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'Alt-right' must be delegitimized at every opportunity
The label “Alt-right” has been thrown about a lot lately. Gaining traction in 2015 and international attention this year, the term has become most relevant in the light of President-elect Donald Trump’s...
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The art of naps and snacks
It has certainly come to the point in the semester in which there is an overwhelming amount of work, and several of us are unsure of where to even start. From term...
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Why we need to think differently about addiction
When I first learned that my friend Dan, a student in the Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, had passed away a few months ago, I was devastated. Even more alarming...
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Disability, not a definition
The Saturday before the presidential election, 12-year-old J.J. Holmes woke up at 3 a.m. to embark on a two-hour drive to Tampa with his mother and sisters. Holmes, who has cerebral palsy,...
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Understanding intersectionality
President-elect Donald Trump has proven in the past two weeks that some of his campaign promises and ideologies might not make it to the White House. However, we have already seen the...
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Are we trigger-[warning]-happy?
When I scroll through my Facebook timeline, there is a plethora of trigger warnings with asterisks and capital letters. Recently, they have begun to have a large presence in the media. However,...
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How allowing sorority parties can reduce sexual assault
Last February, I wrote a column outlining the misogyny that exists in the fraternity system. With staggering statistics — such as where fraternity brothers are 300 percent more likely to commit sexual...
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Your status won't change the status quo
I woke up last Tuesday confident that I was voting for the first female president of the United States. I went to sleep mad, confused and enraged with the results. To be...
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Silence your distractions
“Hey, check out this meme! This has me dying, it’s literally me!” One meme turns into several memes, then progresses into some BuzzFeed and Pinterest posts, and ultimately results in countless wasted...
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Reaction to the election nearly as discouraging as the result
Beyond all odds, predictions, pundits and polls, President-elect Donald Trump has defeated Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. Over a week has passed, yet it has still...