#selfcare

Although we find the term “self-care” as a hashtag slapped on the end of every mainstream Instagram pic that shows ice cream, bubble baths, extra large coffees or puppies, self-care…

PMS: Perpetuating Menstrual Stigmas

I remember first reaching the mark of “womanhood” two days before my teenage years began. Maturation movies in elementary school had provided us useless insight to what having a period would…

Change that never came

I sat with four other Portland peers on election night and watched as they cried and gasped in awe over what they were witnessing. Though I had never felt out…

Spare student-athletes your hate

I went through a time in my life when I thought everything revolved around high school sports. Despite my passion, sports were part of my past long before graduation came,…

School isn’t our only job

I’m not entirely sure who is responsible for the mental image of college I painted in my head, but until I actually stepped on campus and experienced it, I had…

Eat, Pray, Love, Study, Travel

I graduated high school and did everything the “right” way. I filed my FASFA; I applied for scholarships; I pulled out loans. I spent two years as a full-time student,…

Islamophobia needs to stop

I have yet to stop learning while being in college. I guess they’re telling the truth when they say college is full of continuous, enlightening information that keeps coming despite…