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Her Name Is Elaine
In Mallory Square, an iguana named Elaine basks under the sun, oblivious to the world’s troubles. Named after a 'Seinfeld' character by an ice cream vendor, she lives a routine life far removed from ocean acidification or territory disputes just rocks, sun, and the slow shuffle of her fellow iguanas.
Azam Hostetler
Sep 124 min read
Voices of the victims
By: Haiden Leach Some foreground for this piece comes from the classrooms of the University of New Haven. I took an unexpected class for...
horseshoemag
May 138 min read
Cardinal
Contributing Writer Gabriella Pinto I’m not a religious person. For context, the only times I’ve recently been in a church were for...
horseshoemag
Apr 253 min read


The Oversexualization of Black Women
Contributing Writer Djemima Duvernat I am here to point a finger at social media, our mothers, and our education system because, yes,...

Gabriella Pinto
Apr 254 min read


The New York High Line
The neck of a yellow excavator foots the bottom of a scene located in the Meat-Packing district of a bustling Manhattan, the smells of Chelsea Market wafting over. Shadows consume the urban landscape, lining every automobile and defining every storefront. Bright, vibrant colors contrast the darkness, fighting for their time with the viewer’s eye.
horseshoemag
Apr 253 min read


Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian – Analysis
Neil Diamond sets out on a journey across the U.S. to look at how Hollywood has portrayed Native Americans in movies. He talks with historians, actors, and indigenous people to understand how these portrayals have shaped public opinion.

Elisa Broche
Apr 253 min read


Families are complicated
The definition of the word “family” is “the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children,” according to Merriam-Webster.
But families are complicated. What about half-siblings? And can you still call someone a member of your family even if you’re estranged?
horseshoemag
Apr 254 min read


50 Years Since a Forgotten Genocide
Hate is a powerfully destructive tool. Covering up the nightmarish past is another.
April 17, 1975. Tanks emerge on the streets of the capital city, Phnom Penh. Cambodia is about to come to the end of a brutal five-year civil war amid decades of political turmoil. The United States-backed Khmer Republic government had been defeated, and the U.S. Embassy and other officials had been evacuated just five days earlier. Yet about five decades ago, among the mass refugees and chee
horseshoemag
Apr 254 min read


Alum Features: Amanda Castro, Horseshoe Magazine Creator
The University of New Haven shows pride in its alumni and the legacies they leave on campus, even years after the students have departed to

Alexis Dawkins-Maldonado
Apr 113 min read


The Handmaid's Tale and the Cost of Silence: Who Will They Come for Next?
Based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel of the same name, “The Handmaid’s Tale” premiered as a television series on Hulu in April 2017. Create

Elisa Broche
Apr 113 min read


From Hospital Walls to Charger Halls
University was a fresh start, a world full of opportunity just waiting for me to dive in. I stepped onto campus bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
horseshoemag
Apr 116 min read
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