The ‘zine should: include a short introduction/ manifesto to its point and purpose (and author) mix text with visuals to support its point and purpose have a clear “genre” (a “how-to,” biography/ethnography, traditional research paper, informational, compare/contrast, etc.) as well as angle, perspective or point of view aka specific thesis (exploring body and spaces through architecture, media; unearthing self-care/mental health crisis or solutions (or both); highlighting unknown healing practices; navigating historical resistance and present-day struggles, etc).
Your audience will be fellow college students (you don’t need to explicitly talk about college/college students but keep them in mind for topic and tone/word choice)