If Brazil truly cares about the future of its young women, it ought to provide crucial sexual health knowledge to equip them to make the best-informed decisions for themselves.
Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Why being a leader in college is more than honors and awards
I thought that the decision of this organization to not “honor” me meant I was not a good leader or a good student. However, this so-called failure was what sparked a source of enlightenment.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Are we in the midst of a new black renaissance?
But as with public demonstrations of culture comes the possibility of co-optation, appropriation and even pandering.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Balancing health with your culture
Cuisine is a major part of every culture and it is proving to be challenging to try new things while also staying true to your roots.
Opinion, Staff Editorial
Unpaid internships perpetuate inequality
Having to choose between gaining experience and making money is not a decision students should be balancing in a society as advanced as ours.
Opinion
A post-Valentine’s-Day reflection on what it means to be single
There are many ways we experience love every day that we seem to always take for granted once Valentine’s Day comes around.
Op-Ed, Opinion
The diary of an African immigrant
African immigrants and their children are finally feeling like they belong, without feeling like they are sacrificing a part of themselves.
Op-Ed, Opinion
The new travel ban on Nigerian immigrants has harmful implications
This ban is heartbreaking for a people that have served and enriched the United States for decades.
Opinion, Staff Editorial
We want you to vote in student government elections
The more we pour into student government, the more they pour back into us.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Let’s talk New Year’s resolutions and change
I’m constantly reevaluating and remodeling throughout the 365 days.
Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Stop attacking Iron Arrow
The entire purpose of the society was to honor Miccosukee culture and preserve it while honoring the greatest leaders and change-makers in our academic community. Calling the society’s traditions “exoticizing of native culture” and racist is a complete denial of concrete fact.
Opinion
Validation and visibility as a queer black woman
At the time, I felt like my Blackness and my queerness couldn’t exist in the same space on campus.