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OFF THE WALL: A Conversation on Repatriation at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

OFF THE WALL: A Conversation on Repatriation at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

By Maddie Finn October 21, 2020

I am a museum lover, admittedly. Yet, certain items simply do not belong in museums. Enter repatriation, the process of returning an item, usually of spiritual or symbolic significance, to its place and...

HOMEMADE GOURMET: Taco-Bout a Good Time

HOMEMADE GOURMET: Taco-Bout a Good Time

By Isabella Xu October 7, 2020

When my friend offered to host a small watch party for the first presidential debate last Tuesday, I knew immediately that it was going to be an interesting night. Months of social media memes, news articles...

START/SELECT: Rebuilding From the Ground Up in Zelda

START/SELECT: Rebuilding From the Ground Up in ‘Zelda’

By Mac Riga October 5, 2020

The apocalypse of 2017’s “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” is quiet and beautiful.  Destroyed by the forces of evil 100 years before the game, the world of Hyrule is vast and still,...

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: Early 2000s Pop Culture Scandals as Told by Todays Memes

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: Early 2000s Pop Culture Scandals as Told by Today’s Memes

By Parker Stubhar October 1, 2020

Like most people these past few months, I have spent an unconscionable amount of time on social media. While TikTok has usurped a lot of my screen time, good old-fashioned memes continue to capture my...

OFF THE WALL: What’s Hanging?

OFF THE WALL: What’s Hanging?

By Maddie Finn September 30, 2020

Art galleries and museums are a sort of hallowed ground for me. There is something so wonderful about the hushed environment and echoey floors. But there are other spaces for art — spaces that are a...

HOMEMADE GOURMET: TikTok Taste Test: Pasta Edition

HOMEMADE GOURMET: TikTok Taste Test: Pasta Edition

By Isabella Xu September 23, 2020

The first month of school flew by in a haze, and I find each day rapidly escaping me. Between classes, clubs and my Capital Bikeshare rides or jogs past the Supreme Court, I sometimes wonder how I find...

START/SELECT: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Is Dark Souls for the Modern Era

START/SELECT: ‘Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker’ Is ‘Dark Souls’ for the Modern Era

By Mac Riga September 23, 2020

2014’s “Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker” is 2011’s “Dark Souls,” but better.  Before you storm off, let me explain. Since “Demon’s Souls,” developer FromSoftware’s punishingly difficult,...

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How Video Streaming Made Me Fall in Love with the Late ’90s Again

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How Video Streaming Made Me Fall in Love with the Late ’90s Again

By Parker Stubhar September 18, 2020

I have an unhealthy obsession with the relatedness of the late ’90s and early 2000s movies. The films basically had the same group of 10 actors always playing the main characters, only alternating...

OFF THE WALL: The Han Dynasty Urn is Fragile

OFF THE WALL: The Han Dynasty Urn is Fragile

By Maddie Finn September 17, 2020

The photograph of Ai Weiwei dropping a Han Dynasty urn is my computer background, mainly for aesthetic reasons. I find the black and white colors soothing and movement of the pieces visually stimulating...

START/SELECT: 2020s Lessons in Class and Gaming: An Industry of Abuse

START/SELECT: 2020’s Lessons in Class and Gaming: An Industry of Abuse

By Mac Riga September 15, 2020

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual abuse, racism and suicide. Please refer to the end of the article for resources.  Developers, journalists and streamers have bravely come forward...

HOMEMADE GOURMET: Kitchen Appliances To Mix Up the Morning Routine

HOMEMADE GOURMET: Kitchen Appliances To Mix Up the Morning Routine

By Isabella Xu September 10, 2020

The first week of classes coupled with my monumental migration to Washington, D.C., where I will be residing from September to the end of October, has made these few weeks hectic.  This July,...

START/SELECT: 2020’s Lessons in Class and Gaming: Digital Gaming

START/SELECT: 2020’s Lessons in Class and Gaming: Digital Gaming

By Mac Riga September 7, 2020

Gaming distribution has been speeding up for years, and, thanks to some of the industry’s latest advancements in technology, it has proven to keep up despite the devastating impacts of the COVID-19...

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