Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager April 30, 2026
Reasons
For what must be the hundredth time,
I see you standing there,
framed in gold by the sunlight that kisses your shoulders.
The wind that gives life to your hair and blush to your cheeks
does...
Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager January 22, 2026
Artist Statement —-
“Inside My Mind” shows the natural system of the human brain. The brain is a system of knowledge and emotions. The effects of the brain’s systems can cause chaos. The emotions...
Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager November 13, 2025
When I leave
I want to carry
the Carolina clay on my clothes.
I want to come back in the summer
when city heat is stifling
and feel wind whipping curls back into my
hair. I want
barely...
Elena Cunningham, Student Life Editor, Creative Content Manager May 15, 2025
I rest and wrestle
within the wide line I’ve scrolled in the sand
this sacred space
the reminder
to every purpose under heaven
there is a season.
While in the between
of...
Elena Cunningham, Student Life Editor, Creative Content Manager May 7, 2025
This piece is a self-portrait and a tribute to everything that makes the artist who she is. The image of Nowak is surrounded by pictures, notes, stickers, and other mementos that represent important people...
Elena Cunningham, Student Life Manager, Creative Content Manager May 7, 2025
This piece features pieces of different photographs of the artist at different points in his life, arranged to make one abstract picture with a red-and-blue background. The art “shows the different fragments...
This ceramic wall hanging depicts a house scene with a table and chairs, a window and a bookshelf. There are plants on the bookshelf and table, which also holds two coffee cups. There is a cat sitting...
The digital art piece shows a river filled with fragments and orbs from different worlds and timelines. It is inspired by manhua (Chinese comics). Nguyen has been “mesmerized by Chinese traditional art...
Holt Grier (‘25) uses his artistic ability to show an express version of himself in a colorful way, drawing himself in an expressive art style and showcasing his love for music. “I experimented a lot...
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer February 19, 2025
Looking neath, the white petals of blossom
Spring has bloomed
I see your face
One promise
To see each other when time is right
Sunday leaves
I have yet to see your presence again
Time only...
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer February 19, 2025
Person and surface:
Under and over
The surface of white reveals
The truth before all
Paint your portrait with
The colors of life, to piece
Yourself together
The...
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer February 19, 2025
Nature-related haikus:
Aquamarine sky
Pearly white buoyancy streaks
A golden sunrise
Waves crash upon shore
Tides rise to the moon at night
Setting at sunrise
A soaring bird calls
To silence...