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Author: Agatha Echenique

oSTEM at Jewell restored to support the LGBTQIA+ STEM community

30 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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oSTEM at William Jewell College is a student-led organization intent on supporting and providing resources for STEM-orientated LGBTQIA+ students. oSTEM, an abbreviated term for Out…

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On Transgender Day of Visibility

16 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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In keeping with the theme of having a Lifestyle page that is about, hopefully, helping its readership lead good human lives, March 31st marked Transgender…

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On Sexual Assault Awareness Month

16 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s observation of SAAM marks the 20th anniversary of a movement to “raise awareness sexual violence around…

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Advice: Who the hell am I? And should I be who I am?

9 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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I recently had a conversation with someone I had not talked to in a long while. I was feeling particularly unenthused with my life this…

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AFE: How to be a girlboss

1 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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This advice is not for the faint of heart. Being a GIRLBOSS is harder than anything in the world. Being a GIRLBOSS is more than…

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In Another Life: To Be A Writer

5 March 2021
Agatha Echenique
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Science fiction movies are filled with tropes about parallel universes and travel to them. It makes one stop and wonder about the different ways one’s…

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A Kuhnian Re-Threading of the Needle

26 February 2021
Agatha Echenique
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It is 3 a.m. Dutifully, my phone replays “Questions In a World of Blue” by Julee Cruise for what seems like the millionth time. My…

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Weekly Events Preview: 2/21

23 February 2021
Agatha Echenique
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Looking for something to do on campus this week? Here are some of the events that are hosted by and for the Jewell community: On…

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A Discussion of Diversity and Inclusion in Jewell’s Curriculum

19 February 2021
Agatha Echenique
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In recent years, William Jewell College has pushed for increased diversity and inclusivity on campus and in the community through Radical Inclusivity efforts. The Hilltop…

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