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ILLUSTRATION: NATALIA PEREIRA ’24/ THE HAWK

What else happened at the Oscars?

Maggie Brennen April 5, 2022

Positive moments from the Academy Awards It seems like every year, there is a moment from the Academy Awards that goes viral and the entire country ends up talking about it on Monday morning. In the...

Understanding the refugee influx in Ukraine

Maggie Brennen March 8, 2022

Analyzing why the EU is so accepting of Ukrainians The people of Ukraine are experiencing the unimaginable right now. One mother’s house was destroyed by a shell while her and her daughters were...

ILLUSTRATION: GABRIELLA GUZZARDO ’23/ THE HAWK

The hard to watch realities of “Euphoria”; The controversy on how the series depicts substance use disorder

Maggie Brennen February 15, 2022

It’s safe to say the HBO series “Euphoria” is taking the world by storm. After airing one season in 2019, the second season premiered two and a half years later after filming was delayed due...

ILLUSTRATION: LAUREN YINGLING ’25

My country’s health, my responsibility?

Maggie Brennen October 26, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine mandates cause controversy Vaccine mandates in the U.S. are as old as the country itself. In 1777, George Washington mandated that all his soldiers get the smallpox vaccine, and subsequent...

Starting over

Starting over

Maggie Brennen October 5, 2021

Sometimes I think about what my life would be like if the coronavirus pandemic never existed.  It is amazing to think that it has changed the course of everyone’s lives, no matter where they live or...

ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD ’23/ THE HAWK

“Tax the rich”; A ball gown speaks a thousand words

Maggie Brennen September 21, 2021

Every year, some of the world’s most famous people come to New York City for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala (The Met Gala), a  fundraiser for the annual fashion exhibit...

ILLUSTRATION: RACHEL KWOK 22/THE HAWK

The bravery of quitting

Maggie Brennen September 8, 2021

I have never been athletic and I never enjoyed watching televised sports growing up. The one exception was every four years at the summer Olympics when I would be captivated by the U.S. women’s gymnastics...

Head first, fearless

Head first, fearless

Maggie Brennen April 20, 2021

Why I’m freaking out about an album that came out in 2008 It might make me “basic,” but I’m going to say it: my favorite music artist is Taylor Swift. My favorite genre of music is not even country...

The toll of tabloids: following the royal interview

The toll of tabloids: following the royal interview

Maggie Brennen March 17, 2021

How the media can ruin lives Even if you could not care less about the British royal family, you have probably heard about Meghan Markle’s and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.  The two...

The southern belle and The Bachelor

The southern belle and The Bachelor

Maggie Brennen February 23, 2021

Accountability culture’s toll on the franchise For a couple years now, my guilty pleasure has been watching “The Bachelor” or “The Bachelorette” every Monday night. Since becoming a part of “Bachelor...

“Zooming Home”

“Zooming Home”

Maggie Brennen February 3, 2021

How St. Joe’s sororities ran virtual recruitment Freshman year, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and participate in formal sorority recruitment. I was absolutely terrified. While I had become...

ILLUSTRATION: CASE WOOD 23/THE HAWK

Election Column: Candidates make final appeals to voters

Maggie Brennen October 27, 2020

After hearing that microphones would be muted and U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisors told him to “tone it down,” Americans might have expected the final presidential debate to be far less chaotic...

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