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Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Opinions

OPINION

In the courtroom that is my classroom

"In my silence, I am reminded that enjoying political science and humanities classes is a privilege. Educational institutions only teaching through specific lenses. Spaces where we’re not heard nor seen, purported to be works of charity. It is, like many things, run by the white man and woman. A scholarly realm for them, a battleground for us."


OPINION

Kick the sheets and go outside

"It’s really easy to get couped up at home, especially after a hard-fought semester. But it’s important, even over breaks, to occupy yourself with either a job or some sort of physical activity."


OPINION

A cup of coffee or a cup of community?

The “third place” is a term which defines an accessible and public space where people regularly gather and interact for a sense of community and camaraderie. Starbucks’ promise of community through consumerism is antithetical to the third place.  


OPINION

Joke’s on you

Don’t live life in service of others, desperate for their companionship. Be the jester, the king, the queen and the knight, in all of their glory. 


OPINION

We need more time to choose our majors

As a first generation college student, I felt a lot of pressure from my family to go into school with an idea of what I actually wanted to do, but I barely had any guidance during the application process.


OPINION

Being nonbinary is hard enough

But as I grew older and developed more of my personality, I started to feel like I was forcing myself to be a girl. It was like I was putting on an overly feminine performance to attract attention and to please my family, because it was easier to be a woman than it was to even consider the possibility that I may be nonbinary.


OPINION

Good enough

You don’t need to be perfect to be worth something. Memories are made when you set yourself free from the little, nitpicky expectations no one but you notices.

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