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As I mumbled my way through China, a thought came to the forefront of my mind: in the U.S., it’s pretty common to hear people criticize immigrants for not speaking “better English,” yet there I was, struggling to tell...

My Attempt To Unpack Privilege

Featured image via Anna Thetard It’s a phrase we read and hear a lot these days: privilege. Check your privilege. You’re privileged. White privilege. What does it mean? How do you know if you’re privileged? And why does it matter? I...
Hometown: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Year you graduated: 2017 Where did you go to school? Fordham University (the Bronx campus!) What did you study? Communications and Media Studies with a concentration in Journalism Briefly describe what your college experience was like: Definitely not...
Generally, when I tell friends that I openly talk to my parents about sex, let alone my own sex life, I am met with one of three reactions: admired, bewildered, or horrified. It’s true, though; I openly discuss sex with...
“Get a nine-to-five” they say. “Start saving for the future,” they say. “Put in the work now and it’ll pay off later,” they say. When it comes to post-grad decisions, everyone is full of opinions. Be they parents, friends, professors or strangers, there...
If you were like me growing up, you read every book you could get your 10-year-old hands on. There are dozens of books that shaped the lives and humor of our generation, but perhaps none more so than A...
Summer has well and truly arrived so why not pick up a fun summer romance to read by the pool as you soak up the sun. Of course there are hundreds of great books to choose from so where’s...
Okay, so I’m sure you’ve been told more times than you can count about all the scary things you need to have in your twenties. A degree in something impressive. A stable job. Internships that will land you that...

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