Photo provided by Kayla PadillaThis summer I studied abroad in Belize through Texas Tech's Field School in Maya Archaeology study abroad program. We excavated an average of seven hours per day, and during...
Illustrations by Ren Rader“I’m a queer female, but I’m in love with a straight woman. What should I do?” —Raspberry
Oh Raspberry, where should I begin? I’m all too familiar...
Illustration by Genevieve HumphreysIt all started at a tennis tournament. I was waiting for my match to begin when one of my teammates asked, “Why don’t you have any social media? You’re...
A new year marks old disordered eating habits masked as “healthy eating.” Every year until this year, my resolution was to lose weight. It’s important to note, however, that I have never...
This year’s Ignite the Night, Alpha Chi Lambda's annual charity event, was supposed to be a fabulous event for all of us. Yet, after realizing the music wasn’t nearly as enjoyable and fun as...
It has been brought to my attention that I am quite … controversial. In my natural, outspoken state, it seems my mere voice has incensed quite a number of people. Evidently, sharing my experiences as...
Within my first few weeks at Trinity, I realized I didn’t feel any pressure to like men, so I didn’t. It wasn’t until months later that I realized I was a lesbian. First I came out to...
I’ll begin by saying this: It’s culture appropriation if the community as a whole hasn’t given you permission. I love when people want to learn about my culture, but it's disrespectful...
The room is silent, and you’re left alone with your ominous thoughts. You’re religious, so you call out to God or Allah, the Buddha’s wisdom or the Hindu deities. You trust in their greatness...
