Oh, Word? | Fall 2023

Carmilla : The Vampire Before Dracula

By: Cailyn Nguyen What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word Vampire? Most would answer Dracula. Bram Stoker’s Dracula indeed is one of the earliest works of fiction to reference vampires, but another lesser-known vampire came before. Her name is Carmilla. Written by Sheridan Le Fanu in 1872, Carmilla…

Why Marta Needs to Change

By Adam Shaheen MARTA is the primary mode of transportation for many Atlanta residents. It’s quicker and less mentally draining than being stuck in the calamity of Atlanta traffic. Despite this, most people don’t have many positive things to say about it. MARTA ranks 47th in public transit in America. As a frequent MARTA rider,…

Murderer On the Loose

By: Emily Wahner Caroline feels the ground shake beneath her as a flash of light wizzes by. Around her, several students shudder at the boom of thunder in her American History class. Another day in Washington, but something shifts the usual monotonous energy of the lecture. In intervals, groups of students pull…

Court Chaos: Effects of the Trump RICO Indictment on Atlanta

by: Izumi Sugiyama Atlanta residents, including Georgia State University (GSU) students, would be hard-pressed to ignore the flurry of activity the of former President Donald Trump and eighteen alleged co-conspirators has brought on Fulton County and the city of Atlanta. The media coverage of the investigation and subsequent indictment have put Atlanta under a microscope…

Pedestrian Crossing

by: Rania Mirza content warnings: death, car crash, mild gore I was walking to class when it happened. I almost tripped over an uneven concrete slab on the sidewalk when my boot caught on a lifted edge, and I would have fallen into the street. I took a moment to collect myself and looked around…

Facing the End: How to Cope with the Inevitable 

Content Warning: This story explores themes of suicide. Reader digression is advised. by: Lilee Bennett Carla  I was sixteen years old when it happened. I had just gotten home from school exhausted and mentally drained from the hours of endless talking and work. The mouthwatering smell of ground meat and homemade guacamole filled the air…

Actor Jac Cheairs and his son rally to support the writers' strike.

Georgia vs the Strikes

by: Mitzi Flores Editor’s Note: The WGA strike has ended as of Wednesday, September 27th, but the SAG-AFTRA strike is still ongoing. This article was written while both strikes were active. Georgia has seen a boom in film and television production in recent years, earning Atlanta the nickname of “Hollywood of the South.” The state…

Aespa Takes it to the Next Level in Atlanta

By: Ashley Day A single white dot. That’s the only thing on the large screen on stage at the Fox Theatre on August 25, 2023, shortly after 8 p.m. But this single white dot is blinking – short blink, long blink, a space, another short blink… It’s Morse code, translating to “AESPA HYPER LINE,” referencing…

Kim Wexler and the Building of Breaking Bad

By: Lauren Devlin “Walter White couldn’t have done it without me.” Saul Goodman has a point when saying this in the Better Call Saul series finale, but I think we need to go back in time a bit to truly understand what this meant. Better Call Saul is the popular prequel series to the just-as-popular…

Unmasking the Mug Shot: A Closer Look at Donald Trump’s Legal Journey

Written by: Hayden Hammon On August 24th, 2023, Donald Trump turned himself into the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, because of his indictment of election racketeering with the 2020 Presidential Election. According to USA Today, “Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO Act….