My fiancé’s wife is gesturing wildly for me to take my clothes off. We are huddled together in a bedroom off the main room of her traditional Moroccan home, and I can hear my AUP cohort on this study trip enjoying their pastilla in the nearby dining room. I don’t know the name of my sister-wife, but as I undress before her I see her sultry, full lips framing blinding veneers. They turn from grin to grimace as she takes in the tattoo on my ribs, unshaven underarms and utilitarian bra. Don’t worry, I thought. I’m also unimpressed.

If you have found yourself on social media at any point in the past few weeks– especially on Twitter– you’ve probably seen the topic #WhatsATryGuy? The simple answer to this trending tag is: a ‘Try Guy’ is a member of an influencer collective that started on Buzzfeed and subsequently migrated over to YouTube. Their content is as simple as their name suggests; the four guys try almost anything and everything, then film their reactions and reviews.

The métro is the fastest and most efficient way to get places within the city. But navigating through it can be a bit tricky, with the many lines, the directions they go in, as well as the fact that it's always crowded. Throw in the foreign language, and it becomes an intimidating task making anyone want to order an Uber and give up. However this article will give you a breakdown on what to do to make the métro your favorite way to get around Paris. 

“When you talk with people, you feel their anger…it is very depressing. People are very upset and distressed.”- Stefanie Siegert

​​“I still have a reserve of coal briquettes and stacks of dried wood. But this is only temporary. It is not a long-term solution.” - Henry Backhaus

“[It’s] a catastrophe… We really want to protect citizens but… it’s impossible.” - Boris Ravignon

In a romanticized world, you’re living in Paris, young, happy, and looking for the perfect love story. However, not everyone is blessed with that perfect scenario, because that perfect scenario doesn't exist. Through living in Paris I was able to find myself, and ended up with a not so traditional love story that changed my perspective on life. Through this article, I will let you in on what I wish I knew before moving to Paris, what has gotten me through and kept my life from falling apart. Here are five ways to love yourself in the city of love. 

At about 3 a.m. on November 2, a man believed to be intoxicated smashed the window in the back of AUP's Passage Landrieu building. According to Marc Montheard, Vice President for Student Services and Security, the man simply “wandered a bit and came back to sit in front of the smashed window where the cops picked him up less than 10 minutes after they got the call from the concierge of the building.”

Kanye West was canceled after he wore a controversial “White Lives Matter'' t-shirt at the Balenciaga runway show during Paris Fashion week this past October. In my opinion, canceling someone’s career and livelihood because of their beliefs is a violation of free speech. Cancel culture is increasingly widespread so now is the time to have a discussion on where we draw the line, and at what point we separate the art from the artist. 

“The man is a genius and he knows how to keep us interested and talking,” comments TikTok user theruralchick. “Millionaires not knowing what else to do with their money,” responded mariashirley809. The topic at hand? A video of a grimacing model storming down a runway—its surface entirely covered in slick, nearly-black mud. This setting was indeed the site of Balenciaga’s most recent Spring/Summer (SS23) runway show in Paris. 

Everybody knows that the climate crisis is real. Well, most of us anyway. My point is, we know something drastic needs to change if we want to live on a healthy planet with happy people. The worst part is, Gen Z essentially has to take on this responsibility since they will be living with the mess made by our parents and grandparents.

Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamt of being a lawyer. At 10, I wanted to work for the United Nations. At 18, I wanted to work for the American Civil Liberties Union. I am currently in my first semester of a year-long graduate program at AUP, which will cost me roughly $72,000, including living expenses. My undergraduate degree was about $52,000, and I have around $45,000 in federal student loans.