story by Mia Hilkowitz | photography by Riley Higgins | art by Shiloh Wolfork Rodney Hulin Jr. was 17 years old when he committed suicide in his Brazoria County Federeal Prision cell.  Two years before...

story by Mia hilkowitz | photography fair use “Hands up.”  “Don’t shoot.”  The Cincinnatians chant the phrase for hours, their voices echoing throughout the city. As the over 4,000 protestors...

By Brittany Meister | Photography by Colin Melick Born and raised in the United States, East junior Eric Luong has never made it to his cultural home in Guangxi, China more than 7,000 miles away. Many...

By Alyssa Hetterich She can do nothing more than smile and shake her head at the looks she encounters.  Time has taught her patience and tolerance toward the people who cannot see past the color of her...

By Kaily Hauck | Photography by Cara Satullo Born in Russia, East junior Christina Koenig was placed in an orphanage. Surrounded by  the shuffling feet of caretakers and the cries of other children,...

By Jennave Traore | Photography by Cara Satullo On the first day of school, a little girl imagines just for a second what it would be like to have straight, blond hair because her dark, curly hair made...