The GEN: ARCHIVED

Victoria Dozer 8/4/22 Victoria Dozer 8/4/22

Why Is All of Our AI Female?

Are AI voices are reinforcing gender roles in the home?

Sita McGuire 7/26/22 Sita McGuire 7/26/22

When Did Womanhood Become Ugly?

Challenging the unbelievably rigid beauty standards for femme-identifying individuals and societies obsession with “youth”.

Emily Richey 7/25/22 Emily Richey 7/25/22

Debunking 5 Myths about Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder debunked: the types, the treatment, and the truth about this mental health diagnosis.

Arianne Ontiveros 7/25/22 Arianne Ontiveros 7/25/22

Miss Texas Makes History: The First Asian American Wins The Title

Averie Bishop is Miss Texas’ first Asian-American winner. Is this a sign that beauty pageants are entering an era of inclusivity?

Maeve Korengold 7/22/22 Maeve Korengold 7/22/22

How I Learned to Love My “Jewish” Nose

How a young Jewish woman is rejecting the push to assimilate into Western beauty standards.

Benjamin Martinez 7/20/22 Benjamin Martinez 7/20/22

A Mindful Moment: Resolving the Paradox of Progress

Why progress in mindfulness meditation practices is not what you think.

Emily Richey 7/18/22 Emily Richey 7/18/22

Debunking 6 Misconceptions about Panic Attacks

Panic attacks debunked: what are they? What aren’t they? And how can you navigate them if you experience them?

Benjamin Martinez 7/13/22 Benjamin Martinez 7/13/22

A Mindful Moment: Color the World with a Compassionate Mind

The power and importance of mindful meditation on mental health.

Maeve Korengold 7/8/22 Maeve Korengold 7/8/22

Do Religion and LGBTQ+ Personhood Always Clash?: One Girl’s Experience

One girl’s experience of navigating two contradictory identities.

Nicole Falk 7/6/22 Nicole Falk 7/6/22

To Those Abroad, And Those Stuck At Home

As the summer unfolds, there’s a certain pressure to have the most picturesque summer. But that’s not always attainable.

Arianne Ontiveros 6/29/22 Arianne Ontiveros 6/29/22

A Generation That Has Everything at Our Fingertips

Generation Z is the generation of social media and high-speed internet. But what does having the world at our fingertips that do to our development?

Tia Fishler 6/28/22 Tia Fishler 6/28/22

6/24/22

A poem written on the day Roe v. Wade was overturn by the Supreme Court.

Sophene Avedissian 6/22/22 Sophene Avedissian 6/22/22

Dietary Supplements Do Not Belong in the Hands of Teens

With the increase in eating disorders and negative body image comes the intensified danger of weight loss supplements in the hands of minors.

Nicole Falk 6/21/22 Nicole Falk 6/21/22

Musing of a Photo Hoarder

An obsession for capturing the moment might prohibit us from being present.

Emily Richey 6/21/22 Emily Richey 6/21/22

My Loneliness is Killing Me: Living in a Disconnected World

The mental health crisis coming out of COVID-19 isolation is taking a toll on teens and young adults.

Maeve Korengold 6/17/22 Maeve Korengold 6/17/22

LGBTQ+ Labels: Limiting or Liberating?

Are labels liberating or limiting our sexual identity?

Annie Nguyen 6/12/22 Annie Nguyen 6/12/22

Sexpectations

From communication in between the sheets, to figuring out what feels good to you, sex is a different experience for everyone.

Ella Yurman 6/12/22 Ella Yurman 6/12/22

Same Old Me

Gender identity is just one aspect of our ever-evolving selves.

Victoria Frank 6/12/22 Victoria Frank 6/12/22

You Are Not Alone — The Importance of Queer Community

Looking to the queer community to uplift and empower LGBTQ youth.

Ai-Quynh Bui 6/12/22 Ai-Quynh Bui 6/12/22

You, Me, and Us to Come

What would you want your younger self to know?