Clothes and makeup on a vanity. Art by Dasha Allyn. As the  number of U.S. states effectively in a recession  increases, more comments online jokingly discuss recession indicators. Though the United States is not officially in a recession , fears are increasing towards the possibility of there being one soon, based on the flippant spending of the current administration and other concerns. In terms of more tangible recession indicators, women’s fashion trends have proven to be

Ryan Vickroy (’26) and Lliam Mattingly (’26) duel oustide Smith Auditorium on Nov. 17. Photo by Patricia Krepel. Weekly, a group of friends practices sword fighting in the Kaneko Quad, allowing anyone to take a swing. This is not just some regular fighting; it’s HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts).  HEMA is a combat fighting style that originated in the Middle Ages, though its techniques have since faded out of popularity or have evolved into different sword fighting prac