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How Two Students Turned Homemade Meals into Global Impact

April 22, 2026 | Janelle Newell At Wesleyan University, a student-led initiative is showing how food can nourish more than just the body. SpeakeaSEA, founded by Ryan Wong ’27 and Huong Huang ’27, brings together culture, wellness, and social impact through something simple and powerful: a shared meal. SpeakeaSEA is built on the idea of “buy a meal, give a meal.” Founded in Spring 2025 as a catering service for Southeast Asian food, SpeakeaSEA has expanded into workshops o

Why Do People Hate the Black contestants on Love Island?- an opinion piece

Janelle Newell | July 14, 2026 *Disclaimer: This post includes discussions of bullying, abuse, racism, and suicide. Proceed with caution There's a reason that I don't watch Love Island UK. The men that are chosen all seem racist and rarely like the black women contestants. Dark skin women especially, are kept on the show as friends until a white girl comes along who the men are actually interested in. It also bothers me how few women wear their natural hair on these shows in

The Self-Care Girlies Are Reprogramming Their Brains—Should You?

A Deep Dive into Subliminals, Manifestation, and the Modern Obsession With Self-Improvement By Janelle Newell | 8/6/25 | Last edited: 8/6/25 “New Year. New Look. New Paige!” This iconic declaration from Degrassi’s Paige Michalchuk isn’t just teen drama gold—it reflects something fundamentally human: our longing for transformation. Whether our external circumstances change or not, the internal desire to evolve never truly fades. While Paige’s makeover was a personal reset,

Valentine’s Day Edition: Put Yourself First

By Janelle Newell | 2/2/24 | Last edited: 6/7/25 As Valentine’s Day approaches, it’s easy to get swept up in the wave of romance — from heart-shaped chocolates in store windows to endless couples’ posts on your feed. Teenagers, who consume this kind of curated content the most, often end up wondering: Am I missing something? But how much of what we see online is actually real? A lot of it isn’t. Many couples post the highlights of their relationships, carefully filtered

Bitter Truths 1: Black Girl Dreaming

By: Janelle Newell April 26, 2026 I am trying to keep going for the poor black girl in Jamaica who has no dreams of a brighter future Just to go to school And be with her cousins Here I go when I want to cry When I am ignored, denied, and rejected When I want to give up, because why do I have to work 10x as hard? For the girl with the thick accent who watches Disney Channel to make her voice sound normal Palatable So she doesn't get picked on By the people who will go on to

How Two Students Turned Homemade Meals into Global Impact

Why Do People Hate the Black contestants on Love Island?- an opinion piece

The Self-Care Girlies Are Reprogramming Their Brains—Should You?

Valentine’s Day Edition: Put Yourself First

Bitter Truths 1: Black Girl Dreaming

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