All posts tagged "Column"
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My future isn’t defined by a campus name
“She probably didn’t get in anywhere else, that’s why she chose community college.” This was the whisper I imagined behind every glance, every nod, every...
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Navigate religion for yourself, not the people around you
Since I was born, I’ve been getting up every Sunday to go to church. And every Sunday since my parents were born, they’ve been attending...
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I am plagued by an irrational fear of death
For as long as I can remember, the lingering fear of death has consumed my every waking moment. Uncertainty of what happens after death and...
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Dark humor fails to excuse racism
I have often been labeled as “too sensitive” to the jokes my peers make, so I tend to keep my mouth shut when I am...
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Family traditions keep memories alive
My childhood was full of magical traditions filled with family and joy. Recently, I turned 17-years-old, and I realized just how much of my childhood...
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December birthdays are overshadowed by the holidays
At first glance, it seems that being born in December would be a lot of fun, but you would be very mistaken. Once Halloween ends,...
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The war in Gaza is not complex
I have always been proud to be Jewish. But at the age of 14, I had to reckon with the fact that my Jewishness could...
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The goodbye that I never thought would come
From the age of two to the age of six, I shared a room with my sister. We lived at my grandparents’ house for the...
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Why is everyone so scared of sincerity?
With the Oscars just around the corner, inevitably it is another year where Jimmy Kimmel gets to stand onstage and talk about how much he...
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Column: Sephora kids are the product of social media
As long as humans have existed there have been trends. From rainbow looms to the Sephora craze of today, there has always been something for...
