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Rachel Cortez (MSU ‘20)

Rachel Cortez (MSU ‘20)

Rachel Cortez is a Latinx Social Relations and Policy student at MSU with a concentration in Women's and Gender Studies. When not obsessing over recent Supreme Court decisions gone wrong, she is writing the next great paper challenging gender binaries. In the future she aspires to be involved in a non-profit combatting sexual violence against women, no matter where that takes her.

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    It’s been years since the original cast of Jersey Shore has gotten wasted on the shore. However, the fun never ends even during pandemic season. So while you’re helping to curb the spread of COVID-19, here is a list of all the different signs as Jersey Shore characters.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Entertainment April 18, 2020
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    Vote in 2020. Children Deserve to Know That You Care About Them.

    I’m from Lansing. I grew up in a school district that dealt with federal funding decreases by closing schools with what felt like a ferocity. What is happening to the Lansing School District is happening all over the country. Slowly but surely, public schools are becoming soulless buildings of what once was.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • News March 12, 2020
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    Here are seven moments from Twilight nobody was expecting.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Entertainment January 24, 2020
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    Let’s get down to business: here are some of my top picks for TV shows you can binge-watch to diversify your series consumption for your next night in.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Entertainment January 10, 2020
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    Virginity Is A Social Construct 

    With our modern advancements in technology and medicine, you'd think people would stop using this medieval way of measuring a patriarchal social construct— yet, sadly, stupidity persists among our population, but anyway… let's talk about virginity and its misogynistic roots.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Culture November 7, 2019
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    Today we are talking about one of the United States oldest remaining colonies.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • News October 3, 2019
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    Not All Latinx Are Hispanic, But Most Hispanics Tend to Be Latinx

    For many non-Latinx people, words such as Latinx and Hispanic are interchangable. But before we open up that can of worms of straight-up wrong, let’s deconstruct the difference between Latino, Latina and LatinX.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Culture September 20, 2019
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    A lot of these dress codes that say they promote professionalism actually have deep roots within systems of oppression. If I reflect on professionalism long enough, I am convinced it was created to enable colonizers to hold power over people who have marginalized identities.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Culture September 14, 2019
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    We Must Protect Lil Nas X At All Costs, Y’all

    This is a queer Black man coming out during his ride coasting untouched at #1 on the charts. Don’t let Lil Nas X's humility fool you— this is monumental.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Culture September 6, 2019
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    Has Intersectionality Been Gentrified?

    Intersectionality has somehow transformed into some game about how everyone has intersections and we need to include everybody within our social movements for equality, even if they have racist, homophobic, and/or sexist ways of knowing that endanger and hurt us and our communities. This imagining of intersectionality is the exact opposite of what Dr. Crenshaw explains in her work.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Culture April 19, 2019
  • Let’s Talk: Trans Latinx in U.S. Detention Centers

    This framework of violent anti-LGBTQ and blatant transphobic action against LGBTQ Latinx victims can help us understand the journey to the United States that for many LGBTQ Latinx is deemed necessary for survival. Perhaps the group with the least media coverage, trans Latinx, endure some of the harshest conditions within U.S. detention centers.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • News March 29, 2019
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    The Cheetah Girls: Lessons on Intersectionality & How Disney High-Key White Washed Them

    Perhaps a less discussed topic is how “the Cheetah Girls” movie came from a 16-novel series by author Deborah Gregory. In the novels, the Cheetah Girls are made up of five black girls.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Entertainment February 23, 2019
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    China Gross, '20

    Name: China Gross Year: Junior Major: Social Relations & Policy; English Minors: African-American and African Studies Hometown: Detroit, MI

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Lifestyle February 17, 2019
  • The Power of Yalitza Aparicio & The Socio-political Backdrop of “Roma”

    As the plot line within "Roma" unfolds, so do the subtle hints about the socio-political backdrop of Mexico City...

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Entertainment February 17, 2019
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    First-Generation Students of Color: You Belong in College

    It was my freshman year in college. I had just gotten to one of my first James Madison classes early; I sat in the corner with my half-used...

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Lifestyle February 10, 2019
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    5 Businesses Owned by Black Women to Support This Month & Every Month

    I challenge everyone to do something a little different this year: put your money where your mouth is.

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Entertainment February 10, 2019
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    Power & Control: How to Identify An Abusive Relationship

    Trigger Warning: domestic violence abuse. I was sitting in a coffee shop on Grand River at 8pm, incessantly blaring study playlists on...

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • Relationships February 9, 2019
  • The Overlapping Identities of Jussie Smollett and Why It Matters

    "The assault of Jussie Smollett started an entire conversation around how blackness and queerness are intersecting identities that harbor specific struggles within different spaces."

    By Rachel Cortez • MSU Contributor • News February 2, 2019

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