Editor's Warm Corner

Advice column

Isabelle Alexandra SiegelNovember 8, 2018Comment

How To Be a Trans Ally

Allies need to be more supportive and active than ever

Faith WithamNovember 8, 2018Comment

Y'all Means Y'all: a Reflection on Inclusivity in Small Town Texas

That night, if you paid close enough attention, you could almost feel heartbreak riding on the breeze from the town over.

Lauren WilliamsOctober 12, 2018Comment

Letter From the Editor

Hibou Magazine will strive to build accountability, openness, warmth, academic personal growth, and community.

Isabelle Alexandra SiegelOctober 12, 2018Comment

Thoughts From a Survivor

The #metoo movement is amazing. It is providing a platform that has never been there. But it is also exhausting.

Faith WithamOctober 12, 2018 Comment

Meeting my Grandfather

But even in the midst of anxiety and fascination, I found myself looking not at him but at my mother. She looked uneasy—slightly uncomfortable.

Afinatou ThiamOctober 12, 2018Comment

Putting the Resting Bitch to Sleep

Women with ideas and opinions are, of course, intolerable.

Vera Ragnheiður JónsdóttirOctober 12, 2018Comment

Jazz: An Anti-fascist Tool

A piece about jazzy forces of rebellion.

Oliver HenryOctober 12, 2018Comment

100 Years Later: Examining World War I Poetry

If any question why we died,

Tell them, because our fathers lied.

Seth JacksonOctober 12, 2018 Comment

Continuously Colonized by Currency: A Look at the franc CFA

Independence in Africa is an illusion for France’s former colonies.

Basia DiagneOctober 12, 2018Comment

Marxist Perspective on Sex Work

Not all prostitutes need to be saved.

Amicole MbackeOctober 12, 2018Comment

The Choice Cut

This is a story about a kid who accidentally cuts off his penis.

Ellis CarterOctober 12, 2018Comment

Texting My Rapist

Trigger warning: rape

Kavanaugh’s testimony gave brought me back to the casual text exchange I had in my freshman year of university.

AnonymousOctober 12, 2018Comment

Reflections on Darfur: Ghosts of British Colonial Past and the “Inevitable” Violence

The United States and EU key players must make an effort to carefully contextualize African nations.

Dhouha Djerbi ضحى جربيOctober 12, 2018Comment

Close Encounters of the Bird Kind

We accept writers from all departments, all programs, all degrees, so long as they can turn a phrase and meet a deadline.

hibou magazineMay 4, 2018Comment

The Implosion of the Planet

The only thing that has outlasted The Planet’s incredible 40-year run at AUP is the enduring sense of existential ennui and apathy generated by our apparent lack of identity and constant resetting of the clock.

Shane McLorrainMay 4, 2018Comment

Letter From the Editor

Compassionate and effective academia cannot stand alone. It relies on a free and expressive student community.

Isabelle Alexandra SiegelMay 4, 2018Comment

Confessions of a Secular Jew

The second I hear the words “Jewish” come out of my mouth, I feel I’ve lost control of how I’m perceived.

Indigo GolubMay 4, 2018Comment

Stirring Times in Higher Education

As we pass into the second decade of the 21st century, the long-cherished ideal of the “well-rounded” student has been replaced by that well-oiled machine.

Ciat-Natali ConlinMay 4, 2018Comment

What about the Original Black Panthers?

While the celebrations for black and African representation continue to ring loud across all social media platforms, many of the original Black Panthers continue to fight for freedom from behind bars.

Basia DiagneMay 4, 2018Comment