Author: Deja Mattis | Staff Reporter

Lifestyles

Are you feeling stressed?

Photo Courtesy of Google Images. Students are exposed to a load of stressors during their college experience. From the adjustment into college and adulthood to the everyday factors like social pressures, work and family responsibilities, there is stress coming from every direction. Stress is the body’s normal reaction when change […]

Opinions

Gun control: A necessity

Photo Courtesy of Google Images.  The recent loss of rapper Nipsey Hussle marks yet another gun death in the mainstream hip-hop community. This is a reminder of the way the threat of gun violence haunts our communities, especially Black communities. Immediately after Hussle’s death, rumors began to circulate on social […]

Lifestyles

Louis Vuitton cancels King of Pop collection

A glove worn in the Michael Jackson themed fashion show.  Photo Courtesy of Google Images.   In January, Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s wear, showcased his second collection inspired by the legacy of the late Michael Jackson. From the diamond-encrusted white gloves given as invitations to […]

Lifestyles

FUBU making comeback at Century 21

Photo Courtesy of Google Images. FUBU, the streetwear label that conquered hip-hop fashion in the ’90s, has relaunched through a capsule collection with retailer Century 21. FUBU, which stands for “For Us, By Us,” was founded in 1992 by Shark Tank judge Daymond John, who brought on his friends J. […]

Lifestyles

Lagerfeld, titan of fashion, dies at 85

Karl Lagerfeld led a revival at Chanel. Photo Courtesy of Google Images. Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most powerful and recognizable fashion designers of the 20th and 21st centuries, died Tuesday morning in Paris at the age of 85. The prolific German designer is best known for his work as […]

Lifestyles

ASMR grows in popularity

Photo Courtesy of Google Images.   Are you tossing and turning at night? Having trouble falling asleep? In need of something to help you relax? If the answer is yes, don’t worry: There is a solution for this. Autonomous sensory meridian response, better known as ASMR, is an experience characterized […]

Lifestyles

Sickle cell: An inherited disease

Courtesy of the Sickle Cell Foundation. One in 12 African Americans are born with the sickle cell trait. Florida A&M University junior Victoria Alaka learned this while volunteering with the Sickle Cell Foundation. After two of her cousins passed away due to sickle cell disease, Alaka decided to start volunteering […]

Lifestyles

The Juul: Cigarettes on steroids

Photo Submitted by Deja Mattis. Maxwell Hale first started using a Juul four years ago, during his junior year of high school. Hale, now a sophmore at Tallahassee Community College, heard about the Juul from a friend and found that it was a lot more socially acceptable “to Juul” than smoke […]

Opinions

Netflix hits home run with ‘Bird Box’

Image courtesy of Netflix. Ominous, chilling, scary: These are the best words to describe “Bird Box,” a new Netflix thriller adapted from Josh Malerman’s 2014 novel. There have been many post-apocalyptic thrillers made throughout the years; viewers seem to be obsessed with watching, thinking and analyzing when or how the […]

Lifestyles

Coping with depression post-graduation

Latoya Chambliss walked across the stage at Florida A&M University, claiming her degree with confidence and a sense of pride. Unfortunately, six months later that confidence and pride turned into depression and anxiety.  Post-Graduation Depression, also known as a quarter-life crisis, is real and believe it or not happens to […]