Jan 12th, 2023, 02:00 PM

Hello World, Please Zoom Into Indians With a Less Blurry Lens

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Indian culture and heritage has become more visible in the global public sphere in the past few years. International political figures such as Kamala Harris and Rishi Sunak have been vocal about their Indian heritage through their platforms.

Jan 11th, 2023, 10:00 AM

Americans are Colonizing the World

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The past couple years have been eventful to say the least. Recent global events like the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have caused worldwide inflation and a rise in cost of living. For Americans, the cost of various goods and services have increased by about 8.3% while the cost of food has increased by 9.4%. Amid rising living costs, Americans are moving abroad to countries like Mexico and Portugal, making cities unaffordable for local populations and driving them out. 

Jan 9th, 2023, 11:00 AM

Heroin Chic Isn’t Back

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If you feel the ground rumbling beneath you, don’t worry. That is just the stampede of privileged white ladies across the globe purposefully marching to their kitchen cabinets and reaching for the Braggs apple cider vinegar because, according to the New York Post, heroin chic is back.

Jan 9th, 2023, 09:00 AM

The Ultimate Guide to AUP's Vending Machines

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The Amex is considered by many to be the only place to cure your coffee fix and your hunger desperation on campus. Yet there are several somewhat hidden spots in three of the five AUP buildings that will quickly become your best friend during exam season, late night study sessions, or between classes. 

Quai Building

Jan 5th, 2023, 03:00 PM

The Nuclear Elephant in the Room

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Since the events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, nothing seems to turn more heads in international affairs than talk of a nuclear threat. Something Russian President Vladimir Putin so aptly demonstrated through his recent threats to employ a nuclear weapon in his war on Ukraine. And while many across the globe stir, their anticipative gaze fixed on the embattled nation, it is all too easy to allow the battle cries and explosions in Ukraine to drown out a similarly dire and dangerous situation: the increasingly unstable nuclear crisis unfolding with Iran. 

Jan 3rd, 2023, 09:00 AM

Social Media (As We Knew It) Is Dead

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Trigger Warning: Suicide 

Jan 2nd, 2023, 09:00 AM

Does your FYP know you too well?

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Dearest reader, if you happen to be someone who is connected to the world through social media (or frankly, just a living human being in the year 2023), it's more than likely that you know of, or for that matter actively use, TikTok.

Jan 1st, 2023, 01:00 PM

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games' Worrisome Approach

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The Olympic Games are coming to Paris in Summer 2024. The city of Paris, which includes a population of  2.1 million, a greater region of 12 million, and an average influx of 50 million tourists throughout the summer months, is not infrastructurally prepared to accommodate the expected arrival of 1.7-2.3 million tourists, players, and business associated with the global spectacle. But what does this mean for AUP students?

Dec 29th, 2022, 10:00 AM

Is it Real or is it Plagiarism? The Art of Copying in Fashion

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From a young age, students are taught that in the United States it is unethical to plagiarize and that in some cases it’s even illegal. However, in the fashion industry everything seems to be fair game.

Dec 25th, 2022, 05:00 PM

Are GIFs dead?

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Once upon a time, GIFs were on the cutting-edge of media. An acronym for, "graphics interchange format," in their early forms they were crucial to the creation of websites all throughout the internet, and even throughout the last decade little repeated animations seem to have flooded through online forums and text chains among friends. 

But now there's a question as to whether or not they're fading away as a trendy artifact of the early internet, or if they'll stick around for years to come. 

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