Anonymous Writer

Accepting my disability

At 14, we all had expectations of our lives, our dreams and ambitions. My 14-year-old self’s vision would have been meticulously detailed, dotted with exceptional achievements and on a trajectory to profound success. What wouldn’t have been in my vision was a wheelchair. Like many wheelchair users, my life changed...
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Posted Mar. 10, 2018

The majesty of Chrono Trigger’s soundtrack

First released in 1995 on the SNES, Chrono Trigger is the Star Wars of gaming lore. Chrono Trigger has rightfully earned its revered place in the pantheon of RPGs. I myself never played the SNES original, but in 2009 it was ported onto the Nintendo DS and I was finally...
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Posted Feb. 26, 2018

What does Feminism mean to me?

I proudly profess, I am a feminist. I believe in fundamental equality between all genders. I’ve studied Feminism from a historical perspective and a contemporary political perspective. I talk about feminism a lot in my everyday life and host a feminist radio show promoting women in politics. I read a...
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Posted Feb. 22, 2018

Snapchat Story Of My Life

Cogito ergo sum is probably the most famous philosophical phrase in the world. Perhaps though, had René Descartes been born 400 years later, he’d have coined the Latin translation for “I Snapchat, therefore I do”, because you’d be hard pressed to find someone who misses an opportunity to show off...
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Posted Jan. 28, 2018

It’s not all sunshine and rainbows…

The viral Instagram hashtag #Couplegoals has over 6 million posts. The majority of these posts depict couples sharing extravagant gifts, or enjoying perfectly captured ‘date nights’. There are many Instagram accounts that flood our feeds, usually named around some variation of the phrase ‘couple goals’. The stereotypical couple will be...
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Posted Jan. 22, 2018

Is travel safe for women?

This year I went on my year abroad to Canada, which was an experience that I will never forget. I travelled across North America and saw many amazing places. The main reason I chose to spend a year in Canada was because of how safe I heard it was and...
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Posted Nov. 13, 2017

Working at summer camps: trials and tribulations

Since returning to Warwick, I don’t think I’m alone in engaging in the usual exchange of: “ah we haven’t seen each other in four months, but we were kind of friends before, and now I’ve seen you on the U1 and we have to awkwardly make conversation for thirty-five minutes”....
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Posted Oct. 15, 2017