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Woman rising worldwide

Woman rising worldwide

Lucas Betancourt, highlights newsmagazine contributer Feb 1, 2023

 Global equality, with the totality and universality of its demands, can be at once as demanding as it is inspiring. While the rights of American women are being stripped away through reproductive health...

No method to this madness

No method to this madness

Camila Perez-Clavarino, highlights newsmagazine contributer Oct 24, 2022

Method acting is a technique in which actors fully inhabit the role of a character, both on and off set during filming. While this may seem like a harmless approach, the physical and mental effects on...

Faulty brands, a faulty celebrity trend

Faulty brands, a faulty celebrity trend

Isabela Duarte, highlights newsmagazine contributer Oct 24, 2022

   Society has gotten used to seeing celebrities across billboards, social media feeds, and television. However, in recent years, celebrities have moved on from regular marketing through screens and...

Positivity Pays

Positivity Pays

Divya Dave, highlights Staff Writer Oct 10, 2022

My power is unlimited. All my actions are aimed at achieving my goals. I am achieving one goal after the other. I believe in myself. All of these are common mantras that claim to bring positivity and enlightenment...

The Afghanistan army lining up, wearing protective masks and carrying guns. Courtesy of The Institute of International Affairs.

Twenty years in Afghanistan

Juan Fajardo, highlights Newsmagazine Contributor Oct 4, 2021

     The Afghanistan conflict is an ongoing, 43-year-old endeavor, in which the U.S. has been directly involved from 2001-2021. This has been a period characterized by foreign intervention, political...

Essential oils have been around for decades, but have only become popular after the harsh effects of candles were recognized. Courtesy of Pixabay.

Candles out, diffusers in

DeeAnne Montero, highlights newsmagazine contributor Jan 13, 2021

            There is no avoiding the multitude of advertisements seen daily intended to persuade viewers to purchase diffusers or a kit of essential oils. However, many people are questioning why...

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No Perfect Body

María José Cestero, highlights newsmagazine contributor Nov 15, 2020

            In an era of social media and globalization, body-shaming has made its way into mainstream media at an alarming rate. Through modern ideals of what the “perfect” body and health size...

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Politics shouldn’t go above relationships

Emilys Gil, highlights newsmagazine contributor Nov 2, 2020

     The beginning of the new decade has been nothing short of scandalous in the political world. From being on the brink of World War III only the third day into the year to the impeachment of our...

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The controversy surrounding Mulan, Disney’s beloved Chinese heroine

Maya Shah, highlights newsmagazine contributor Nov 2, 2020

     Disney's Mulan remake was an exceedingly popular topic of conversation this year, but for all the wrong reasons. While it was once largely anticipated by Disney fans, when details were revealed...

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No Fans, No Motivation

Austin Yagoda, Highlights Newsmagazine Contributor Oct 5, 2020

     The excitement of the crowd has always been a staple at sports games. Every touchdown, goal or block is indefinitely met with cheers from fans. Players would feel spurred on by the supportive...

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The Climate Crisis

Rafael Sans, highlights newsmagazine contributor Oct 5, 2020

With the climate crisis in the world considerably worsening, the time left to save the planet is gradually getting shorter. Record unstable temperatures, increased pollution and the degradation of aquatic...

President Trumps campaign threatened by TikTok, a Chinese owned company

President Trump’s campaign threatened by TikTok, a Chinese owned company

Camila Aitken, highlights newsmagazine contributor Sep 14, 2020

      With growing distrust between China and the United States, the potential TikTok ban only adds more tension to the situation. On Aug. 6, 2020 President Donald J. Trump made an executive...

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