Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Till It Ends)

By Shane Longoria This review contains spoilers for the final season of “Girls.” Over the course of its six-season run, Lena Dunham’s critically acclaimed HBO series, “Girls,” has generated think piece after think piece, challenging our conventional understanding of young adulthood—particularly that of young womanhood. For better or for worse, “Girls” has forced us to reevaluate our social […]

Finding Home

By Abby Aldrich Roxanne Derrick remembers the day she found out she was adopted. At the age of 5 or 6, Derrick became curious about her birth. Her adoptive mother took the opportunity to explain. “She said, ‘Well, we couldn’t have any babies of our own, and so we chose you,” Derrick said. “You are […]

COMC Student Ridin’ to Vegas for Miss Rodeo America

Kagan Massey’s passion for rodeo started early in life. She began riding at the age of 5, competing in events at 8 and rodeo queening at 13. Her interest stemmed from seeing a family friend, who was the county rodeo queen, participating in events. “It was the perfect combination of pageant with riding,” Massey said. Born and raised in New Mexico, […]

Boy Meets Girl

Taylor and I went out today to ask people on campus the age-old question: Can guys and girls really be JUST friends? See the consensus: