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(04/12/25 1:22am)
For many first-generation Americans, growing up in the West can make individuals more acutely aware of their culture and origins. For Muslim women, especially those who wear hijab, this awareness of one’s culture can interact with their faith in unique and significant ways. In “Faith and Cultural Fashion,” two USC students share the origins of their cultural clothing, as well as their journeys navigating both their faith and their culture. Both models wore similar pink outfits to showcase the community and interconnectedness they can have within their faith. Alternatively, each model also wears distinctive clothing from their culture, showing how their culture uniquely interacts with their identity.
(11/08/24 1:00pm)
You’re 27 years old. The capitalist hellscape known as the retail job has, by this point, chewed you up and spit you out not once, but three times. You decide it’s time to go for a degree. Because, quite frankly, you’re tired. Tired of breaking your back every day only to make a dollar while the boss makes a million, tired of being spoken down to and tired of being taken advantage of. Society has promised you that a $50,000 piece of paper is what will somehow miraculously make your life better.
(04/08/24 9:43pm)
When we think of culture, we may consider it as immutable. There are features associated with every culture, from specific traditions to clothing to food. They are meant to keep you connected to your family and provide ties to your community and ancestry. However, cultures are also subject to change over time, often due to historical and environmental pressures. Immigration, colonization, slavery and more can have a large impact on traditional customs and ways of life. In the face of this, how do individuals continue to be connected to their culture? What are some communities that have continued to keep their cultural traditions alive in the face of intense adversity, and what are their stories?
(03/20/24 5:12pm)
The popularity of vinyl is spinning back into rotation, but is it helping record stores across America?
(03/22/23 4:00pm)
Welcome to Studio 23: A deep dive into the innovative music genres that have propelled music forward with technological influences. With each genre and its accompanying playlist, fall deeper into the world of Studio 23. Transcend into euphoric bliss while traveling through the music of yesterday and looking forward to the music of tomorrow.
(03/22/23 4:00pm)
For many people, the intersection between the rise of technology and antiquity of organic farming is like a battlefield. Over the past few decades, the war has continued to rage on. The industrialization of agriculture has led to the vision of agriculture many people have today—large gas-powered machines plowing fields of a single crop; farmers spraying chemical fertilizers and pesticides, allowing them to run off into our rivers; livestock pumped with antibiotics to counteract the inevitability of disease from compact living quarters.
(02/16/23 1:00pm)
Life has been presented to us as a series of mutually exclusive binaries: women versus men, black versus white, gay versus straight, domestic versus wild. None of these things can exist without the other, but it seems that none of these things can exist with the other either. When it comes to domesticity and ecofeminism, it seems that the two schools of thought are opposites. Domesticity must be about a women’s role within the house, and ecofeminism must be about a women’s role outside of it. While this is true to an extent, the relationship between domesticity and ecofeminism is much more complex than “house versus not house.” In order to effectively forge their paths in society, women must explore and embrace the ways in which gender roles within the house and outside of the house intersect and build upon one another instead of deeming the two spheres as binaries.
(12/05/22 1:00pm)
Going to the movies is a very distinct experience- from the smell of popcorn, to the excitement that bubbles up when watching a premiere for a highly anticipated movie. The scene of movie theaters, however, since the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, has changed dramatically, and now has new competition: streaming services. Although the reality of theaters varies for every consumer, it is safe to say that the COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on the film and theater industry.
(11/04/22 12:00pm)
College starts with an interest and ends in a degree. Life after graduation starts with a degree and ends with a job: a doctor, scientist, writer, lawyer, painter, dancer, surgeon, filmmaker, business owner, researcher, etc. When a person looks at their future ahead of them, they often see a straight line. In their mind it is a single road to walk down, when in reality, there are so many paths unfurling in all directions.
(10/11/22 12:00pm)
A photographic journey through JerryFest 2022, a Five Points festival celebrating the life and art of Jerry Garcia.
(11/17/22 1:00pm)
Columbia, South Carolina is well-known for many reasons. It is home to the University of South Carolina, Soda City, a rich culture, and unfortunately, a large homeless population. In an article published by News 19 in Sept. 2022, Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann stated that at any given time there are about 250 completely unsheltered people in Columbia.
