Author’s note:My dad was an alcoholic. He died in November. I’ve always experienced a maelstrom of emotions. This isn’t easy to write about, to share, to read. But by sharing the trauma and pain...
I remember growing up in Brazil, waking up excited on Sunday mornings, putting my jersey on and patiently waiting for my dad to say it was time to go to the stadium. Soccer is huge back home, so it was...
Mike Pompeo’s confirmation hearing for Secretary of State is set for this Thursday. If confirmed, Pompeo will be the next addition in an increasingly hawkish Trump administration. Pompeo left his role...
I’m in the twilight of my life in academia. There is one month before graduation — that great, looming thing always lurking in the back of my mind.It’s not the constant questions from everyone about...
At a time when the difficulties associated with being a university student are growing, it is important to recognize the impact that sexual assault and violence has on the ability of individuals to fulfill...
So there I was, waiting for my food to be delivered, expecting it to show up in the next five minutes.I waited another hour. And they still forgot my pop.I sometimes think about people unleashing the fury...
Earlier this weekend, about 30,000 Palestinians were a part of a series of mass protests in the Gaza Strip. The reason? The right of return for Palestinian refugees. The protests took place on the anniversary...
Your #TimesUp.Oh my God, you went through that? #MeToo.Every week since the second half of 2017, story headlines on many television newscasts and newspapers across the nation sported the hashtag: #MeToo....
The #MeToo Movement pressed pause on the patriarchy, empowered millions of women and opened a narrow, spellbinding window into the closed-door politics of Hollywood’s inner circles. The movement shed...
The Stater’s Sunday production night coming back from spring break is never the most productive. As staff members file back in from their respective travel destinations (no, we didn’t sit in Franklin...
“Son, can you forgive me?”I’ve been asked that same question from my father three times in my life.The first time my father asked me for forgiveness was when I was six or seven years old.I didn’t...
Chances are you know her.She might be your friend or a family member. She might be the girl you sit next to in economics, or the girl who shares her notes with you when you miss a day. You may know her...
