I’ll say it. I liked working in retail. For me, most days going to work meant an opportunity to play dress up with guests, engage with the broad spectrum of the human condition, and get people to spend their money–or even better, their partners’ money.
Not long ago, I was a high school student who had assigned readings. Some novels I loved, some I hated, and many I’d forgotten about. However, four years after I read Kate Chopin’s 1899 novel The Awakening in the twelfth grade, the piece of literature once again crossed my mind.
I asked my mother all the pressing questions, and she came with all the answers.
The streets– meaning an amalgamation of Tiktok, Twitter, Youtube, fashion websites and blogs– are predicting that the peplum dress you wore to your 7th grade promotion ceremony will be back in style sooner than you think.
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. How does she describe him?