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TikTokers Organize to Tackle the Downfall of Roe v. Wade
A 7-2 ruling that once remained the bedrock of American law since 1973, Roe v. Wade has fractured American politics into two very distinct sides that have quarreled with one another for decades. It bears down on the fundamental question of whether bodily autonomy is important to the sanctity of the American democratic process.
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Swipe on Type: Racism within Dating App Algorithms
Dating apps are like ice cream: They come in all different flavors and styles but offer users the same glimmering hope — love at first swipe. But under the hood of dating apps lie complex algorithms that create convenient milieus for the amplification of unconscious forms of racism.
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When it comes to climate change, some East Boston residents worry about more than coastal flooding
While certainly tackling existing flood risks, this plan doesn’t seem to reflect the concerns residents have about climate change. Among the dozen people along East Boston’s Meridian Street in Maverick Square we talked to, few said they had flooding on their radar. Even fewer knew about the Climate Ready East Boston Initiative.
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Spotify Made its Choice, and it’s Joe Rogan
This scenario isn’t unfamiliar: Every major platform including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Netflix has been here — their high-profile user becomes the subject of heated backlash, leaving them under fierce, external pressure to act against them. How did this happen to Spotify and Joe Rogan?
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Cheslie Kryst & Blackness in the Limelight
It’s no secret that researchers have uncovered worrisome trends when it comes to declining mental health among Black women, specifically increasing suicide rates among young Black girls. Cheslie Kryst is a stunningly shocking example that has brought this epidemic to the forefront.
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Ambiguous Abbott: Choosing a side
Studies in multiracial research and identity exploration illustrate that mixed populations struggle with not only questions of identity and where to fit in, but often battle with what Abbott herself struggles with: the pressure to “choose” a side.
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Ayanna Pressley’s alopecia revelation
Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s entrance into this new decade, and the milestone of two years in office, began with a personal and physical revelation: Her journey with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss.
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This Changes Everything
Over a million school children around the world have been going on strike to demand more ambitious action on climate change.
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The Pocket Staff Commercial
Being a woman on a college campus requires a different level of vigilance: This is where The Pocket Staff comes in.
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COVID-19 and the Mental Health Pandemic
Those with pre-existing mental health conditions are particularly vulnerable in a crisis like COVID-19. The simple act of initiating a conversation around mental illness is possibly the most important part of intervention: people suffer in silence simply because social stigma dictates that any discourse around mental illness is attention-seeking READ THIS ARTICLE in WOOF Magazine!
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Finding joy in a pandemic
With the restless energy and worry this free time has given us, there are many outlets that can bring you happiness during the pandemic. This article aims to provide suggestions to help you continue soldiering through this difficult period. READ THIS ARTICLE in WOOF Magazine!
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Cohen’s hearing fuels calls for more investigation
Cohen’s testimony reveals how his unique position as Trump’s “fixer” allows him to be a one-of-a-kind witness and America was invited to the show.
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Media diversity left behind in Trump era
Distasteful, controversial, culturally insensitive — these are words that dance around calling out racism for what it is, words that shield white journalists from the power racism carries. . .
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Flawed but Valuable: Three Years of the Women’s March
Generations from now, when America looks back on the poignant moment in history that was the 2016 presidential election, each one of us will be able to vividly recount the moment Donald Trump became president: what we were doing, how we felt, and what we did next…
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Activists take stock a year after Parkland shooting
A year after the devastating Parkland shooting launched a movement led by the survivors, NU activists reflect on how much is still left to accomplish.
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Op-ed: A fair trial must determine innocence or guilt, not the media
There are many times when fair trials and the freedom of the press have clashed. It hasn’t ended well.
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Q&A with Jeanne Marie Laskas
In the midst of a tour for that book, Jeanne Marie Laskas spoke with me about how she produced the article Obama would describe as the “single favorite story of my presidency.”
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Absent Media Diversity
The continuous struggle to increase media diversity does not evaluate how the issue may extend back to education into this profession, specifically in the student body, faculty and curriculum. At Northeastern University, the College of Arts, Media and Design, or CAMD, is small, but the School of Journalism within it is even smaller. The dearth…
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Question 3 passes, but it’s a bittersweet victory
Massachusetts voters faced the first-ever statewide referendum on protections for transgender people enacted in 2016 as state law. Overwhelmingly, voters chose to keep those protections in place – but the accomplishment is one challenge overcome in a journey with a long way to go.
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