Category Archives: Media
APOCALYPSE SOON
(Liya Rechtman)– The apocalypse is by no means a new phenomenon as of 2012 and the media’s incorrect understanding of the cyclical Mayan calendar. People have been predicting that the … Continue reading
On Anonymity: One Writer’s Name
(Liya Rechtman)– Those of you who have been reading ACVoice for long enough may remember my previous incarnation as the anonymous ConstantLy back on SheBomb dot com. ConstantLy was my … Continue reading
Santorum, Arkes, and Platforms for Hate
(Craig Campbell)– Tomorrow, Rick Santorum will pay a visit to Grosse Pointe South High School – my alma mater – to give a speech on “leadership.” The Young Americans for … Continue reading
A High School Secret
(James Hildebrand)– I had one great fear in high school, something I kept locked away from everyone, terrified that if they ever found out, they’d never treat me the same … Continue reading
My Dad: “The Terrorist”
(Liya Rechtman)– “Eez not bomb. Is radio. I have license.” I can hear the roll in his “r” and the slight guttural “ch” aftertaste of his “h.” The TSA officials … Continue reading
Ruining Your Faves
(Anna Seward)— There’s a lot wrong with modern society. I’m always surprised when some people don’t agree with me that a misogynist joke at the Oscars or the blatant photoshopping … Continue reading
My Dad is Old Enough to be My Grandfather
(James Hildebrand)–My dad was born in 1943. In other words, he and Hitler were alive at the same time. The son of a hopelessly poor Irish Catholic steel mill family, … Continue reading
“My Mad Fat Diary”: A Review
(Anna Seward)—Welcome to Spring Break. If you, like me, aren’t writing a thesis or working on a major term paper, you have probably been watching a lot of TV. Allow … Continue reading
True Life: Spring Break Amherst College
(Marie Lambert)– Spring Break: the college equivalent to high school prom in its exaggerated and inflated importance in the media. Spring Break is the cinematic highlight of the college year—a … Continue reading
