Lost and Found: Identity Formation in Isolation
I am struggling. There, I said it. Living through this pandemic has taught me a lot about my self-identity. Having this time to reflect...
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South Asian Lenses: It's Okay to Stand Out
Your differences embody who you are.
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Perfection Does Not Exist
Our society is evolving, and the goal of perfection is moving with it. Social media has created the standard for every aspect of our lives...
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Celebrities Shaping Pronouns
Why am I jumping up and down screaming, “Yay!”? Because people are becoming more aware of gender identity and diversity in gender is...
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My Most Recent Visit to India and What I Learned
Having two homes can be a blessing and a curse
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What is the Box and How Do We Escape It?
There are many ways to define this box, I’m sure you’ve heard of a few of them. Across the world, people love to organize their reality by...
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How to Get Over Your FOMO
Everyone has two lives. There’s your real life, then there’s your social media life. Real-life you is eating a bag of Doritos in your PJ’s...
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Neutrality in Grammar and Gender
“If X can stand for anything and anybody, then nothing and nobody is excluded by it.” As we step further into the conversation regarding...
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Navigating Cycles of Creativity
Learn how to understand self-worth as separate from creative output.
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Nappy Hair? Don’t Care!
When I was about to be a freshman in high school, I made the decision to go “natural.” In the black community, this means to wear your hair...
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The Learning Curve: Bosnian and American Law
For my first article of “The Learning Curve,” I discussed sexism in pre-health education and in medicine with a pre-med peer of mine in the...
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“Paver Politics” – The Politics of Vada Pav
Edited By: Pragyna Divakar A snack synonymous with the Maharashtrian Mumbaikar milieu, the vada pav is a ubiquitously enjoyed snack and a...
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Life Lessons I Take From The Jewish Holiday Of Purim
Purim is truly a holiday filled with joy, compassion and universal life lessons that are just waiting to be uncovered.
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What Do You Want? Who Are You?
Being that most of us are currently in our twenties, and for some of us who have one foot out the door with graduation being around the...
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The Pros & Cons of Having an Uncommon Name
Having a unique name is like wearing a fluorescent pink unitard in public, except you can’t change out of it nearly as easily. My name “Ria...
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How I Feel About They/Them Pronouns
When I first stepped foot on Jefferson’s campus during orientation, I wasn’t familiar with they/them pronouns. However, I quickly had...
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BTS Album Review: An Empowering Journey Through Pain and Identity
BTS have been taking the world by storm over the past few years, with their concerts selling out and their albums breaking historical...
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To be Cultured? Or to not be Cultured?
If you’re a person of colour, you’ve likely heard this term before - whitewashed. Whether you refer to yourself as ‘whitewashed,’ called...
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How To Be an Ally Without Overstepping
February is Black History Month, a time when we celebrate the great and varied accomplishments of African Americans. This is a time when...
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When You Feel Stuck
I was taking two summer classes this past year which began a few weeks after finals ended — and it was all online. I left little time for anything besides studying in addition to the loads of stress I was already under.
