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Disability, not a definition
The Saturday before the presidential election, 12-year-old J.J. Holmes woke up at 3 a.m. to embark on a two-hour drive to Tampa with his mother and sisters. Holmes, who has cerebral palsy,...
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Understanding intersectionality
President-elect Donald Trump has proven in the past two weeks that some of his campaign promises and ideologies might not make it to the White House. However, we have already seen the...
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Are we trigger-[warning]-happy?
When I scroll through my Facebook timeline, there is a plethora of trigger warnings with asterisks and capital letters. Recently, they have begun to have a large presence in the media. However,...
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How allowing sorority parties can reduce sexual assault
Last February, I wrote a column outlining the misogyny that exists in the fraternity system. With staggering statistics — such as where fraternity brothers are 300 percent more likely to commit sexual...
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Your status won't change the status quo
I woke up last Tuesday confident that I was voting for the first female president of the United States. I went to sleep mad, confused and enraged with the results. To be...
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Silence your distractions
“Hey, check out this meme! This has me dying, it’s literally me!” One meme turns into several memes, then progresses into some BuzzFeed and Pinterest posts, and ultimately results in countless wasted...
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Reaction to the election nearly as discouraging as the result
Beyond all odds, predictions, pundits and polls, President-elect Donald Trump has defeated Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. Over a week has passed, yet it has still...
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A persistent double-standard
The sexuality of women has persistently undergone vehement scrutiny within the United States. Throughout the history of our nation, women have been stripped of their opportunities, reputations and self-worth, and have fallen...
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Media bias helped, not hurt, Trump
The only way I can rationalize the outcome of the 2016 presidential election is with the phrase, “All publicity is good publicity.” This saying is one our new President-elect Donald Trump knows...
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Those who can teach, do
When I tell people that I’m an English major, I’m often met with the quip, “Where do you plan on teaching?” I’m never offended by the implication that there aren’t other jobs...