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The Essayist

At the end of the day, newspapers exist for one reason: To shed light on the unique events and small idiosyncrasies that permeate our daily lives. With The Essayist, The Temple News presents an ongoing series of personal essays written by Temple students from all walks of life, designed to illuminate the universal thoughts and feelings students experience each day.

Opinion

My father’s farm: cultivating a bond

21 March 2017 Julie Christie

A student reflects on her family’s farm and how it strengthened the relationship she has with her father.

Opinion

The lessons I was supposed to learn

07 March 2017 Brianna Baker

A student reflects on her father’s battle with cancer and their relationship.

Opinion

‘At the end of the day, no matter what you call it, I have it’

28 February 2017 Courtney Redmon

During National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a student recounts her struggles with an eating disorder.

Opinion

No longer hiding: Finding strength in the statistics

21 February 2017 Emily Scott

A student discusses her sexual assault and how she decided to stop playing into the stigma that surrounds it.

Opinion

Beyond the Africa we imagine

14 February 2017 Richelle Kota

On a trip to Morocco, a student realizes stereotypes about Africa are misleading.

Opinion

Coming out: ‘I am here,’ ‘I matter’

07 February 2017 Grace Shallow

A woman accepts her bisexuality and comes out to family and friends.

Opinion

Loving a country that doesn’t always love me back

31 January 2017 Chelsea Williams

A student grapples with her identity as a Black woman in America.

Opinion

The appearance of faith: accepting my Semitic features

24 January 2017 Sasha Lasakow

A class inspired a student to think differently about her appearance and its connection to her Jewish identity.

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Seeing Japanese culture through blurred vision

17 January 2017 Erin Yoder

A student reflects on the cultural insights she gained while riding the trains of Japan.

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‘You look like you’

06 December 2016 Julie Christie

A new haircut allows a student to feel more like herself.

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