Illustration by Andrea Mendez-Ochoa by Jasmine Nguyen “Small, weak, submissive and erotically alluring…eyes almond-shaped for mystery, black for suffering, wide-spaced for innocence, high cheekbones swelling like bruises, cherry lips….she’s fun you see, and so uncomplicated.” What could this quote be describing? A doll? Some cartoon characters? Hello Kitty? No, this quote from a 1990 article […]
Category: Perspectives
Posted inOpinion, personal experience
Stop Being Sorry, Woman
By Yesenia Flores Not too long ago, I noticed that women apologize for some of the most unnecessary situations. If you were to stop and pay close attention, you would also recognize that some women say sorry a ridiculous amount of times. I realized I was apologizing far too much after an encounter with an […]
Posted inEditorial, News
Letter From the Editor-in-Chief
Illustration by Darlene Maes Dear Toro Community, My name is Jordan Darling and many of you do not know me, but those who do know that I can be very intense and very passionate about the news and can sometimes be a little too intense. It has been my pleasure to serve as Editor-in-Chief of […]
Posted inEditorial, News, Opinion
STAFF EDITORIAL: Even Socially Distant, We All Have to Work Together
It took two months for COVID-19 to seem real for most of us on this campus. It’s taken less than five days for it to turn us inside out and upside down. What felt last Wednesday as more of a formality than a shock to the system (President Parham’s email announcing three days of canceled classes […]
Posted inCampus News, COVID, Opinion
These Hills Will be Roamed Again
Yesterday’s rain supplied a fitting soundtrack for a campus with few students. Photo by Robert Rios. By Robert Rios, Co-News Editor As the shadow of the coronavirus threat lengthens across the world, even our small slice of that world has been darkened by its gloomy haze. So it was only fitting that on the first […]