Speak not… | Opinion on misuse and misconceptions of psychological terms

Imagine.

What She Said | Opinion on "Is AdNU still a safe space?"

Sometime in January of 2019, I was on my way home from school, and like most days, I found myself jam-packed on the bus, sitting by the aisle on the right. The air was cold but mundane, like all other commute rides I have been on until suddenly I felt something stroking the side of my hip. Confused by what was going on, I brushed it off, thinking that the man sitting next to me was just grabbing something from his bag. Still, it persisted until he uttered “Para!” and moved on with his life while I sat on the edge of my seat, to this day, still haunted by that memory since—that was the night I was sexually assaulted for the first time.

BDS: Boycott Defy Sacrifice | On boycotting big corporations amidst Israel-Palestine conflict

The Filipino people have long been chained to food chains—their doors open as long as the world's awake, their hands never running out of mouths to feed. When the prices to pay for these meals are innocent lives, it’s not surprising for one to find that they're served alongside a plentiful serving of guilt. What's surprising, however, is how easily we are able to digest this. This leaves us in a state of questioning: Is it really that hard to just eat somewhere else that we'd rather swallow bloodstained meals and just live with the guilt and apathy? Is the idea of eating somewhere else truly so controversial that we can't even digest it, let alone try?