What happens when TikTok goes feature-length — I tend to believe all works of art fall somewhere on a narrow spectrum of appeal to a majority of beholders. Each of the far ends of this spectrum are the furthest degree to which an artwork can achieve great significance, whether it be for positive or negative praise. But…

Glenn Youngkin is quietly breathing life into the Lost Cause of the Confederacy — “Critical Race Theory” … by now, everybody and their mother has heard the buzzword uttered at least once, but few know what it actually is. In its simplest form, CRT is a proposed interdisciplinary curriculum that analyzes America’s most foundational principles and how they are based on racially-motivated values for…

It finally happened… — There are many experiences relative only to New York City that can be intimidating and sometimes downright bloodcurdling. The first time you accidentally step onto an express train…your first time coming face-to-face with NYPD …every time you cross any single goddamn street in Midtown. But they all pale in comparison…

Failing to hold students accountable for misconduct, an increasing presence of alcohol, housing mismanagement and accusations of racism … it’s all here. — Students, parents and faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University have been yearning for a moment of validation for their opinions on Greek life since the death of freshman student Adam Oakes in late February of 2021. Now that moment has finally come in the form of two academic reviews, one done…

Student Government President at Virginia Commonwealth University discusses defunding Greek life — RICHMOND, Va. — The institution of college Greek life has been thrust into the spotlight yet again. After a student’s death suspected to be caused by hazing, some Virginia Commonwealth University students are calling into question the ethics, history and purpose of Greek life on college campuses. The death of…

How Greek life’s history gave way to classism and white supremacy on college campuses — The 1978 hit film “National Lampoon’s Animal House”, depicts a ridiculous and unlikely power struggle. The authoritarian Dean Vernon of the fictional Faber College routinely and energetically clashes with a slovenly bunch of brothers from the college’s Delta Tau Chi fraternity chapter. In the second-half of the film, the brothers…

How the murder of a friend taught me to support outlawing the death penalty — Since 2018, New Years Eve has not been the same holiday it once was for me. Where before stood a holiday dedicated to looking past the toils of 365 days, welcoming in new hopes as a new year arrives, now stands nothing but a moment of grim reflection. On Dec…

When insurgent QAnon candidates rattle an already-weakening political party. — Even after the tense election that just took place, some Virginia voters are already looking ahead at the race for governor. But, with the inclusion of some extreme, insurgent candidates — like Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield — many voters are fearing a predictably messy electoral process in the Old Dominion. …

Can a radical “anti-Antifa” strip club manager win an election? Or will history repeat itself for the fourth time? — A wave of fierce progressive democrats will be appearing on the ballots for many states in 2020. However, the antithetical opposition is just as numerous, and Virginia is no exception. With candidates like Laura Loomer, R-Florida, Lauren Witzke, R-Delaware, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, on the ballot for 2020, it’s…