By ANDREW SHEN, sophomore Self-image as a concept elicits a variety of images: people with eating disorders wasting away from anorexia, looking in the mirror unsettled by the reflection staring back, or burdened by societal expectations of beauty. Yet when we make these associations, we often do not think of all people; rather, we picture … Continue reading
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Sex Culture in JP Stevens
BY ANGELA CAO Congratulations! By clicking on the title of this article to further your knowledge of “sex culture at JP Stevens,” you have fallen prey to an exponentially growing phenomenon in web-culture: click-bait. Behind click-bait culture, the entertainers and creators of mass media have employed two common ancient advertising tricks, sex and violence. … Continue reading
Mirror, Mirror
By HELENA WU, columnist It’s a cycle as predictable as clockwork. You wake up in the morning, groggy and disoriented. The alarm vibrates near you in an aggravated, staccato drone. But through the haze, one primitive, inexorable impulse beckons persistently: go look in the mirror—now. Every day you automatically obey the command, and you have … Continue reading
Musical Hipsters
By ANJALI MAGDULA, freshman As a teenager battling the struggles of high school, it is almost necessary to have something to support you. Music can be a warm, reassuring friend or a study buddy that accompanies you through long hours of test preparation. Sometimes, however, the idea of a constant comforting companion can turn your … Continue reading
She Can’t Stop
By SRUTI RACHAPUDI, columnist Miley Cyrus is a genius. I know you probably all think I’ve lost my mind, but when a closer look at this former child star’s recent antics reveals not only a genius at work, but also a mastermind marketer with a brilliant plan. Just a few months ago, Miley was perceived … Continue reading