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Cinco de Mayo: Celebrating Mexico or Another Excuse to “Darty?”
May 3, 2013
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“So, what are we doing for Cinco de Mayo?” I’m not Mexican, and neither are my college roommates, but no sooner had the question been asked that we made plans to throw back some margaritas at that great little Mexican place on Wisconsin Read More...
Next Gen Feminista Friday: Dartmouth (and everyone else), Listen to the Protesters
May 3, 2013
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“Dude, if we don’t get out of here soon we’re totally gonna get raped.” The two guys behind me were scrambling, along with everyone else who was underage, to get out of the house when they heard the sirens of police Read More...
A Latina Newbie Teacher Makes the Case for Teaching
May 2, 2013
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“Those that can’t do, teach.” What does that even mean? The fact that this saying exists in our society is a problem in itself. I deferred my acceptance into law school to accept a job, through the organization Teach for America, as an elementary school teacher at one Read More...
UPDATE: Republished in HuffPo! Republican Reformation: ¿GOP Out, In, or No-reach?
April 30, 2013
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Via tweets, emails, Republican friends, or smoke signals, I am getting the message that the GOP is more inclusive, indeed it is a new day. Why? In November of 2012, Republicans lost the White House largely because they lost Latinos and single women voters who rejected its Read More...
Feminista Friday: Confessions of a Next Gen Feminista
April 26, 2013
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“Wow, you don’t look like a feminist.” I immediately look up from sipping my drink: “What do you mean?” I was barely tolerating the conversation and now found myself a bit intrigued. He did a nervous, quick scan of my Read More...
Immigration Debate: Aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings
April 25, 2013
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My hands were shaking. I fumbled with my phone, almost dropping it in my attempt to send her a text message: “ARE YOU OKAY?!?!?” Liz, a close friend of mine who I met while interning on Capitol Hill last summer, Read More...
“Disgusted” and “Disappointed”: Newtown Shooting Victim’s Sister Carlee Soto to the Senate
April 23, 2013
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The younger sister of Vicki Soto, one of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting victims, had powerful words for the U.S. Senate last week after a crucial gun control legislation vote requiring background checks failed. Speaking on CNN, Carlee Soto expressed what millions Read More...
UPDATE: Published in HuffPo Politics! Immigration Bill: How to Make the Bad, Good
April 17, 2013
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The 844 page long “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” unveiled by the Senate so-called Gang of Eight is at best “C” level work. Click here to read the bill in its entirety. Reaching consensus on sweeping legislation Read More...
