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Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still
When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
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Dance culture promotes heteronormativity, so let’s raise the barre
At the age of six, equipped with a velvet leotard and size four jazz shoes, my blonde baby hairs tucked into a tight bun, I...
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Don’t give up hope, the fight against climate change isn’t over yet
Climate change is a little scary. But as the world reacted to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) doomsday report Oct. 8 stating climate change's most apocalyptic...
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Choose your words carefully: how your language contributes to mental health stigma
In order to change how we think about mental health and mental illness, we must challenge the stereotypes society holds. A clear manifestation of...
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Trump’s net neutrality lawsuit harms poor communities
Oh, the internet — an indescribable realm full of cute puppy videos, accessible college courses and graphic cold cases. To so many of us, it is an everyday...
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“Canceling” every problematic artist leaves no room for growth, and that’s the tea, sis
I first stumbled onto the Tumblr site "Your Fave Is Problematic" in 2014. I was biting into some unbelievably savory Chick-fil-A nuggets while listening to Chris...
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Gone without a bang: Gov. Brown should end his term with stronger gun control laws
Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into effect several new pieces of gun control legislation Sept. 25, cementing California’s reputation as the state with the strictest gun control...
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Beyond tractors, beer and heartbreak: country music is more relatable than you think
What comes to mind when you think of country music? You might picture cowboy hats, plaid shirts, John Deere tractors and guns. When a lot of...
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From Hill to Ford, Republicans haven’t learned to care about sexual assault victims
After 27 years, the Senate Judiciary Committee has still not learned how to organize a Supreme Court justice hearing that involves testimony of a...
