Trigger warning: This article talks about depression. In a given year, depression affects about seven percent of the American population. With many millions suffering from it, most people likely know someone who is depressed. There is a stigma surrounding depression, and a lack of understanding from people who don’t experience […]
Author: Raksha Dondapati
I Wear What I Want To
The other day, a friend and I went to the King of Prussia Mall. As expected, the mall was packed. Now usually, that’s not a problem. People ignore me and I ignore them as we spend our separate lives out shopping. But this time was different. This time was different […]
Wear Your Brown Crown Proud
Five years old. The Bronx. Playing in a park. Woman rams her bicycle handlebar into my eye, muttering “terrorist.” Eight years old. Stop trying to learn Telugu. You shouldn’t speak it, people look wary when mom and dad speak it. It doesn’t matter that you’re a Hindu—you’re brown. Preteen. Stay […]
Female Freshmen: Perceptions of Danger
How do you feel late at night on Locust Walk? Do you feel like you’re in danger? Do you think your college campus is perfectly safe? The United States Department of Justice defines sexual assault as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of […]
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