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STEMarginalized (or Why I’ll Never Take Another Class Outside the Humanities)
by anonymous, ’14 My mother likes to tell the story of how I applied for Stanford as a hardcore biology major with a concentration in genetic engineering, then called her after one quarter to come out...
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Our Challenge
by K. Blaqk, ’14 The title of this piece is “Our Challenge.” Over fall quarter I discovered the “Nu Rainbow,” which replaces the traditional ROYGBIV spectrum with one representing the variety of colors...
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by Danny McKay, ’14 In CSRE 26SI, a student-led course about allyship, students were asked to come up with 10 pieces of evidence to prove that certain prejudices exist. Here are Danny’s 10 signs that...
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Class Confessions on Campus
by the FLIP Leadership Core The Stanford First Generation and/or Low-Income Partnership (FLIP) recently hosted a workshop called “Class Confessions” where students of all class backgrounds were invited...
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FLIP Your Perspective Week Catalyzes Conversation About Class
by Destiny Lopez, ’16 “FYP Week was my favorite week on campus all year! More please!” “It began on this traditionally tricky, sticky topic in an open, welcoming manner.” These were some of the many...
View ArticleOn When Things Hit Close to Home
by Heather Charles, B.A. ’10 + M.A. ’12 When I was an undergraduate I had several people tell me that I should just pretend that my family wasn’t poor, that I hadn’t gone to a bad school, that I didn’t...
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When Leaning In is Not Enough
by Lan Anh Le, ’15 Last April when Lean In’s novelty was stirring up lots of buzz, I attended Sandberg’s book conference at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park. At the event, every guest checked in...
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Life Lessons in Liberation: El Salvador over Spring Break
by Cole Manley, ’15 This past quarter I had the privilege of taking an unorthodox course called “Issues in Liberation: El Salvador.” Over ten weeks, we learned about the culture and politics of El...
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Why White Privilege Should Be Studied in a Class and Why POC Students Should...
by Hye Jeong Yoon, ‘14 “You’re taking a class on whiteness? Why? Why does that even need to exist, and what do you guys even study?” When my sincerely curious, mildly annoyed friend found out I was...
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#StanfordClassConfessions
by FLIP Core Being abroad is really tough as a FLI person. There’s a lot of pressure to go out and explore and spend money that I don’t have because I can’t even work this quarter, and the majority...
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