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Dont Sweat The Small Stuff

Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer February 23, 2016

This year has started off just peachy. I was let go from my job during the second week of February, because they needed me to work more. Currently I am in school full-time two days a week and an Intern...

OP/ED: #Formation Is In Order

OP/ED: #Formation Is In Order

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer February 11, 2016

Beyonce is the only woman I know of that can wear cut out booty shorts in her ***Flawless music video one day and then perform for the President the next. She has done a crazy job at mastering both sides...

Fossils.

Fossils.

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer February 10, 2016

I walk the streets of New York trying to start my life anew and I stumble into fossils of what we use to be. Constantly being reminded of what was, stuck between my desire for wanderlust and the city I...

If I Were To Be Stuck on a Deserted Island...

If I Were To Be Stuck on a Deserted Island…

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer January 21, 2016

I was speaking to someone one recently. (I was looking to date this person but our plans fell through and we never reconnected but I digress). Through our brief courtship, he had asked me “If you’re...

A Misunderstanding

A Misunderstanding

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer December 8, 2015

The gun sits in the middle of the table. All of us sit watching it. Loaded. One bullet in the chamber. Click. Misfire. November - They're here, finally. The $10 I borrowed so that I could...

Mics and Bars Live Showcase A Hit

Mics and Bars Live Showcase A Hit

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer December 2, 2015

Friday night on the south side of the Mercy College campus sits Victory hall. A place where most media students take their classes during the middle of the week. But on this Friday night, the television...

Rags on Rags on Rags-a-Go-Go

Rags on Rags on Rags-a-Go-Go

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer November 8, 2015

Cowboy boots hang above the awning outside. The psychedelic writing on the storefront sticks out against 14th Street. Clothing lines the wall on double racks attached to the wall. Organized into various...

Anticipation: The 2015 Victorias Secret Fashion Show

Anticipation: The 2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer November 8, 2015

In preparation for the 20th Annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, I have been watching VS catwalks of the past. For ten years now, I have watched the show annually. ‘Ooh-ing’ and ‘aah-ing’ at...

My Biggest Influence: Mandopop, Kpop and Jpop.

My Biggest Influence: Mandopop, Kpop and Jpop.

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer November 3, 2015

**There's links throughout so hover over some song names and check out some cool music!** Anyone who has known me for an extended amount of time, knows that I’m deeply influenced by cultures in the...

Confessions of a Night Owl

Confessions of a Night Owl

Ihsani Jackson, Staff Writer October 29, 2015

I am a self proclaimed makeup enthusiast and prolific procrastinator. I am a night owl. I’ve always been this way, even when I was young. My thoughts and imagination often getting in the way of much...

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