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Sad movies, despite the hurt they may make you feel, are actually very healthy for our minds and hearts. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)
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OPINION: Watching sad movies is healthy for the heart and the mind

By AJ Mun | 6:44pm

Recently, I watched “Perks of Being a Wallflower” for the first time and I cried rivers all throughout and after the film. The story itself is about a freshman in high school, Charlie, who finds the most unlikely of friends and is forced to deal with the ghosts of his past. Even though the movie put me in a heartbroken state for a few hours, it truly felt so freeing to cry so hard at a movie so beautifully done.

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To grow up gay is to face life's harshest battles and experience its most beautiful details. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)
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OPINION: Growing up gay is brutally beautiful

By AJ Mun | Apr. 7

Okay let’s be real for a second. Most people have seen “Heartstopper” or “Heated Rivalry,” and its all fun and games when cute boys are on your screen making out but do many non-gays really understand the depths of what growing up gay or discovering your sexuality is really like? Let’s take a peek into the lives of LGBTQIA+ members' childhoods for just a sec, well at least mine.

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We see you ignoring your inner child and we’re tired of it. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)
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OPINION: Most people don’t nourish their inner child, and it shows

By AJ Mun | Mar. 23

There comes a time in everyone’s life when you face the realization that you’re not a kid anymore, and you haven’t been for a while. At that moment, two choices present themselves to you. You can either give into the little things in life that may not be the most responsible choice, but they make you happy, or you could live life like how society tells you to, and fear the public’s opinions.

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Nicki Minaj’s recent alignment with President Donald Trump has left her fans searching for a new queen of rap. (Photo courtesy of IMDb)
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OPINION: Nicki Minaj's loss in popularity makes room for new rappers to grow

By AJ Mun | Feb. 20

Onika Tanya Miraj-Petty, known famously as Nicki Minaj, has been dubbed by many as the “Queen of Rap” since the early 2010s. Beginning with her debut album “Pink Friday,” Nicki has given audiences unique verses with a level of swagger that showed the world that she is unapologetically herself. While her talent can’t be questioned, her character has always put fans in a strange position.

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“...Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it,” said Cady Heron in “Mean Girls.” (Photo courtesy of IMDb)
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OPINION: Halloween is a true divas fashion week.

By AJ Mun | Oct. 29

Let’s make one thing clear: Halloween is cool. No matter what anyone says about it, we cannot deny that anyone who likes fun and joy loves Halloween. If we use our critical thinking skills, Halloween season gives us an excuse to eat all the candy we want, bring China Anne McClain’s music back from retirement and dress up as anything we want to be, all the while making an array of bad decisions and blaming it on “Halloweekend.”

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