(10/28/22 12:00pm)
It starts off small. Maybe it’s a pack of gum, some dainty earrings or a lighter—something small enough to fit in your pocket or the sleeve of your hoodie, maybe your ol’ reliable tote bag. It’s small enough to not be “a big deal”: a “they won’t miss it” kind of thing, where the risk seems a lot lower than the reward. When you’ve gotten away with shoplifting once, the second time doesn’t seem that daunting; or the third, or the fourth and so on.
(11/02/22 12:00pm)
Gay bars and clubs have long been a haven for people of all sexualities and gender identities, including members of the LGBTQ+ community and straight allies alike. They exist as places where clubbers can celebrate their identities freely without fear of judgement in the way they express themselves and the way they love. Gay bars are also one of the few public places where queer people can gather on a regular basis to meet and mingle with one another, making them a pillar of the LGBTQ+ community in any given town. The importance of this community aspect is especially prevalent in the South, where homophobia has historically forced the suppression of non-cisgender, non-heterosexual individuals. In cities like Columbia, gay bars may be the only place in miles where a queer person can be their true self without worrying about discrimination and hate.
(10/28/22 12:00pm)
Life can be ugly, overwhelming and too much to handle at times. This is "Chaotic Bliss Through Sonic Resonance," a curated playlist designed to help listeners reach chaotic bliss, which is accepting and finding comfortability in the midst of turmoil and all of its accompanying feelings.
(10/31/22 11:20pm)
At the start of the 20th century, Columbia was a promising city. It was a textile manufacturing hub. It already housed the University of South Carolina, Allen University, Benedict College and Columbia Female College. There was a sense of optimism in urban life. All over the country, people left the countryside to work in urban factories or mills.
(10/31/22 11:25pm)
You slowly get undressed, sweat sticking to your skin as you step into the showers after your P.E. class. Suddenly, you feel a throbbing ache from inside of you, bringing you to your knees as you cry out in equal parts shock and pain. You bring your hand down and when you raise it up to your face, it's covered in blood. Screaming, you run out of the shower, worried that you're dying and need help. But, as you look at everyone around you, you see faces of disgust instead of fear. "Plug it up!" they scream, throwing strange objects at you while you bring your hands up to cover your face. Your teacher stands off, refusing to stop the onslaught as the mob jeers at you, their insults confusing you even more as you feel the pain throb all the while.
(10/31/22 11:07pm)
Animals of all shapes and sizes have been a tradition of American collegiate sports since 1889. In just the Southeastern Conference (SEC), eight universities have live animals representing their schools, like Georgia's bulldog Uga, Mike the Tiger at Louisiana State University and our very own Sir Big Spur. These renowned pets can be seen at most outdoor sporting events where students and fans have the opportunity to show their support or grab a photo. Even schools with non-animal mascots, like the Tennessee Volunteers, have kept live animals prevalent in their sporting events, i.e. Smokey the Bluetick Hound. Who needs a zoo when you can just attend an SEC Football game?
(10/28/22 12:00pm)
If you have ever walked down Greene Street, you are likely no stranger to the streetside evangelists passing out pamphlets or proclaiming biblical teachings through megaphones. You may hear what some ascribe to be gospel truths, but many have also been subjected to threats targeted towards queer students that promise them damnation if they do not denounce the non-heterosexual, non-cisgender parts of themselves. In the face of this, there is also a good chance that you have seen groups of UofSC students banding together to take a stand nearby holding pride flags.
(10/03/22 12:00pm)
Your eyes stare blankly ahead, focusing but never really focusing. They glaze over themselves as they become overwhelmed with what they are seeing. Your hands move in slow, predictable movements, enough to keep a steady stream of information flowing from the fountain. Your fingers move swiftly. This is a motion you’ve done thousands of times, a movement so known to you that it isn’t even noticeable. Your brain turns itself off, the senses bombarded with loud sounds and bright flashes of light that dull you until you don’t even remember where you are. And so the spiral continues, the fountain of information flowing and flowing, never-ending, like a river that stretches into the ocean.
(04/21/22 12:00pm)
While many of us can share the same experiences, we are all destined for different paths. Yet, as we climb the ladder towards our goals, there are moments when we feel discouraged. We may see one of our peers receiving higher marks for the same efforts that we implemented. We may see someone with the same desires as us progressing faster. Before we realize it, we may be sinking down the rabbit hole of comparing and contrasting our lives to others. We’ll start to forget that we are not all the same and attempt to mimic others while sacrificing our own identities.