It’s time to talk about sapphic artists. The tradition dates back to Sappho, a poet from Greece, who wrote about her relationships with other women, centered around love. Often criticised for her work, Sappho’s writing was destroyed by the Catholic Church because of the imagery she created about lesbian love. The term “sapphic” originates from the poet, honoring her legacy and her authenticity in a time when women were often seen as property and subjects to men. Throughout history, sapphic women have faced oppression and been forced to adapt through lavender marriages, a convenience for a man and women to hide their sexual orientation from the public, among other expressions of hidden sexuality, according to History.com. Even in modern times, lesbians and sapphic people face marginalization, often being reduced to a fetish by society and facing less representation in media and daily life than other LGBTQ+ factions. Recently, that’s been changing.

Last names, commonly seen as family identifiers, can carry different meanings, structures and significance depending on each family’s traditions. Traditionally passed down from generation to generation in America, typically on the father’s side, last names can hold various meanings. Across the world, different countries have different cultural significance in their surnames, bringing people together while telling stories through waves of each generation. Samo’s diverse student body shares the stories behind their last names.

As modern technology advances, many people worldwide have turned away from the traditional practice of naturopathic medicine. However, these remedies have many uses, from self-healing to illness prevention to mitigation of symptoms. Naturopathic medicine has been used for centuries as an alternative practice to Western medicine, passed down through generations in various cultures worldwide.