During a family reunion in 2017, freshman Samantha Knudson was drawn to her grandmother’s beautiful mass of intricately braided purple hair. This moment marked a turning point in how she viewed her own hair. “I was around 7 or 8 at the family reunion,” Knudson said. “I knew that protective...

    As quarantine continues, many people have accepted their loss of contact with the outside world and have decided to try something new without having to fear judgement from coworkers, friends or others in their lives. One of the most popular ways of doing that has been to give yourself a fun haircut.   ...

Written by Carolyn Kuimelis I’ve always been the curly-haired exception in my family. When I was younger, my relatives oohed and ahhed at my curls, and my grandma would tell me how jealous she was of my hair. I, however, found my unruly locks to be more of a curse than a blessing. My mom had pin-straight...