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Intersection

I can’t cry on my SSRI

22 February 2021 Magdalena Becker

A student opens up about experiencing emotional numbing caused by her anxiety medication.

The Essayist

I want snow days back

19 February 2021 Allison Nikles

A student shares how she misses snow days from her childhood.

The Essayist

Finding peace in my hometown memories

11 February 2021 Shreya Sridhar

A student shares how she learned her hometown shaped her into the person she is today.

Intersection

A toast to the culinary diversity of my two homes

20 October 2020 Renata Kaminski

A student discusses the differences she sees in food culture between the United States and Brazil.

Intersection

Reflecting on the lost language of my childhood

20 October 2020 Daniela Dukleski

A student shares how her relationship with her native language grew from dread to appreciation.

Intersection

‘Still, I thrive’: Finding my Temple amid tragedy

06 October 2020 Kendall Stephens

A student activist reflects on facing adversity and reaffirms her commitment to advocacy.

Intersection

Experiencing COVID-19 in different hemispheres

06 October 2020 Renata Kaminski

A student reflects her contrasting quarantines, from the United States to home in Brazil.

Opinion

Leaving Dublin without saying goodbye

07 May 2020 Emma Padner

A student recalls finding out that they’d have to return home early from their study abroad in Dublin, Ireland, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commentary

An unparalleled year, an unparalleled staff

07 May 2020 Kelly Brennan

The Editor In Chief writes about her time leading The Temple News amid a period of unprecedented changes for the publication.

Opinion

Learning it’s not my fault

28 April 2020 Pavlína Černá

A student reflects on experiences with sexual assault and coming to learn that she is not to blame.

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