What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “Mexico?" I would be willing to bet it is either illegal immigration, drug violence, or poverty. Maybe Cancun if that’s where you spent...
This quarter, I am enrolled in Prof. Nitasha Sharma’s “Diversity and Inequality at Northwestern” course. Over the past several weeks, we’ve analyzed how issues of inclusion, student activism,...
When I came to Northwestern I had to reconcile who I was and who I would become. Duality doesn’t begin to describe my experiences. Rather, my journey has mostly been straddling the slush of gray between...
Shame found me when I was just four years old. I had been sitting at the end of the table during lunch with my preschool classmates when I took out my lunchbox. My mom had packed me a steamed bun (mantou) filled...
This past week, many a prospective student and undergraduate walked past panels of posters between the C-store and Dunkin' Donuts at Norris University Center. On the pictures, several Northwestern students...
