A formula for maximizing your Chapman experience
After observing Chapman students for 18 years, I detected a common thread among those who truly thrived during their time on campus.
Resumes aren’t the full story
A resume is barely enough to describe what I do and lacks the ability to share who I am.
When the law becomes a partisan weapon
As a first-year law student, I am entering the legal profession at a time when the principles I am being taught are increasingly caught in political battles.
The Panther on AI
Why you shouldn't write with artificial intelligence.
Not in our name
Parting words from a Jewish Chapman grad.
Trump is the Western leader that China has been waiting for.
Trump's International economic policies favor China more than America.
The best self-help books are actually memoirs
A five-year plan could never compete with what life throws at you.
Confidence isn’t measured in inches
Society uses physical appearance to shape perceptions, but those perceptions aren’t objective truths.
Chapman’s student group policies are smothering campus events
The university has created frustrating bureaucratic hurdles that I haven’t been able to jump over.
Is the cinephile’s diary actually welcoming telephiles to its table?
Letterboxd claims to be adding multi-season and returning TV shows to the app.
CA’s first governor from Orange County?
Weathered emotions: Being informed about climate change is important even when it comes with a cost
The climate crisis is on my mind more than just on Earth Day, and it's starting to take a toll.
The ‘looksmaxxing’ epidemic
From “bonesmashing” to drug use, the online pursuit of perfection is taking a darker turn.
Male body dysmorphia is rampant — but not enough people realize
Eating disorders disguised as healthy diets and “looksmaxxing” trends have created an era of hidden body issues among young men.
A different kind of polarization: How the SAVE Act is dividing both parties
The 2028 election is at stake in a battle of voter integrity vs. voting limits.
FAFSA is finally getting easier to use
FASFA’s system is getting updated – but is it enough?
The world is kinder when you are thin
Taking a GLP-1 medication did not just change my body. It revealed how deeply the bias against larger bodies shapes everyday life.
Deepfakes, incels and the dehumanization of a generation
The cost of AI and influencers promoting a new normalcy of objectification and isolation.
Joachim Trier and me
Four years ago, I’m not sure I could articulate what a director did. Now I had a favorite, and he was sitting in front of me.
From the Oscars to Chapman: How K-pop is for everyone
“Years following ‘Parasite’, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Makes History at the 98th Academy Awards”
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