Emily Blum created and performed a spoken word poem called “Are You Aware Yet?”
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Mental Illness
Stop the Stigma
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Sydney Edelson started a campaign at her high school and community called “Stop the Stigma”.
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Race, Social Justice
StandUp for Black Lives
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” In Florida, an unarmed, 17 year old boy was followed, pursued, and murdered by a man twice his age for seeming “suspicious.” A Staten Island…
Social Justice
What Are Human Rights?
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People throw around the words “human rights” a lot, but what are they? Elizabeth Lucy explores.
Feminism, Sex Positivity
Response to Miriam Weeks’ visit in February
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The fact that Miriam Weeks was coming to Lafayette as a keynote speaker was a big deal. It was not necessarily because of the fame she had acquired throughout the past year at the young age of eighteen, or because…
Feminism, Social Justice
The Courtyard Hallway
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In high school, sophomore year was the year for change. It was the year students were able to move from the separate building for first years, to the main building inhabited by upperclassmen. For sophomore boys and girls alike,…