Why Rihanna’s Hairstyle Matters: A Look at the Beauty Standard

(Elaine Vilorio)– The ideal woman, as portrayed by our media, has straight hair and a light skin tone. […]

The “Amherst Agency”

(Elaine Vilorio)– I am fascinated by people. It’s unsurprising, then, that my favorite poem is about and titled “People.” […]

The Deconstruction of First-Year, Sub-Free Housing

(Elaine Vilorio)– There are many myths surrounding the culture of first-year, substance-free dormitories, particularly among the first-years who […]

My Two-Year Hairnniversary

(Elaine Vilorio)– When I was six years old, my mother, a mostly White Hispanic woman with wavy hair, […]

Musings from a Sick Girl: Trust

(Elaine Vilorio)– It’s daytime and I’m taking “nighttime cold and flu relief” medicine; the brand is Rite Aid […]

The First-Generation American’s Responsibility

(Elaine Vilorio)– I sat in a sea of Dominican-American students; they all waved Dominican flags and smiled for […]