Asian Americans and the Modern Minority Myth When I was busy applying to colleges four years ago, my mom gave me a piece of advice…
Celisa Calacal
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Examining the pitfalls of sex offender registries In October 1989, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted blocks from his family’s home. His kidnapper drove him to…
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Why politicians deserve private sex lives too There is no story the press loves more than a juicy political sex scandal. From Bill Clinton to…
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The Imperialistic Implications of whitewashing religion In my house, at the end of a long hallway, is a small statue of Jesus tacked up on…
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From Amy Schumer to Lena Dunham, white feminism cannot truly be feminism According to herself, Taylor Swift is a feminist: She’s not afraid to be…
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How voluntourism perpetuates a dangerous saviorship complex When Pippa Biddle traveled to Tanzania on a service trip with her high school, she was buoyed by…
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Media’s Masculinity Complex
by Celisa Calacal May 3, 2017Why we praise our leaders for violence In an unforeseen military move, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike on a Syrian air base April 6,…
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A Location for Innovation in Ithaca Blue and orange chairs surround wooden conference tables. Several whiteboards are set up around the space. Many of the…
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Using language as a means to compartmentalize There are over a million words that make up the English language. Each word has its own definition…
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Indicting inaction against university rape culture The year is 2009. Jasmin Enriquez is in the midst of her first year of college at Pennsylvania State…