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GRAPHIC: CARMEN KNOPF ’27/THE HAWK

Currently in Pop Culture: Sabrina Carpenter’s VMA performance

Olivia Gasparro September 17, 2025

As Sabrina Carpenter shimmered across the stage at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in an outfit reminiscent of Britney Spears’ 2001 VMAs look, she shared the moment with others she felt deserved to be...

Carter Karpinski ’25, M.S. ’27, stands strong after quitting vaping.
PHOTO: MAX FISHER ’25, M.S. ’27/THE HAWK

One more hit: Seven days without a vape

Carter Karpinski ’25, M.S. ’27 September 17, 2025

I come from a long line of nicotine addicts.  We were a Marlboro family for a long time, but members of my family got nicotine in all forms: cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars and, now, vapes. My...

GRAPHIC: MOLLY DETTLNGER ’27/THE HAWK

A student’s guide to off-campus living

Tayla Evans ’27 September 17, 2025

How do you unclog a toilet now that you can’t call Facilities? What do you do when your neighbor isn’t a student anymore, but they’re being super loud? What is this thing everyone is referring to...

Rebecca Romito ’26 with the AI therapy model she experimented with.
PHOTO: PRESTON THOMAS ’28/THE HAWK

AI therapy promises help, but is it the real deal?

Rebecca Romito ’26 September 17, 2025

“Hi there! How can I help you? What happened today?” my therapist asked. “I have been feeling really stressed with juggling my school work,” I replied.  “I hear you,” they reassured...

ILLUSTRATION: LUKE SANELLI ’26/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘Superman’ (2025)

Tayla Evans ’27 September 17, 2025

Embedded with feelings of pure hope, the comic adaptation “Superman” (2025) is an immediate classic. Written and directed by James Gunn, “Superman” is currently playing in theaters and is available...

Luke Sanelli ’26 shows off his Bob Ross-instructed painting “Blue Winter” from an episode of “The Joys
of Painting.” PHOTO: ZACH PODOLNICK ’26/THE HAWK

Discovering ‘The Joy of Painting’

Luke Sanelli ’26, Digital Content Editor September 10, 2025

For the first time in my life, I wanted to throw something at Bob Ross’ happy little forehead. I’ve been watching Bob Ross’ TV show, “The Joy of Painting,” on YouTube since middle school,...

GRAPHIC: BELLA PRIVITERA ’26/THE HAWK

Spread your wings beyond the library with these local cafe spots

Sometimes, studying in the library gets a little repetitive. When the same four walls start closing in and you need a change of scenery, why not fuel your study sessions with a snack or drink from some...

GRAPHIC: MOLLY DETTLINGER ’27/THE HAWK

Currently in Pop Culture: The return of Ariana Grande

Olivia Gasparro September 10, 2025

An actress, pop star and entrepreneur, Ariana Grande is unstoppable. With a once-in-a-generation voice and chart-topping hits, Grande  has become one of the most influential artists of her generation....

Ziyaad Ally sits next to a homemade figurine of Reigus, a character in his fantasy novel, “Myth Shadow: The Glowing Gate,” that he constructed with his daughter. In the book, Reigus serves as an introductory challenge to the main character, Cassandra. PHOTO: MAXIMILIAN MURPHY/THE HAWK

Q&A with Ziyaad Ally

Sahr Karimu July 12, 2025

Born in 1984, Ziyaad Ally is a self-defined child of the ’80s, a creator influenced by the books he read and the TV he watched in the ’80s and ’90s. “‘Lord of the Rings’ was a big influence....

Eve Fairbanks, an American author and journalist who now lives in Johannesburg, discusses her 2022 book, “The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning" July 6 at De Baba Eatery in the Melville neighborhood of Johannesburg. PHOTO: FINNEGAN CROWLEY/THE HAWK

Q&A with Eve Fairbanks

Cara Santilli, Copy Chief July 10, 2025

Eve Fairbanks, 42, is an American journalist and author based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally from Virginia, Fairbanks moved to South Africa in 2009 after working as a political writer for The...

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