Jenna Paul-Gin, 34, is the Programs Manager at 826 Valencia’s Tenderloin center. I volunteered to be a tutor at 826 three months ago and I’ve worked with kids on multiple different writing projects in that time. I sat down with Paul-Gin and learned about her involvement with 826 as well as how media and communication supports this nonprofit organization.

The 2024 Met Gala has already passed and these are the looks that have been on my mind for the past few days. Some astonished me, some didn’t, but I had to give my two cents as someone who pays close attention to pop culture. This is not a best dressed or worst dressed list, it’s a LALANATION list.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I share some of my spring semester mental struggles as a college student, but also encourage others to be mindful of their own mental health.

Sonny Angels are popular mini figures that lots of young people are collecting these days. They’re collectible, cute, and fully naked while sporting headgear that resembles animals, food, and even flowers! They’ve become a hot collective item, but who’s selling them out and why?

In this essay, I analyze semiotics in the advertising industry by examining Calvin Klein’s 2023 Fall and Spring Campaigns featuring K-pop idol JungKook of BTS. Original photo from Calvin Klein credits to photographer Park Jong Ha.