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CULTURE, LIFE
Guam’s Teen Pageants Become a Catalyst for Service
Winning a pageant consists of beauty and brains — the typical trajectory of many. With long hours of preparation and hard work,…
RON ROCKY COLOMA
CULTURE
Virginity Tests: The Fetishization of Chaste
Her lips thicken with a hasty smile — “She is fine. Nothing to worry about.” Overcome with tears of joy, a sigh…
TERRAROSSA
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Is Society Pulling Your Strings?
Question. Not in class, not in your group of friends about an issue, but in your mind. Question yourself. Ask why. Why…
JúLIA BáLINT
THE ARTS
Liza
Liza is the name of the sun goddess of West Africa. Here is my interpretation of her. A vision came to my…
ELIZABETH AJOSE
CULTURE
Hair We Go Again: My Relationship With My Body Hair Through The Years
As a young girl, I would stare at the hair covering my legs, trying to wish it all away, imagining how smooth…
SAACHI GUPTA
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
identity politics
lip-kits thick with identity politics curves and thighs commodified as if they haven’t been desirable since the sun’s first shine on the…
MERIEM SADOUN
CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
Inspired by Representation
When I was about 15 years old, I was watching the news with Papa. I had been living in Australia for 8…
MEDIATRICE DUSABE
UNCATEGORIZED
The Monologue of a Young Indian Man Struggling with Mental Health – Part 2: Love, Life, & Mental Health
A sensible guy would simply reverse his car if he needs to pick up his right-next-door neighbour. But I don’t ever do…
MOHAMMED ARAI
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Little Brown Girl
Your Mother tells you you are as sweet as sugar Your father calls you a spunky little diva You are beautiful Little…
ELIZABETH AJOSE
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Like Father, Like Son
There’s always been a stigma that black men can’t take care of their children. Not all fathers leave their children without a…
ELIZABETH AJOSE
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
My Baby
Black love is such a beautiful thing Like a butterfly about to spread its wings The union between two souls is unmatched…
ELIZABETH AJOSE
UNCATEGORIZED
I Need To Be Thin: A Psychosocial Perspective
Of all the women I’ve known and loved, there is an underlying effort that is, for the most part, unsaid. Among the…
ALYSSA PROULX

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