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(09/16/21 12:00pm)
When you go on social media nowadays, you might see a new addition to users' profiles. On Instagram, it's now an option to put pronouns next to your profile name for everyone to see. To a cisgender person (someone who identifies as the sex they were assigned at birth), they may not understand why putting your pronouns in your bio is important. However, to people who are transgender or non-binary, it’s a lot more significant than many others would think. In LGBTQ+ spaces, it's become just as important to introduce your pronouns as it is your own name. It's necessary to understand why the normalization of pronouns is happening and why cisgender people have to do it, too.
(04/07/22 12:00pm)
Student names have been omitted due to the sensitivity of the subject matter.
(04/08/21 12:00pm)
We, as a society, have finally reached a point where we truly understand the cure to a horrible hangover is a lot of sleep and a lot of water, but those are no fun. Sure, some people have their go-to greasy fast food breakfast or cleansing smoothie, but no one I’ve met has had some kooky mixture they stand by. Growing up, there were always those terrible scenes in movies where someone would make a concoction of hot sauce, grease and a raw egg and call it the elixir of life, and I always wondered if they actually did anything. In the name of science, I decided to find the top three oddest, grossest hangover cures and see if they do anything.
(06/11/21 7:22pm)
We have all unintentionally begun living a minimalistic lifestyle. Games don’t need their own cabinet anymore – they don’t need the pieces, the box or even the board. Music is floating down the digital stream instead of swirling on shining black mountain ridges. Thousands of moments and memories are available to relive with just a few taps, and your best friend from across the world is right in your pocket alongside your mom, your roommate across the hall and that random kid from freshman year biology. Friendships, work, relationships and even fights are all tediously recorded in the online interactive museum of almost every significant moment of your memory. It's been this way since you opened that little white box in 2014 and decided to pour your life into its somewhat unlimited storage.
(06/11/21 4:30pm)
Walking down Richland Street to interview the co-founder, Nell Fuller, of Femme x Columbia and I pass by tall historic buildings shaded by trees. It is the definition of southern charm. I reach the end of the street and look up when the GPS tells me that I have arrived, and I see a huge historic building painted pink. Pink.
(02/25/21 1:00pm)
POV: It’s 2014. You’re getting dressed for school and reach for black tights, your new skater skirt from Kohl’s and a pair of black combat boots. You scroll through Tumblr while you wait for your parents to drive you. "Chocolate" by The 1975 is playing on your iPod. Life is good.
(11/11/21 1:00pm)
Thrift culture has become incredibly popular among teenagers and young adults. A day with your friends spent sifting through the remnants of somebody’s grandma’s closet from the '80s is a day well spent. There’s no better feeling than finding a new favorite piece hidden in the corner of a dusty thrift store— especially with a price that no college kid could turn down. The demand for unique, affordable and, most importantly, thrifted clothing has skyrocketed over the past few years and when there’s high demand, the market will rise to fill its needs. Recently, there has been an explosion of second-hand reselling businesses among college students. These young business owners flood their social media stories with posts about pages where they sell thrifted items from graphic tees to sneakers at a low to standard market price. While some use their shops as a casual hobby, others have amassed thousands of dedicated followers and a steady platform.
(03/11/21 1:00pm)
Fake parking tickets, sidewalk pavement, public buses. These are just a few places Ed Madden has inserted poetry as Columbia’s poet laureate. He has two main goals: to make poetry a public art and to promote the voices of local writers.
(02/25/21 1:00pm)
I don’t have very many childhood memories, at least not at surface level. Most require some strange, nostalgic trigger, like the mention of a Scholastic book fair or the movie Spy Kids, and some gentle coaxing before they come swimming back to me. One memory, however, stands out in my mind with inexplicable clarity. I was young, in elementary school, out on the playground with my little girl clique. I remember balancing unsteadily on top of those black plastic dividers that kept the wood chips in the playground when suddenly, someone said, “I’m starting a club, but you can’t be in it unless you hate pink.” Without hesitation, a chorus of our little voices rose up with refrains of “pink is gross,” and “pink is for girly girls.” I remember feeling oddly validated, as if I could hold my head a little higher having denounced such a vile color.
