As the summer season approaches, many students begin their summer vacation south bound to the beautiful Gulf Shores. However, before you plan your annual trips, there’s a few Do’s and Don’ts of the beaches that you need to know. Do’sDon’tsObserve the Beach Warning Flag System. The Flags are imperative to ensuring the safety of all beach goers. For more information on the Beach Warning Flag System visit: https://www.gulfshoresal.gov/ or https://www.weather.gov/mob/ For current weather updates.Leave any structures or equipment on the beaches. Any structures or equipment left after 8 p.m. will be removed and disposed of by beach patrol. Tents or shelters larger than 7 feet by 7 feet and taller than 4 feet are not allowed on public beaches, unless placed in…
Author: Jada Nguyen
Arts editor Jada Nguyen recites her original poem “The Question” based on her experiences as a mixed-race Asian and dealing with the trauma of the Atlanta shooting where six of the eight victims were Asian. https://youtu.be/U8yoZ_1aYDA You’re a mixed-race Asian questioning your identity. You’re witnessing, firsthand, ethnicities being pit against each other like the illegal chicken fights that your father boasted about. You’re wondering whether your experiences are comparable to those whose ‘mother tongue’ is to mother country as your own mother is to whiteness is to unidentifiable is to gone. And while your only connection to your culture is…
2020 and 2021 have been met with a lot of racial tension, economic worries, political strife and more. UAB has offered their students a health-and-wellness day on March 16th to make up for its lack of a spring break that many of us are missing right now. Although there are plenty who are wishing for a longer break, we must also understand the importance in UAB’s choice on looking out for the health, safety, and well-being of their student/staff population. Here are some things you may need to know or wish to do on your self-care day: To begin, what…
Learn to spot the differences between real activism and performative activism.
Arts editor Jada Nguyen explains her approach to creating the Black History Month magazine cover.
Asian Americans will never be “white.” The term “Model Minority” arose during the 1960s as many Chinese and Japanese Americans were congratulated for their perseverance in overcoming racial hardships and achieving success, perhaps even more than their white counterparts. This has then posed the question if Asian Americans, more specifically if Upper East Asians like Chinese and Japanese immigrants, should be considered “white.” Those groups tend to be over-represented among scientists, engineers, doctors and other skilled professions A Washington school, North Thurston Public Schools (NTPS), recently grouped their Asian students with their white peers instead of their “Students of Color”…