Coiled in beauty standards

Genevieve Francois and Kiden-Aloyse Smith
January 17, 2019
Filed under Columns
We remember in preschool being told by other kids we were ugly because our lips were too big and brown and our hair was weird. From then on we tried everything to make our hair look as “white” as possible. We used to ask our moms over and over why we couldn’t just have straight hair. Whatever wa...
Deeper than body art

Kennady Wade, opinions writer
October 8, 2014
Filed under Opinions
From a young age we’ve been taught that looks shouldn’t matter; it’s what’s on the inside that counts. If we’re ourselves, the world will embrace us for who we are, regardless of our appearances. Being honest though, that’s not always the case. No matter how hard we try to be accepted, a m...