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(11/22/13 6:26pm)
By the glow of illuminated tombs, we watch a series of Catrinas pass by in aristocratic dress. They are captivating as they sway to mariachi music. The Catrinas scan the crowd with piercing eyes and skeleton faces, swaths of red embroidered fabric exaggerating each movement. They are icons of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). It’s exciting to experience this window into Mexican culture, but it makes me wonder about my own place in these traditions.
(10/18/13 9:27pm)
A fight song blared from the loudspeakers and the cheerleaders—las porristas, my friend whispered—rushed onto the field. The team mascot removed his helmet, moonwalking through the crowd to Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”, and I can still feel the color draining from my cheeks as I examined the thick-lipped, wide-eyed, black-faced mask underneath.
(09/22/13 7:13pm)
More than 2,000 miles from AU, withdrawn from the queer community that has shaped my identity, struggling to communicate in Spanish and acclimate to Mexican culture, I ask myself a question I thought I already knew the answer to: what does it mean for me to be gay?
(08/30/13 2:25am)
Students often treat studying abroad as an isolated experience. But in reality, it’s about rediscovering ourselves in an entirely new context.
(04/25/13 4:13am)
We often engage in “wrap it up” discourse when discussing safe sex.
(04/11/13 4:13am)
In January, 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists chanted together to claim our space in a long line of public demonstrations and validating our efforts over the last 40 years. We chanted “from Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall.”
(02/28/13 4:19am)
AU New Abolitionists, an emerging campus organization, recognizes the systematic inequalities in our legal and educational systems that restrict opportunities for young people. It also recognizes that these inequalities occur on a much smaller scale.
(02/14/13 4:33am)
Through contacts in the Student Worker Alliance, I had the opportunity to chat with Anthony Randolph about Bon Appétit’s recently negotiated contract with its employees. Randolph has been a utility worker at AU for 11 years. Our discussion ranged from administrative details to an evaluation of student-worker relations on our campus.
(01/31/13 4:13am)
What does it mean to be an Eagle?
(12/06/12 4:11am)
Our society has a rigid definition of gender that separates us into the categories “man” and “woman.” This system, however, fails to acknowledge the existence and diversity of the trans community. Sometimes when pursuing social justice, we are challenged by information that may not be compatible with our experiences. In order to respect the trans community, we must accept that our knowledge of gender is incomplete.
(11/08/12 4:13am)
We usually don’t think of ourselves as powerful, just as regular people. Systems of inequality, including racism, transphobia and sexism, distribute privilege to some people and take power away from others.
(11/02/12 5:24pm)
White, straight, well-to-do individuals dominate our cultural representation of college students, and many of us find ourselves at odds with this hegemonic image. Working class students and those who receive need-based aid are often excluded from this representation. In other words, their experiences are seen as deviant to those of ‘normal’ college students.
(10/25/12 6:13am)
Our campus discourse around disability shifts between uncertainty — “What should I say to her?”, “Does he need any help?” — and pity. We assume that living with a disability is inherently difficult, and this automatic association defines disabilities as undesirable and abnormal, a sign that a body isn’t functioning properly.
(10/11/12 6:13am)
Aramark and other university workers are often an invisible workforce, providing essential services for our campus. Students don’t always know how to demonstrate respect and appreciation for the work that they do. In many ways through our action and inaction, we contribute to their invisibility.
(09/13/12 8:37am)
Why should you care about me? I’m sitting in MGC, bent over my computer. So what? You walk past me without notice. You don’t care. You’re standing in front of the stairs, waiting for a friend, flipping idly through your phone, pretending I don’t exist.