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Posted by nysha on 26 February

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On Living in an Age of Corona

On Living in an Age of Corona By Ruthie Zolla
For my grandma, who told me to write this.

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Yesterday I woke up tired, even though I had gotten 9 hours of sleep. But tiredness was in my bones, in the fragile promise of normalcy for our country. For many, that future has already been transformed in irreparable ways. And when I woke up, I looked at the trees and thought, “Time is empty right now”. I felt funny. It was sunny, yet there was disease everywhere. I listened to the words of The Daily’s “A Bit of Relief” episode. Three people read excerpts from their comfort literature, like “In Pursuit of Flavor”, a cookbook by Edna Lewis, detailing how to contain and seal food for optimum freshness and longevity. Fitting right now, for the families who cannot leave home for 14 days. I am so privileged to be safe, to have an endless supply of books to read, calls to make. That is not the reality for everyone, for the woman I met at the bookstore who needs those shifts at M…

College Pressure: How Our School Systems Place Too Much Stress On Students

Image Description: Open book. Courtesy of the International Bureau of Education.

Article by: Peyton Upchurch

November 17th is International Students’ Day, which could not be more timely in the wake of College Application Month and what seems to be an endless flow of impending deadlines for students everywhere: there’s no better time than now to address the toxicity of pressure surrounding college and the failures of the American school system to recognize the stress placed on students. This includes the massive push in recent years to involve young students in the college exploration process, impeding on a time that kids should be focused on enjoying their childhood while it lasts (especially seeing that the window of what is considered “childhood” appears to grow smaller and smaller with each passing year).

Many people recognize a toxic relationship when they see one. It may be a manipulative partner, a friend with a constantly negative attitude, or a boss that takes advantage of their…

Greyhound Racing: Culture or Cruelty?

Artwork: Laura Fuentes

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