Criminalizing homelessness is ushering in a new stage of capitalism
The reality is that it shouldn’t be illegal to live the best way we can, especially at the hands of a system that puts us there. Read more »
Writer archives: Sofia Aguilar
SU students need to stand in solidarity with the students at Columbia University
We can’t pretend nothing extraordinary and historic is happening just a little over 200 miles from our campus, where fellow students are risking everything, even their very lives, for what they believe in. Read more »
The 'cult of celebrity' distracts people from real-world problems
As I grow older, I want to do a better job of not caring about a class of people who are growing more wildly out of touch with the rest of us. More of us, especially those in the younger generations, should think about doing the same. Read more »
‘Quiet on Set’ reveals dark side of public pressure
Seeing them now being subjected to this same kind of behavior from the public as adults is nothing short of frustrating and infuriating because it means we haven’t actually learned anything from watching “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” We haven’t learned our lesson about what pressure can do to people, how easily we can traumatize others. Read more »
Combining race, ethnicity on U.S. Census will lead to systematic erasure
If nothing else, this new census is going to make it that much more difficult to recognize and combat racism and anti-Blackness. It’s going to undo years of conversations we’ve had as a community to understand the differences between race and ethnicity and unlearn the myths we’ve been told all our lives. Read more »
Olivia Rodrigo proves the need to destigmatize sex ed, provide free contraceptives
But, if anything, that means comprehensive sex education and open access to resources are that much more crucial to making sex less scary and mysterious. This not only lowers the risk of pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections but also provides a safe space at school and home to ask questions about their sexual health. Read more »
What 'grandmacore' teaches us about girlhood, growing up
In a world where women are held to impossible, contradictory standards of beauty and aging, it seems to me that teenage girls and elderly women have far more in common with each other than we might think. Read more »
The entertainment industry needs to better protect underage creators
Parents and family members who are supposed to protect their children, who should be looking out for their safety and well-being, are now exposing them to audiences on the internet for engagement, views and profit. Read more »
Israel's attack on Palestine's libraries, universities is an attack on academia everywhere
But I also mourn the loss of irreplaceable collections of rare books, valuable cultural artifacts and hundreds of years worth of historical records. Read more »
AI deepfakes affect us all – but not in the same ways
If we’re going to make a difference in how we punish creators and distributors of deepfake pornography, we have to start by asking ourselves who we consider worthy of protection, who we want to fight for and what value we place in our own image. Read more »
Elmo asked how everybody’s doing, why aren’t we asking each other
More than anything else, Elmo has taught me that we need to do a better job of initiating more open dialogues about our mental health. Read more »
White feminism ignores the importance of intersectionality
If feminism is going to amount to anything meaningful, it must be intersectional. It must be open and inclusive of other perspectives and experiences. Read more »
Reboots are the new norm, but they’re doing our nostalgia a disservice
It’s no wonder that we want to return to the past. After feeling like we were stuck in a time lapse for three years, many of us have no idea how to be functional adults in the world that, thanks to additional factors like geopolitical conflict, economic uncertainty and global climate imbalance, seems to be crumbling around us. Read more »
Pro-Palestine actors have more to lose in Hollywood
Now more than ever, there’s proof that what we consume and support – and what we don’t – is an intentional, political choice that has an impact. Read more »
Hollywood awards are performative symbols of progress
Despite diversity and inclusion efforts — which have been minimal at best if we’re being honest — Hollywood can’t tear itself away from its history of segregation, discrimination and erasure, much less a present moment that allows actors to have a new set of demands. Read more »
