Arts & Culture

Three categories of Halloween films to get you in the spirit from Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime If you’re looking for a good range of movies to spook or thrill you for Halloween, this list covers films from three popular streaming platforms: Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. Within each, the movies are categorized under “Classic […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music, television shows Movie: “Coraline” dir. by Henry Selick (2009) This movie was released years ago, but this is a film that I never get tired of revisiting, especially around this time of the year. Based on the identically-named novella by Neil Gaiman, “Coraline” is a stop-motion […]

How environmental consciousness edges out the dairy industry When asked her thoughts on cow’s milk, Joelle Page, a second-year psychology major, said: “It’s disgusting. All I can think about is the pus and blood and dirt, God, I can’t believe I ever drank it. And I know how the process is, like all the steps […]

Disappointed by the characters in the TV show, yet will watch season two There are TV shows that we watch that are immeasurably good. They’re entertaining, they’re funny, they check off all the boxes. Shows like “Never Have I Ever” and “Stranger Things” that are undeniably perfect. But then there are shows that you watch […]

Commemoration is through education, America’s history of oppression in the Philippines continues to be prevalent today Filipino American History Month (or FAHM, as it’s widely known in the Filipinx-American (FilAm) community) is celebrated in October to commemorate the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental U.S. Many organizations hold events to bring attention to […]

The Arts Desk’s weekly picks for movies, books, music, television shows Book: “Big Little Lies” by Liane Moriarty If you are a fan of the hit HBO show “Big Little Lies” (which if you read my last Culture Corner article you would know boasts a “stacked cast, incredible editing and possibly the best title sequence […]

The one-act show discusses relevant topics of race and police brutality Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank will be premiering the one-act show “This Is How It Happened” written by playwright and actor Anthony D’Juan. The free show will be streaming on Catalyst’s website, where anyone can register to watch on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 […]

Reviewing the singer’s discography after a recent return to her country roots With Taylor Swift’s most recent performance at the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM Awards), people might wonder “how did she get here?” In her most recent years she’s switched over to pop, baffling most of her long-term fans with the sudden switch […]

The other side of the screen isn’t as simple as you’d think Deciding to order food from a delivery app is simple. You try to rationalize the extra cost and tap a few buttons to place your order. The process is so streamlined that from the customers perspective, it seems like a quick and easy—albeit […]

Students practice crystal healing in efforts to stay positive, supplement other religions and expand cultural understanding Healing crystals have made an impact on student culture, with their popularity steadily escalating as traditional religious practices undergo a change with college students. Crystal stones are believed to have many different uses and are typically described as having […]

Five options for your fashionable, yet environmentally friendly needs  In the middle of a pandemic it may be difficult to stay focused on other life-threatening situations currently going on. Nevertheless, it is crucial to keep doing so. Pollution from the coronavirus has severely impacted the environment. Now, clean up crews are finding plastic hand sanitizer […]

Maybe YOU’RE cringe. Ever think about that? *”Riverdale” spoilers ahead* Perhaps my brain has melted from constantly consuming media for six months, but out of the countless TV shows isolation has coerced me to watch, none have impacted me quite like “Riverdale.” Over the course of three weeks, I watched every minute of all 76 […]