Articles by Emily Morales

The Final Girl

By Emily Morales October feels like the start of the end. The holidays are just around the corner, and you’ve slipped away from the beginning of the semester and towards the middle. That’s why October’s always sneaking up on me, but the fast paced element…


Euphoria: Portrayal of Addiction

By Emily Morales HBO’s hit, original series Euphoria embraces more than just the pain a drug addict goes through when trying to overcome addiction: one person’s addiction is capable of consuming multiple lives. Forms of media often brush through their portrayal of addiction, focusing solely…


Squid Game: Cultural Diffusion in Media

By Emily Morales Growing up as the first person in my family to be born in America, I’ve often felt a strange divide in the media I consumed. My fondest memories with my grandparents involve them letting me stay up past my bedtime so that…