【by Jacob Kaplan】 There are few major rituals within Judaism that organize the timeline and progression of an individual’s life. One of the most critical …
Does Procedural Legitimacy in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes Produce Durability?
【by Rose Molloy】 An authoritarian regime that incorporates democratic institutions and procedures may initially seem counterintuitive due to the apparent incongruence between democracy and authoritarianism. …
Individualization & Invisiblization: Decolonizing Iconography at the University of Illinois
【by Reese San Diego】 Remnants of violent colonial pasts pervade modern-day life. From ideologies to physical commemorations, colonial legacy discreetly shapes our present reality. The …
Temporary People
【by Orly Perez】 I wish I could say the sweltering heat of the Midwestern summer afternoons had taken me by surprise, that each drop of …
Hospice Bed
【by Paulina Campanella】 My hair crunches on my dancing fingers, pasty with week-old gel, making a sticky sound only I hear. This movement is the …
The Octopus
【by Sadie Zeiner-Morrish】 The blue blood of the octopus had begunTo spill out and stain the sand whenI found its body on the shore. I …
The Ingrate
【by Maria Korman】 I work all week for forty hours To pay for rent, and gas, and food I lug the heavy bags from Stop …
The Fruit Fly
【by Ainsley Ralph】 Beneath the elms, my weary spirits rest. The crimson poets sigh their sleepy songs, Cooing barely stirring plumes on their breasts. Beneath …
thank you
【by Allie Mikalatos】 to the frogs, to the birds, to the rain on the roof,to the train roaring its sharp horn untilit fades away like …
Sutures
【by Reese San Diego】 Dad is right-handed, so when he cut open his left, it wasn’t a problem. He only needed one to sew himself …