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A Thousand Little Cuts

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Image by Falon Opsahl Editor's Note: This article was originally published in a special section on race in the Graphic. For a long time when I was young, I thought I was White. That’s common among my kind (that is, transracial, transnational adoptees). Different skin color than my White parents. Race didn’t really come up in conversation. My mom even says today, “I … [Read more...] about A Thousand Little Cuts

Structural Issues Enable Campus Racism

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Image by Falon OpsahlEditor's Note: This article was originally published in a special section on race in the Graphic.Why do we not classify people based on the shape of their bellybuttons? Innies, anyone? Why not be team innie or team outie? Instead, we characterize by skin color and hair type and assign our ideas about culture to physical characteristics.This may seem … [Read more...] about Structural Issues Enable Campus Racism

Embrace Female Leadership

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Art by Peau PorotesanoIn this day and age, it’s tempting to think that men and women are equal in most aspects of society. Women have made tremendous strides over the past 60-plus years, and I enjoy many more rights and opportunities today than my mother or grandmother before me did. While these hard-won accomplishments should certainly be lauded, it is critical to note … [Read more...] about Embrace Female Leadership

Animal Enslavement Masquerades as Entertainment

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Art by Christopher ChenGrowing up, most of us went to zoos, aquariums and the circus. Maybe many of us also went to SeaWorld. Several of us probably thought it was cool to see animals up close. Many probably thought it was fun to watch them perform and do tricks. But many of us didn't think about how harmful this actually was to them. Many of us call ourselves animal lovers, … [Read more...] about Animal Enslavement Masquerades as Entertainment