(02/25/21 1:00pm)
There are a select few things in life that just hit different: the sound of rain whilst vibing, flipping to the soft side of a pillow and that first sip of matcha tea. The drink is a Japanese green tea variant that takes young tea leaves and grinds them into a fine powder. When prepared in drink form, it has a smooth vegetal yet sweet taste with faint chalky undertones. The unfathomable wonder that is matcha tea ascends the planes of comfort and finds itself seated at the zen throne.
(06/09/21 2:52pm)
Being a college student doesn't mean it's normal to power through the whole day with just an iced coffee. Many of aspects of the college lifestyle actually reflectdisordered eating behaviors. According to the "National Eating Disorders Collaboration," disordered eating refers to a multitude of eating disorder behaviors and symptoms that don't match the full criteria for an eating disorder. Examples include fasting, bingeing and restriction, and these behaviors can evolve into a full-fledged eating disorder.
(02/25/21 1:00pm)
Unity can be difficult to envision in a world
(02/11/21 1:00pm)
Believe it or not, Valentine’s Day isn’t the only made-up holiday we can celebrate in February. Valentine's Day endorses buying cards, candy and overpriced flowers for your sweetheart, but what about those of us that don't have one? It's unfair to expect us to miss out on the fun. Since we are celebrating our significant other, we might as well celebrate our significant others too. Galentine’s Day started out as just an episode of "Parks and Recreation", but has become a movement for "lady friends" everywhere. It takes the pressure away from those of us that aren't in a relationship, but still allows us to celebrate the lovey-dovey month of February. Here are some fun ways you can celebrate this holiday on Feb. 13:
(02/11/21 1:00pm)
The first time I found myself at the chessboard was in fourth grade at an after-school chess club. I had no idea what the game of black and white wooden pieces across sixty-four tiles was about, but I figured it was better to kick it with my friends after school for an hour instead of going home. Our supervisor tried his best to explain the rules, especially why the knight moves in an L-shape rather than up, down, or diagonally. Looking back on it, I wish I had paid more attention to him because I could tell he was really passionate about the game (something I now realize all avid chess players are). I also know that most people who end up becoming Grand Masters, or top experts in the game, started before they were 10 years old so maybe I could've used this to my advantage if I wanted to become the next Grand Master to hail from Columbia, South Carolina. However, it didn’t take long before the end of the year tournament, where after losing 3 games in, I left chess alone for a decade.
(02/11/21 1:00pm)
Watch out “Monday Night Pav’s,” UofSC students are making other plans to start their week.
(02/11/21 1:00pm)
The year is 2010. You sit outside of school, anxiously awaiting the all too familiar groaning of your mom’s 1999 white minivan. Finally, you see the whale-like vehicle approaching. All of the other kids waiting on their parents’ luxury vehicles crane their necks to see what poor soul belongs to the minivan. The situation can’t get any worse—and then it does.
(02/16/21 10:00pm)
We're well on our way to celebrating our one year anniversary with the pandemic and we can’t help but sigh that being cooped up wearing our pajamas and sweats day in and day out has made us forget about the rush of playing spring dress-up.
(02/04/21 5:00am)
The University of South Carolina is no stranger to a prejudiced history as an educational institution. Fortunately, landmark initiatives, alumni and student groups have paved the way for the university to progressively change in becoming conscious of students of all backgrounds, races, religions and ethnicities. Garnet & Black Magazine sat down with UofSC’s Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Julian Williams, to discuss his role and University efforts in changing the college culture.
(10/25/20 5:00pm)
Meet Cherry On Top, the brand making bags sweeter than an ice cream sundae. I got the inside scoop on the ladies behind the bags. The fur bag brand was created by best friends Grace Burns and Jillie Gretz. Cherry On Top is bringing Y2K style back in a way that would make Paris Hilton say “That’s hot.”
(11/08/20 8:43pm)
As a 17-year-old, I got lucky, I'm spared a trip to the ballot-box this November. However, because of the internet and living on a college campus, I still fall victim to the intense political discourse in an atmosphere that would put John Paul Young's song “Love Is In The Air” to shame. How does it feel? Horrible, bringing back long-suppressed 7th-grade basketball team benchwarmer memories. Not getting a piece of the action in the “election of our lives” has a profound impact on a person, I would argue comparable to that of those voting.