This is the biggest year of suck. This is my final editorial after three semesters as editor, and I planned to end on some hopeful or heartfelt note. Something about …
Opinion
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We’ve made it (so far)
I woke up, dazed and weary the morning of March 16, 2020, to news that was spreading like wildfire across campus: It’s time to go home, immediately. I stepped out …
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The holidays aren’t joyful for everyone
During this time of year, millions of people around the world are excited to put up the Christmas tree and decorate it with their family, build gingerbread houses, sing Christmas …
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Local Restaurants Want You!
The coronavirus pandemic has acted as a wrecking ball for most if not all small businesses across the country. One group that has been hit especially hard is the restaurant …
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The importance of comprehensive sex-education
As a student in a middle school health class, I had heard the word “condom” used only a few times and it wasn’t until I was in high school that …
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Dear Professors
What do students do in the last couple weeks of classes and finals? Generally, as the stress levels rise, we sleep very little, eat less, and hate ourselves for not …
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Is there a way out?
Is there a way out? Well, you are already out! You were never trapped in the first place. The opinions that feel like they’re going to destroy the world made …
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Holding Space
“Because that convo showed that we need each other, the news everyday is too much. Is there a way we can come together… then again, the burden of supporting marginalized …
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WCSC Reflections
My time in DC has been very unique. The experience this fall at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center is likely the most challenging and different WCSC term in the program’s …
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On Classism: Women and children in poverty
Demographics are incredibly important when looking at classism and how it rears its head in the modern world. Two significant demographics when discussing the lower class are gender and age. …