OP-ED: The Boarding School to Elite University Pipeline: What Legacy Admissions Means for Affirmative Action
Artwork: Hannah Lui At 10:44 AM on June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned race-conscious college admissions in the United States. It marked the end of over fifty years of legal precedent, at once removing the Kennedy-Johnson policy aimed at addressing the centuries-long economic exploitation faced by people of color in the United States. Race-conscious …
Zaina Arafat: A conversation about Stereotypes, Asianess, and Everything in Between
Artwork by Siri Raghunayakula Welcomed by the zebra-patterned wallpaper background of novelist Zaina Arafat’s Zoom screen, I began my conversation with the renowned writer with one very pressing question: “If you could be the face of any brand, what brand would you choose?” My witty question (at least, I thought so), earned a quick chuckle …
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A Manifesto for Creating Representation
Artwork by Siri Raghunayakala Flipping through the pages of books like Red White & Royal Blue and Heartstopper was life changing. Books have always helped me transcend into different realities, catapulting me into the lives of strange and wonderfully interesting characters. But discovering queer literature did more than help me relate to a flawed character, …