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2303, 2015

Positivity for Every Body

I am chubby. Always have been, probably always will be. I was born chubby, I grew up chubby. I am chubby. I’ve never lived life skinny, or knowing what it’s like to be skinny. My [...]

2303, 2015

Eating After Your Eating Disorder

When I was in college (British college, that is—Americans, you'd call it your junior and senior years of high school), I started vomiting from stress. For a few months, I would regularly have to run [...]

1503, 2015

Women Are Intriguing with Their Clothes On

Whether it is washing a car in a bikini or crawling across a sandy beach, it’s clear that the world of media represents the phony idea that women are always sexual and that we are [...]

1503, 2015

Find, Know, and Embrace Yourself

Sitting in my cozy corner in my favorite donut shop, sipping on hot chocolate and munching a double chocolate cake donut, I stop for a second and appreciate all of the people around me doing [...]

903, 2015

The Twisted Beauty Standards of TV Today

It’s hard to name a show on television that doesn’t have a beautiful woman in it. No seriously, you probably couldn’t name one widely popular TV series whose cast doesn’t consist of at least one [...]

903, 2015

Are You Lonely? That’s Okay.

It's 11 a.m. on Saturday morning and you don't have anything to do. You've read three novels this week, watched all your favorite TV shows, and exhausted your go-to websites. You’ve already exercised. Your room [...]

203, 2015

Transfer Troubles and Tips

Changing schools isn’t easy, no matter the circumstances or situation.  Some students transfer due to the environment of the school, the need to be closer to home, sports teams, or their school may not have [...]

203, 2015

Head’s Up: Feminism Needs You!

Have you ever wondered why women are called “victims” of rape? Or why rape education seems to be targeted more toward women than men? Why is blue a stereotypically masculine color and pink, feminine? How [...]

203, 2015

10 Signs You Might be an Outgoing Introvert

per·son·al·i·ty [pərsəˈnalədē] , n. the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character. Personality is a lot of things. Sometimes it's positive -- the reason you are magnetic.  Conversely, it can have [...]

203, 2015

The Many Definitions of Feminism

I was first introduced to the concept of feminism right around the beginning of high school. I was extremely intrigued by the idea, and decided to look more into the feminist movement. Immediately, I was [...]