Advice column
How To Be a Trans Ally
Allies need to be more supportive and active than ever
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.
Letter From the Editor
Hibou Magazine will strive to build accountability, openness, warmth, academic personal growth, and community.
Thoughts From a Survivor
The #metoo movement is amazing. It is providing a platform that has never been there. But it is also exhausting.
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.
Putting the Resting Bitch to Sleep
Women with ideas and opinions are, of course, intolerable.
Jazz: An Anti-fascist Tool
A piece about jazzy forces of rebellion.
100 Years Later: Examining World War I Poetry
If any question why we died,
Tell them, because our fathers lied.
Continuously Colonized by Currency: A Look at the franc CFA
Independence in Africa is an illusion for France’s former colonies.
Marxist Perspective on Sex Work
Not all prostitutes need to be saved.
The Choice Cut
This is a story about a kid who accidentally cuts off his penis.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Letter From the Editor
Compassionate and effective academia cannot stand alone. It relies on a free and expressive student community.
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.
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As we pass into the second decade of the 21st century, the long-cherished ideal of the “well-rounded” student has been replaced by that well-oiled machine.
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.