Author: Skylar Alley

Entertainment

Makeup Tricks and Tips

Photo by Skylar Alley I’ve been doing makeup for the better part of six years. Here’s what I’ve learned.   Everything Lines Up The corners of your mouth line up with your irises when looking forward. The top of your ear that connects to your face matches up with the […]

Opinion

The Male Gaze in the Media: A Tale of Two Harley Quinns

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures The Male Gaze is described as the depiction of women in movies and television from a masculine, heterosexual perspective, showing off their body and sex appeal rather than fleshing them out as their own independent character. In simple terms, the only purpose women have […]

News

Punishment Running: Is It Excessive?

Graphic by Alaina Burris ex·ces·sive /ikˈsesiv/   adjective more than is necessary, normal or desirable; immoderate.        Last month, an athlete on the baseball team was rushed to the hospital after passing out while doing punishment running. This led the athletic trainers to ban coaches from permitting athletes to […]

Opinion

An Overwhelming Welcome

Photo by Matthew S. Hicks/ OttawaBravesPhotos.com The jump from your hometown to a university in a new state filled with strangers is a jarring one: your world turning from living with family, surrounded by childhood friends, to sharing a room and wing with new college students from across the states, […]