THIS ISSUE Letter from the editor

Hey, hi and hello, Good job pushing through the week! There’s one more day until spring break and eight weeks until the end of the semester. We got this!

In this issue we talk about everything from menstruation to #Aliyahcore. If you want to impress your professor with some current events, check out our articles on the MSU shooting or Nord Stream pipeline explosion. We also have articles about the Ohio train derailment, Black feminism and Spain’s new menstrual leave legislation.

If you want to get a different perspective on things, check out our article about South Africa. If you’re in the mood for fashion, check out our articles on body diversity, the Flex your Fit event and African American accessories. For amazing recommendations on music, TV shows and more, check out our Media Suggestions page.

I hope you enjoy this paper!

Love, Jaz

4 BODY DIVERSITY AT FASHION WEEK

Fashion runways return to singular body type

7 BANNED AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

The politics of Florida's AP course ban

9 OHIO TRAIN DERAILMENT

The release of chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio

11 FASHION EVENT FEATURE

A review of the Flex your Fit event put on by the BAC cover photo BY JEREMY NOIR / Staff Photographer

Brionna Johnson, the interim library coordinator for the African American Culture Center reads a poem during the gallery opening for Black Euphoria: Love Letters to a Black Life at the Witherspoon Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. The event praised euphoria in black lives and accomplishments; it showcased scrapbooks that students and staff made to document and reflect views of Black euphoria.

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