Beyond what’s normal
Stories from the Outside
Hope and imagination — aren’t these the first steps of any movement working toward a reality beyond what we deem “normal”?
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Pride means abolish the police
Sex on Tuesday
I remember my first Pride, and what it meant to me. But I am not nostalgic for it. I don’t want it again. I don’t have anything to mourn with its loss.
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Partnerships, plural
Love in Conversation
Romantic and platonic aren’t organizing categories of relationships — they aren’t even poles on a spectrum.
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Real allies don’t just perform
Cal in Color
Being an ally means showing up when it counts. It means uplifting Black voices rather than trying to drown them out for the sake of appearing “woke.”
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COVID consumption: A cold pill to swallow
American Pie?
Our consumer culture is exceedingly pervasive and the proof is in the pudding — or rather, the 20 different selections of pudding.
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Walking through my fears
Off the Beat
My doctors were very straightforward with me and told me they couldn’t guarantee that treatment would work.
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In Greek life? Yes. Proud of it? Hard to say.
Off the Beat
I am grateful for what my sorority has given me and the community of women that we are, but I also disapprove of many aspects of Greek life.
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It’s not about you
Stories from the Outside
Whether or not we will ever come to terms with this, we have internalized this racism; it is reflected daily in our actions and cultural practices.
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Escape to Sweden
Sex on Tuesday
My first day on birth control marked the first day of my yearlong celibacy. I didn’t seek out abstinence, or desire it. But my body had other plans.
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It’s a different time
Off the Beat
I have always been keen on maximizing my time. I want to make the most of college, so I try to make the most of each month, each week and each day.
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