Published Nov. 15 Written by Mitali Shukla Each year, Chapman’s Residence Life and First Year Experience presents the “Tunnel of Oppression” gallery. Under normal circumstances, Residence Life dedicates the Sandhu Conference Center to the exhibit, where students can walk around and view performance art pieces on a variety of issues related to the BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ […]
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Cross-Cultural Center presents virtual ‘Spooky Drag Night’
Published 11/2 By Mitali Shukla It took them two hours to prepare. But finally, Carley Gaedke, a Chapman senior and public relations and advertising major, managed to perfect and record a drag performance under the name “Peachy Kween” to the classic “Mean Girls” Halloween song for the Cross-Cultural Center’s (CCC) virtual “Spooky Drag Night.” “In […]
Orange protests create coalition with student support
Written by Mitali Shukla Posted on The Panther on August 16 Sule Murray, a senior television writing and production major, was sitting in a friend’s hot tub after attending a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest in Newport Beach, California. He and his friends felt unfulfilled despite their enthusiasm for the BLM movement, so they wanted […]
‘Hookup culture is not liberation’: Dr. Wade rebrands casual sex
Lisa Wade, Occidental College sociology professor, researched the experiences of 101 students to uncover the effects of hookup culture Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 11/10/2019 On Beckman’s fourth floor, over 150 students filled the seats at Dr. Lisa Wade’s event on Nov. 4 that discussed American hookup culture on college campuses. Although many psychology […]
‘Everything we do is political’: Chapman on ethical consumption
Students weigh in on the impact of boycotting companies whose views contradict theirs through their political donations Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 11/03/2019 A viral tweet from California college student Zuriel Sanders on Aug. 8 listed a variety of fast-food chains that he claimed are supporting President Donald Trump’s 2020 nomination. Since the original […]
Supreme Court set to discuss LGBTQIA+ legislation June 2020
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 10/20/2019 After six years of employment as a funeral home director in Michigan, transgender woman Aimee Stephens was fired after coming out to her boss. According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, 21 states have legislation in place to protect trans people from situations like this, but Michigan […]
‘Microcosm of society’: Simien on the Chapman experience
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 10/13/2019 One conversation after a Black Student Union (BSU) meeting changed the course of Justin Simien’s creative career. “(The conversation) was with a group of people who were bound by the fact that we were some of the few black kids in this place,” Simien said. “I thought of […]
“Dear White People” renewed for fourth and final season
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 10/06/2019 “Stranger Things” and “Dear White People” are both Netflix-produced shows. They were both created by Chapman alumni and have both recently announced their fourth seasons. But what some may not know is that “Dear White People” is largely based on creator Justin Simien’s experience as a student of […]
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestants perform at annual drag show
Written by Mitali Shukla Published on 04/14/2019 As a young child in the Philippines, 37-year-old Ryan Paolo – known by his drag queen name Ongina – discovered his passion for drag. On April 12, Paolo, a season one contestant of popular TV show “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” performed on the Student Union Stage in Argyros Forum […]