As I walked around Newbury Street earlier this summer, someone in front of me caught my attention: an oversized plaid shirt, a white tank tap, baggy jeans, a Labubu clipped to a bag, wired earbuds, a book in one hand, and a matcha held in the other… yes, that’s right–I had seen my first performative …
Continue reading Performative Males and the Crisis of Authenticity
By Leela Uppaluri and Emma Birdsong At a September 22 White House press conference, President Trump, alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, stated that “taking Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a very increased risk of autism” for babies. Trump added that pregnant women should “tough it out” and “fight …
By Bella Holt Over the summer, the Yale Youth Poll released data that subverted every stereotype about Gen Z’s political stances. The study, which polled the 2026 congressional elections, found that while those aged 22-29 (the older end of Gen Z) preferred Democratic candidates by 6.4%, those aged 18-21 (the younger end of Gen Z) …
Continue reading Hot Take of the Issue: Gen Z is Not the Woke Generation
By Aya Goldwasser Learning about American history as an eighth grader, I remember feeling without a doubt that as a citizen I must be guaranteed each and every right promised to me, including the First Amendment right to unabridged “freedom of speech.”However, today’s political landscape seems to defy the basic principles that our country was …
Continue reading Crisis or Controversy: The Current Question on Free Speech in America
By Iris Shen & Sophie Kim, Banner Staff The H1B visa has quickly become a point of controversy within the Trump supporter, or Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, an H1B visa is a temporary visa classification that allows employers to sponsor highly skilled foreign professionals for employment …
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