Anna Birk, Executive Editor Image from Cleveland.com Cierra Boyd Cierra Boyd was one of the founders of The Scene magazine at Ohio University. Today, that magazine has become the first mass-print fashion magazine on campus and is known as VARIANT. Boyd has gone on to create a sustainable fashion brand with nearly 50,000 followers on Instagram. She has styled celebrities such as Cardi B and been featured on HBO’s show, The Hype . Her fashion brand boasts creativity by creati

By: Taylor Strnad As a child, it was hard to understand why my mother drank so much. I always thought, “Why won’t she just stop?” As I got older I realized that it wasn’t that simple. Addiction starts differently for everyone. You don’t become addicted to something overnight. For my mom, the risk factors that led to addiction were the stressors of her job, an unhealthy marriage, the COVID-19 pandemic and her only daughter away at school. It was too much for her to cope with

By: Sarah Osterle, Blogger A new year brings new fashion, new trends, new music and especially new year resolutions. Typically when people write about their New Year’s resolutions it is some extravagant plan which entails several routines such as; skin care, gym, healthy diet, waking up at 6 a.m. etc, to be “that person.” AKA, a person who lives in a perfect aesthetic way that seems too good to be true. I won’t lie and say that I have made some of these my New Year’s resol

Image by Madison Kopp By Olivia Szmania, Blogger Body dysmorphia and impossible body standards are prospering. As I have grown up and become a young adult, what has unfolded before me has been terrifying. With today’s inspiration being the Kardashians and Instagram influencers, the body expectations have surpassed reality. Girls strive to have a tiny waist, curves, large butt, and large chest. When analyzing popular celebrities and influencers that portray this ideal, it s