Juliana Chiaramonte

Alan Hunt

Opinion

Column: The irony of wellness influencing

By Juliana Chiaramonte | September 18

"Every day when I open TikTok, I am overwhelmed. I am attacked by not only influencers, but therapists, chiropractors, doctors, nurses, aestheticians, hypnotists and a whole host of other people about my daily habits. My 'For You' page is full of videos recommending skincare products, criticizing and suggesting improvements for my posture, diagnosing me with irreparable trauma that supposedly ruins all my relationships or recommending that I make a huge mindset shift. They all inundate me with buzzwords and hacks that are supposed to change my life."

Olivia Paul

Opinion

Column: 'Lucky Girl Syndrome'? Just call it privilege

By Juliana Chiaramonte | February 5

"People who have had everything work out for them can claim the power of Lucky Girl Syndrome and ignore the benefits of privilege. While this obviously is not a binary system and manifestation is technically a pseudoscience, there is a clear line of privilege in the creators who praise the effects of Lucky Girl Syndrome. You may feel lucky, but is that because you manifested it, or because of the societal position you were probably just born into?"

Samantha Lewis

Opinion

Column: Dads smoke weed, apparently — ending classism of high-end dispensaries

By Juliana Chiaramonte | November 9

"Some people can walk into a dimly-lit, high-end lounge and buy their weed from someone wearing gloves to open a glass case, and some people have to sit in prison. Cannabis reform and decriminalization are imperative, but prioritizing gentrified, high-end dispensaries is a step in the wrong direction."

Gabi Allen

Opinion

Column: Justice Clarence Thomas is a serious threat to abortion access

By Juliana Chiaramonte | October 11

"Clarence Thomas went rogue in his concurrence and called for a rollback of several fundamental rights, despite the majority’s claim that no other precedents were at risk because of the Dobbs decision. His concurrence has a lot to do with substantive due process as it relates to the due process clause of the 14th Amendment."

Samantha Lewis

Opinion

Column: It's a privilege to be able to consume media critically

By Juliana Chiaramonte | October 4

"Social media has definitely lowered the standard for current events reporting, but networks like Fox News or CNN aren’t much better, nor are newspapers. It’s a privilege to be able to spend hours researching after something significant happens, so sometimes the best we can do is be skeptical of news and set boundaries on how much we’re consuming."

Juliana Chiaramonte

Column: The irony of wellness influencing

Column: 'Lucky Girl Syndrome'? Just call it privilege

Column: Dads smoke weed, apparently — ending classism of high-end dispensaries

Column: Justice Clarence Thomas is a serious threat to abortion access

Column: It's a privilege to be able to consume media critically

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