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Opinion
(Chopping Block)
This section serves as a platform for opinions and expression by marginalized student voices.

Dear—
a ghazal, after Agha Shahid Ali By: Chloe Cordasco Art by: Raegan Boettcher when you’re joy-blue and empty on your book tour years, come...
Dec 21, 20241 min read

An Open Letter to Spare Rib
Now approaching the end, I sat down to write this letter with the primary concern of record-keeping.
Dec 21, 202416 min read

In Defense of YA Fiction
By Rachel Roncka Art by Kaitlyn Anderson There is one particular corner in every bookstore that seems to exist in isolation. As you...
Aug 10, 20235 min read

Survival Mode: A Quasi-Philosophical Argument for People's Inherent Goodness
By Raegan Boettcher Art by Jamylle Gomes During Winter 2023, I took a philosophy course about the history of materialism and discourses...
Aug 10, 20235 min read
Queer Desirability Archetypes, Community Formation, and Self-Expression
Anonymous As queer love becomes an increasingly visible part of American society, with explicit media representation and the dramatic...
Aug 10, 20233 min read


Lost, Again Found
By Naya Lunney Art by Sam Paisley cw: discusses depression, mentions of suicide Retracing My Steps back to Joy It’s hard finding your way...
Aug 10, 20236 min read

Nonresident Alien
By Eda Naz Gokdemir Art by Idil Sahin cw: mentions of murder and bodily harm “Hey, you are voting, right?” “I’m so sorry; I cannot.” “You...
Aug 10, 20237 min read

Pablo Neruda
By Anika Larson Art by Sarah Berman CW: mentions of rape Pablo Neruda stole my heart and he shattered it into a million pieces. While...
Aug 10, 20233 min read


Genesis Through the Looking Glass: A Gender Abolitionist Perspective
by Ana Lucía Noriega Prologue: La Tempête (The Storm) Growing up, my father kept a large poster-copy of Pierre-Auguste Cot's La...
Jan 7, 202314 min read

Our Bones
I wish I could go back to the bones. By Julia King Art by Jamie Liu Recently I have felt like I'm in some kind of spinning tunnel, where...
Jan 6, 20234 min read

Mommy and Me: A Black Mother’s Reflection on 50 Years of Co-Education
By Dylan Dunson Interview with Nicole Haynes Devotion can be described as love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a cause. I know without a...
Jan 6, 20237 min read

Finally F*cking Feminine
By Wynn Johnson Art by Hannah Huang Recently, I’ve been trying to sit in my divine feminine. Which seems strange to me because I’ve never...
Jan 4, 20233 min read

The Feminist Monolith: On Purpose and Identity
By Serena Suson Art by Shena Han I was capable of love before I ever was conscious of it. I used to be the kind of kid who approached...
Jan 4, 202311 min read

Aiding and Abetting Abortion
By Grace Hillery Art by Sabine Spier I remember tugging on my mom’s jacket, impatiently asking when we were going home as we stood...
Jan 4, 20238 min read
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