Rhyan Johnson

  • Who Gets to Be Exceptional?

    Who Gets to Be Exceptional?

    Edited by Sam Le Cover Photo by Mehek Saini On January 4, Timothee Chalamet accepted the award for Best Actor at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Because Critics’ Choice winners often shape Oscar momentum, the ceremony plays a major role in determining which performances are seen as legitimate Oscar contenders for the rest of…

  • From Inclusion to Erasure: The Dismantling of DEI

    From Inclusion to Erasure: The Dismantling of DEI

    Edited by Travis Denson In January of 2025, President Trump issued executive orders tasked with ending “illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity”. The administration believes the removal of DEI programs in the federal government will protect citizens from diversity equity and inclusion discrimination. Trump has claimed that the previous “radical” DEI programs created by the…