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Finding my confidence as a first-generation student

18 February 2020 Catherine O'Connell

A student writes about her experience with mental health issues as a first-generation student.

‘Love is a learned experience’

11 February 2020 Kathy Chan

A student writes about getting married at a 21 and her fear of being judged for being married.

‘Prioritizing my comfort’: Dating outside the binary

11 February 2020 Ray Hobbs

An student who is agender writes about how cisgender societal norms affects their dating life.

Writing my own story

04 February 2020 Antonia Leao

A bisexual student shares how creative writing helped her embrace her sexuality.

On the model minority and other ‘tired tropes’

28 January 2020 Karissa Gornick

A student writes how stereotypes of the Asian community have impacted her life.

Opening up about my conservative views

14 January 2020 Heather DeSalvo

A Republican student shares her journey to self-acceptance and confidence in her opinions.

Body hair is normal

19 November 2019 Mykel Greene

A student discusses how she shrugged off unachievable standards of beauty and grew to accept her body hair.

Challenging my ideas of the military

12 November 2019 Nico Cisneros

A student explains what being a pacifist means to her with having loved ones in the military.

Embracing my Haitian culture

22 October 2019 Maya Beauvoir

A student discusses how she balances her Honduran and Haitian identities.

Emulating her compassion

10 September 2019 Jeremiah Baltimore

A student shares how his mother’s career in law and his African American identity inspired him.

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