Article by Georgia Cammayo | Photography by Neil Harman | Owl Staff “In the old days, it was easy to defend rap music on [an] intellectual level. You could break it down intellectually why Grandmaster Flash was art, why Run D.M.C. was art, why Whodini was art,” comedian Chris Rock says to the crowd. “I … Continue reading Bigger than Hip-Hop: A Return To Conscious Rap
Waging War on The Pay Gap
Article by Sydney Gaeth | Photography by Neil Harman | Owl Staff At the 2015 Oscars, Patricia Arquette said in her acceptance speech: “…It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America.” Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez whooped and hollered from the … Continue reading Waging War on The Pay Gap
Hidden Messages in the Media
Article by James Green, Nadia Kaczkowski, & Joshua Eller | Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff Have you ever been watching TV and suddenly, an advertisement for your favorite soda popped up? Did you get up right away and look for that drink? If you experienced this, then you have been subjected to a … Continue reading Hidden Messages in the Media
Pesticides…In My Food?: Discovering Unlabeled GMOs
Article & Photography by John Parks | Owl Staff It’s early in the morning; you’re late for work, tired, and need something to eat. You decide to pour yourself a bowl of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, munch them down, and rush out the door. This might be something you do on a daily basis, but did … Continue reading Pesticides…In My Food?: Discovering Unlabeled GMOs
Broom’s Bloom Dairy: Harford’s Homemade Ice Cream
Article by Chris Scopelliti | Photography by Nick Rynes | Owl Staff At first glance, I thought it was a barn. Situated in the middle of the farm, no one would guess that this is an eating establishment. I traveled on a gravel road and as I approached the barn and the picnic tables, it … Continue reading Broom’s Bloom Dairy: Harford’s Homemade Ice Cream
From the Hamper to the Dryer: How Guys Do Fashion
Article by John Parks | Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff The only thing harder than waking up after a late-night-bender is finding a way to make it to work or class on time and in “style.” Being lazy and stylish can be hard while rummaging through the hamper to find something that’s not … Continue reading From the Hamper to the Dryer: How Guys Do Fashion
Challenges of the Third: Balancing School, Work, and Life as a Returning Student
Article by Karen Watson | Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff You might think of college as an explosion of youth, but according to the Office of Institutional Research, one third of the student body at Harford Community College is over twenty-five years of age. However, as a new student in my thirties, I … Continue reading Challenges of the Third: Balancing School, Work, and Life as a Returning Student
Proud to Be a Brony: How My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Changed My Life
Article by Will Martin | Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff Ponder the following: a Flash-animated television series intended for six-year-old girls reboots a long derided 1980’s property about colorful ponies. The series ends up several thousand times better than it has any right to be. It comes to the attention of a bitter, … Continue reading Proud to Be a Brony: How My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Changed My Life
Confident: The New Skinny
Article by Alexandra Lotz | Photography by John Parks | Owl Staff In high school, I felt like I did not fit in. While other girls would wear brightly colored, tight-fitting clothes from stores in the mall, I would sit in class wearing the same hoodie every day to cover up the fact that I … Continue reading Confident: The New Skinny
Dropping Out to Rise Above the Rest
Article by Stephanie Perkins | Photography by Leanna Wheatley | Owl Staff How do you remember your time in high school? When I talk to most of my friends about their high school experience, many of them look back with fond memories. Lunch with friends, senior prom, graduation day – you name it. However, I … Continue reading Dropping Out to Rise Above the Rest