By Anonymous
Content warning: implication of depression and anxiety
No matter how prepared I may have been, how many web pages I read or maps I studied, how much I knew I wanted to do this, study abroad is not all worry-free days and adventure. It’s not just weekend getaways and clever Instagram captions. It’s a lot harder than that.
Read MoreContent warning: description of Donald Trump; mention of sexual assault, mental illness, homophobia
The Counterpoint staff recently had a discussion about our Content Warnings Policy, specifically on whether or not we would provide CWs for articles that discuss Donald Trump. We decided as a staff that, as a magazine by Wellesley students for Wellesley students, we should open up the discussion to our campus readers via an anonymous poll and comment section. However, we also as a staff agreed that if just one Wellesley student said that they wanted CW for Donald Trump, we would provide them because we are a magazine for all Wellesley students. Therefore, we have come to the conclusion that we will provide CW for Donald Trump. In addition, though, we have decided to start having more detailed CWs overall. We will now provide three categories of CW, described below. These descriptions will now be available in the inside front cover of every issue of Counterpoint for our reader’s convenience.
Read MoreBy K.C. Skeldon '17
If Paula Johnson were your roommate, she wouldn’t mind that your alarm always wakes her up before you can turn it off, even though she doesn’t have class until 11:10. “You’re just a heavy sleeper,” she’d say. “Don’t worry about it.”
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Frog hurriedly grabs a snack from a symposium lunch they did not attend.
Read MoreCounterpoint staff members share their thoughts on this election and what it means for them:
What saddens me most about all this is that we were so close.
We are not okay. Yet we still stand tall, because we have each other.
Somehow, when I sit down to write something about this, I never seem to be able to get it quite right.
Read MoreContent warning: racism, transphobia
Thanks to so many of our submitters, being a Wellesley Crushes moderator can be an incredibly uplifting experience. Seeing a recipient comment on their post, saying how much better the submission made their day, never fails to make us smile. There are certain things, however, that can make you want to quit.
Read MoreBy Nikita Saladi '16
I have Wellesley goggles.
Not the type you’re thinking of —those infamous pieces of invisible eyewear that cloud a Wellesley woman’s gaze as she walks through Harvard Square and to class at MIT, magically turning all average looking men into Ryan Gosling. While I might be guilty of wearing those occasionally, Wellesley has also equipped me with an entirely different pair of goggles.
Read MoreBy Clellie Merchant '18
I feel like a mess. I feel unattractive. But not for long. Soon I remember that I am beautiful to someone. And I always relax. Why am I so sure? I don’t have a significant other. But I do have a crush.
Read MoreBy Katelyn Campbell '17
College Government Cabinet positions are entirely unpaid despite the fact that they require tens of hours of work per week. Particularly in the case of the College Government President, this work, I am told, often adds up to nearly 30 hours per week of emailing, working in Senate and on committees, and attending meetings. Like many work-study students, that kind of sacrifice is unimaginable...
Read MoreBy Melissa Jo
When I was in high school, I had a beard. And no, I’m not talking about the beard on someone’s face, but a beard that concealed identity. My beard was so thick, it even fooled me. I should also mention this was not an “I dated a cis-man, so no one would know I’m gay” beard.
Read MoreBy Saraphin Dhanani '16 and Carine Ilunga Wete '16
“How many of you would prioritize having a career over a child?”
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“Cultural appropriation ... refers to a particular power dynamic in which members of a dominant culture take elements from a culture of people who have been systematically oppressed by that dominant group. That’s why cultural appropriation is not the same as cultural exchange, when people share mutually with each other—because cultural exchange lacks that systemic power dynamic.” —Everyday Feminism
Read MoreBy Laura Mayron '16
Content warning: this article contains descriptions of digestive illness, chronic pain, injections, weight loss, and body image problems.
Last October I sat on the doctor’s examination table in Newton-Wellesley Hospital, swinging my legs against the paper covering to help distract me from my nerves, as my doctor told me what I had been fearing: I most likely had Crohn’s disease.
Read MoreBy Rachele Byrd '18
To an “Open-Minded” Wellesley Student,
When I decided to come to Wellesley, it was because of a desire for an environment where women empowered other women, where we could thrive in our womanhood, and where I wouldn’t have to be self-conscious about myself and my passions. Like many other students, I wasn’t aware of how vast the sphere of womanhood could be, and until Wellesley, wasn’t aware of how little I knew of so many women’s issues.
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