Musings of a Millennial MEd: I'm Like, Super Mad Right Now
In my younger and more vulnerable years, I was a fourteen-year-old freshly anointed high schooler who self-identified as a volleyball...
Marta Leshyk (DePaul ‘20)
Marta Leshyk (DePaul ‘20)
Aspiring high school English teacher who hopes to help students learn to love and value themselves the way an old friend once helped her. Loves cats immensely, and enjoys iced coffee in the dead of winter. Is the proud daughter of immigrants, and learned English from Elmo, the ultimate PBS scholar.
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The Size of a Sweet Pea
According to the American Pregnancy Association, for women in their childbearing years, the chances of having a miscarriage can range from...
TIME Slows Down Whenever She’s Around: A Week of Taylor Swift
It’s been a WEEK, swifties. A week.
Why I Wish AOC Could Be My BFF
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the youngest people to ever be elected to Congress, and I have never related to a politician more. Here...
I Never Knew How Much I Had in Common with a Supermodel
Every adolescent, no matter how rich or famous, is still very much a vulnerable child who is just trying to fit in and realize who and what they are going to be in this world.
Manafort, Maidan, and Mass Murder
Paul Manafort has a lot of Ukrainian blood on his hands.
An Open Letter to Those Who Gracefully Text in Class
You know who you are.
Musings of a Millenial MEd: Why I am a Loser Teacher
Who knows what kind of trouble I can stir when I become a loser teacher!
Reasons Why I Love Aerie X NEDA
Getting #AerieREAL is a good thing.
Planning to be Pretty in Pink?
So the other day, I took a long, romantic stroll across campus in the icy Chicago rain (so far away from my squishy desk chair and central...
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As Notorious as Kesha Rose Sebert
The personal is political - vote November 6th.
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Bye, Meg: A Recap of All Things Megyn Kelly
There are better, stronger women out there to root for.
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Red Line Girls
I don’t know how I am going to teach this difficult history to my students someday, but I will affirm to them that I believed her, and that I will always believe her.
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You Don't Have an Expiration Date
We will always believe survivors. This article does contain a description of sexual assault, please read safely.
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Twenty-One Things I Learned In Twenty-One Years
Cheers to twenty-one years.
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Seven Books to Stay Sharp in the Summertime
Keep your eyes on the stars, your feet on the ground, and your nose in a book.
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GRRRL House: Gender Relations For Real Revolutionary Living
GRRRL House - Gender Relations for Real Revolutionary Living - was an all-inclusive, queer-friendly, anti-sexist, radical intersectional feminist safe space community
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Feminist Hints From a Former First Lady
First Lady Barbara Bush, an iconic feminist
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How To Pass Midterms With Style, As Told By Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl is the type of badass genius I aspire to be.
