Fashion tips and inspira- tion

Fashion Corner

by Malisha Gunawardena

The clothes you wear are essentially how you present yourself to other people. They’re the first thing people notice about you, and meeting new people is all about first impressions.

Your outer appearance should be a reflection of your inner self. You want to make sure the things you wear represent your unique personality! Remember: you are in control of who you are.

These looks offer an indie/retro style. Layering, especially as the season gets colder, can be fashionable.

(Photos: Pinterest.)

Skateboarding: the underdog of the Olympics

by Michael Marquez

The Summer Olympics has been a worldwide favorite of many, with varied events ranging from weightlifting to speed-walking. The games featured 28 different sporting events and 339 medal events. With the wide array of options the Olympics offers, it could be difficult to pick an event to watch.

I want to introduce you to Olympic skateboarding.

This past summer, Olympic skateboarding was an intense mixture of skill and entertainment. Skateboarding was officially add-

ed to the Olympics in 2016, and it finally debuted in 2021. NBC, TV host of the Olympics, featured skateboarding legend Tony Hawk to attract viewers. It worked. The events had plenty of watchers, an audience of skaters, sport fanatics, or just casual viewers. Skateboarding operates a bit differently than other Olympic sports. CBS Sports explains: “Athletes will compete on a course that features real-life obstacles, such as stairs and rails. Each skater will take two 45-second runs and perform five tricks that will be judged on a score out of 10. Out of those seven total performances, the four highest scores of each skater will count.” With Japan winning three gold medals - Yuto Horigome (Men’s

Momiji Nishiya at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (Photo: Reuters). Aori Nishimura at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (Photo: Reuters).

Street), Momiji Nishiya (Women’s Street), and Sakura Yosozumi (Women’s Street) - it is clear that the country has all but conquered the Olympics skateboarding leaderboard. Winning these gold medals wasn’t easy. Yuto Horigome attempted the “Caballero kickflip backside lipslide with a fakie 360 flip”; it’s just as hard to say as it is to do. Another skater, Sakura Yosozumi, hit two 540 spins off the walls of the bowl, rotating herself one-and-half-times in the air before landing back on her board. Lastly, Momiji Nishiya earned a score of 60.9 to become the youngest person (13) ever to win a gold medal for Japan, and the third youngest to win one in history.

At the Olympics, skaters were made and dreams achieved. Competing against popular sports like basketball, skateboarding was not talked about as much as it should have been.

Skateboarding deserves the attention, and to me, it was theunderdog of the Olympics.

PWC: into the world of pro wrestling

by Megan Leatherwood

Are you bowing down to your tribal chief, or have you barely heard of WWE but want in on the fun?

In either case, the Red and Black Pro Wrestling Column (PWC) is here for you.

With the PWC, I will aim to show the wonder of wrestling, and why I love the sport so much. You’ll get the latest wrestling news and maybe find a new show to enjoy.

Speaking of shows, here’s a rundown of the fall slate of wrestling on TV: - WWE Monday Night Raw (Monday, 8pm, USA network) - WWE NXT 2.0 (Tuesday, 8pm, USA network) - WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Friday, 8pm, Fox)

If you’re new to wrestling, you may be asking yourself: “What’s WWE?” Great question. WWE - short for World Wrestling Entertainment - is a professional wrestling broadcast. Wrestlers from all around the world come together to compete for entertainment.

The difference between pro wrestling and the wrestling you hear about in, say, the Olympics, is that pro wrestling focuses more exclusively on entertainment.

WWE has three different brands you can see: Smackdown, NXT 2.0, and Raw. Raw and Smackdown are the main rosters on WWE and are most talked about. NXT 2.0 is the development stage; most people who are on Raw or Smackdown have gone through NXT.

Did you know that on April 10, 2021, history was made? Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks, two current WWE superstars, became the the first black women to headline a major WWE event, WrestleMania. They were even honored at this year’s ESPY awards for that performance. Girl power!

Not only that, but on October 4, 2021, WWE drafted 21-yearold Olympic gold medalist, Gable Steveson. Steveson competed and won the gold in wrestling at this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Talk about major star power! WWE hosts a yearly draft, just like other sports, to obtain or shift talent.

Now that you know the basics, I hope you stay tuned for more WWE news here on the PWC.

Above: Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks at WrestleMania (via WWE) Below: Gabe Steveson competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (via AP)