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Rihanna in her red outfit shining bright under the spotlights at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Super Bowl halftime had Rihanna shining bright like a diamond

By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor | February 14, 2023

The Super Bowl halftime performance can either be a hit or a miss. Rihanna certainly did not miss this year.  After being absent from the music industry for six years, Rihanna came out in a fierce red outfit and showed the world that she can still...

If there’s one genre that has experienced the most sweeping changes in the 2010s, it’s R&B.

Top 5 R&B albums of the past decade

By Zulfiqar Ahmed | January 27, 2022

The past decade produced some exceptional music that continues to define what the future of music is going to look like. R&B as a standalone genre of music has slowly diluted into multiple sub-genres, combining the instrument selection from hip-hop,...

Cyntoia Brown finally receives clemency after harsh sentence sent her to prison for 15 years

By Alana Peoples | January 13, 2019

Cyntoia Brown, who was an inmate at the age of 16-years-old, will be released from prison Aug. 7 after serving nearly 15 years behind bars as a result of a life sentence she received as a juvenile. Being sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16 is...

Journey with Me: My Weight Loss Trip Week Six

By Abby Wisecarver | August 5, 2018

Week SixAs Rihanna once said, “Work, work, work, work, work…” is all I’ve been doing this summer. A job is important in order to put money in your wallet, but it’s also important to take care of yourself. Life is (thankfully) back to normal...

New York Fashion Week hit the streets with a statement of strength and bold choices.

New York Fashion Week hints at new trends

By Cris Rojo | September 21, 2017

New York Fashion Week hit the streets with a statement of strength and bold choices.

Rihanna doesn't try to hide her love for weed with lyrics about smoking flying freely from her lips.

Weed inspires hit albums

By Darius Parker | April 20, 2017

Rihanna doesn't try to hide her love for weed with lyrics about smoking flying freely from her lips.

Ryan, a junior year English major, competed at the Lip Sync Battle where he showed off his dance moves in an effort to entertain the crowd.

Students compete for laughter

By Melynda Lewis | March 27, 2017

Ryan, a junior year English major, competed at the Lip Sync Battle where he showed off his dance moves in an effort to entertain the crowd.

Zendaya sporting a pearl white dress with frill sleeves by Reem Acra at the Glamour: Women of the Year Awards.

2016: A year for fashion

By Danielle Keys | January 5, 2017

Zendaya sporting a pearl white dress with frill sleeves by Reem Acra at the Glamour: Women of the Year Awards.

‘Life of Pablo’ reveals more vulnerable West

By Alexis Malapitan | February 18, 2016

Rapper Kanye West released his seventh studio album “The Life Of Pablo,” and it seems to explore a more honest West.After what seems like years of just talking about it, West’s most anticipated album is finally here and features collaborations with...

‘Anti’ exudes maturity

By Alexis Malapitan | February 1, 2016

Singer Rihanna’s eighth studio album, “Anti,” exposes a mature and vulnerable RiRi.Fans were in for quite the treat as RiRi teased fans with countless Instagram photos and videos leading up to the album’s release Thursday on Tidal. The album is...

Rihanna Drops “Work” with Drake off ANTi

By Margaret Maka | January 28, 2016

Rihanna and Drake have teamed up on "Work," the first single from Rihanna’s newly-released album, ANTi.ANTi, which can only be streamed or downloaded through Tidal, contains 16 new songs with only two features- SZA on the opening track, "Consideration,"...

Chris Brown drops derogatory mixtape

By Alexis Malapitan | December 3, 2015

Hip-hop artist Chris Brown surprised fans Friday with a 34-track mixtape, “Before the Party,” featuring artists Rihanna and Fetty Wap; however, the mixtape failed to surprise me.Although I am not an avid fan of Brown, I enjoy listening to his music....