The clouds in my grandfather’s eyes overtook me, drowning my heart. His gaze was soft and kind, filled with love. With a wide smile he… Read More
Fall 2020 Magazine Articles
College Essay: Thank You, Baby Zenaib
As a 13-year-old, I remember eagerly awaiting the birth of my sister, who would be my fourth sibling. Her short life would forever change me. … Read More
College Essay: Leading During the Pandemic
As I walk toward the trunk of a red Nissan Altima with a bottle of laundry detergent, I catch a middle-aged Latina woman smiling underneath… Read More
Project Food Forest Grows the Food It Provides
Kimberly Rockman encourages everyone to participate in a food forestry initiative: “When (people) recognize that power within themselves, that they are changemakers, that they are… Read More
Nutritious and Culturally Specific in a Time of Need
Food is a source of energy we need in order to get through our day. People have been more in need of food since the… Read More
Food Is a Human Right: The Food Group
In the middle of a pandemic and economic downturn, food scarcity is growing in the Twin Cities. More people are hungry, and charitable food distribution… Read More
Continuing the Story
There’s a scene from the classic TV show “Little House on The Prairie” where Pa Ingalls describes Indigenous people scouring the land “like wild animals.”… Read More
TikTok Creator Follows Her Dreams
A young blonde woman with red dyed tips leans over the escalator in a busy mall, grabs a handful of fries from a man traveling… Read More
Underfilled: How a TikTok Creator Uses Her Platform for Comedy, Social Change
Kat Curtis’ 1.5 million TikTok followers (as of July 2020) are certainly familiar with her weird food combos (most recently Ramen and Sour Patch Kids),… Read More
Filmmaker Focuses on Narrative Healing
As humans, we tend to dwell on painful experiences. In fact, we often remember experiences in which we were hurt longer than we remember good… Read More
Telling Diverse Stories in Video Games
Using video games as her medium, Minnesota entrepreneur Jules Porter is continuing her mission to transform the video game industry from within. Porter is currently… Read More
Equity in Video Games: Jules Porter Paves the Way
Jules Porter’s grandparents have been two of her biggest influences. Her grandfather always told her, “Anything man can conceive, you can achieve.” Maybe she hasn’t… Read More
Art as Social Justice
The iconic George Floyd mural resides on the intersection of 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis. Floyd is engulfed in hues of blue, orange and yellow… Read More
St. Thomas Profs Preserve Urban Art
University of St. Thomas associate professor Heather Shirey is aware most of her students walk into her art history class thinking it’s all about… Read More
Alumna Helps NYC Nonprofits from Home in Minnesota During Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused her internship to be canceled, freelance graphic designer and ThreeSixty Journalism alumna Victoria Turcios Laparra wasn’t fazed. It was just another change. “Change is the only… Read More