by Ashia Ajani Anonymous Tumblr user sends a question to user “cantcolonizethispussy” along the lines of : “Hello, I am Indian and I’m a lesbian. I was wondering how you came out to your parents? I’m so scared.” Cantcolonizethispussy responds something along the lines of: “LOL you think I’ve come out to my parents? I’m…
by Sohum Pal Recently, I wandered into Maya’s Room at Silliman College. I had just had brunch and I wanted to see the Love.Study.Struggle exhibition that Down was putting on. I took my time passing through the exhibition —marveling at the beauty and the joy it captured, certainly, but also absorbing the pain of the…
by Ryan Wilson cw: police brutality, murder, suicide, depression My tears look like Kids Bleeding out on asphalt and in playgrounds They are brightly colored skittles Falling from limp hands into a scattered red rose plucked as buds for having the audacity to grow through the cracks in the sidewalk They feel like bent spines…
by Haylee Kushi and Bobby Pourier 1. The term “Indigenous” encompasses a vast range of cultures, lands, languages, and peoples. Hence, Indigenous Peoples’ – emphasis on the apostrophe after the “s” – Day. 2. Even within the United States, American Indians hail from different tribal communities with distinct histories and cultures. 3. We celebrate Indigenous…
by Sohum Pal (Contributing Writer) I’m a freshman, so the thick and thin envelopes that have become so iconic in the college admissions mythos are still familiar to me. I remember, too, the incredible power I felt then—power derived from having just come to terms with being disabled. I recognized my cerebral palsy as a…