By: Katie Harbaugh
Walk through the hallways of almost any school in America, and you’ll hear talk about mental health. Most of the time, it is not in a positive context. It is easy to blur the distinction between general mental health, which everyone is involved with, and specific mental health diagnoses, as we see happen so often when it comes to school.
Read MoreBy: Celina Yang
The idea of water rising has been around for quite a long time, yet it seems like many fail to acknowledge the big consequences it holds.
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Read MoreBy: Holly Ji
To be gay and a POC means you have to prove to your “queer siblings” that your identity is just as valid and just as queer. This invalidity is a product of white supremacy.
Read MoreBy: Help Homeless CLE Chapter
In the United States, there are about 554,000 homeless people on a given day, with 23,000 of them living in Cuyahoga County alone. A common misconception is that there are many shelters available to house the homeless during the night, but in Cleveland, there are actually only about 1,100 beds.
Read MoreBy: Ela Mody
In this white suburban town
My brown skin stands out
I know I don't belong
But regardless, I am here
Read MoreBy: Percy Okoben
The Day of Silence was started in the 1990s by two college students as a way to show solidarity with LGBT individuals who felt silenced by the greater non-LGBT community. It has grown to have thousands of participants nationwide every year. But this year was different. This year I paid attention; not only to my own silence, but the lack of silence from others. And I was disappointed.
Read MoreBy: Hannah Yoo
They act like / My shorts and tank tops / are illegal / They’d tell me to / Go cover up
Read MoreBy: Holly Ji
With recent hate crimes against Asian-Americans due to COVID-19 pushing forward more xenophobia and sinophobia, the Asian community not only faces the horrible truth of how we are perceived in America, bordering the line of model minority and disease-carrying aliens, but also the raging anti-Blackness in our community.
Read MoreBy: Kaila Morris
A week may only be seven days, but if lived right, its legacy can stretch on much, much longer. Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) week, for example, is an initiative taking up a measly 7 of February’s 28 days, from Valentine’s Day to February 20th. It encourages Americans to do and document one act each day, creating a network of positivity and inspiration amidst a month of love, celebration, and heart-shaped chocolates.
Read MoreBy: Serene Hwang
These are just a couple of the innumerable anti-Asian hate crimes that have occurred in the past few weeks, but the American government refuses to recognize the issue. How many more parents and grandparents must we lose before justice is served?
Read MoreBy: Rosaline Dou
What’s the imagery or key words you think out of when you hear the word “quiet” or “introversion”? How do you define yourself as an introvert, extravert, or an ambivert?
Read MoreBy: Dakota Taufeeq
Love, I’ve never been in it, always out of it. Looking at it from a distance, from the safety of my mind. Love is a dangerous thing, it takes the people that touch it, feel it, crave it, and rips their heart out. Why would I want to be a part of that? Still, despite my pleas I can't help but witness those close to me fall in the name of love. We can't all run from the monster.
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Read MoreBy: Holly Ji
You may have seen the term “girlboss” when discussing Kamala Harris now that she is in office as the first female, Asian, and Black vice president. Girlboss seems like a way to uplift and support successful women, especially those who excel in male-dominated fields like politics, but there’s a lot more underlying issues that often go ignored when celebrating girlbosses.
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