In Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, Saoirse Ronan plays Christine McPherson, a self-possessed teen who’s stuck in Sacramento for her final year at an absurdly wealthy and suffocatingly Catholic high school.
Jay Som performed at Local 506 this past Sunday and for the entire show, Melina Duterte, the 22-year old frontwoman in round glasses and stripes, wore a pink cowboy hat.
I work at the Coffeehouse hidden behind Epworth dorm. For those who have never made the journey through the East Campus backwoods, you may have heard rumors that the Coffeehouse is “exclusive.” I admit in writing that this is true.
I became a taboo when I was told to omit “I” from my writing.
We can leave with their stories. They can’t.
It is brave to seek out alternative spaces that challenge one’s understanding of themselves and their experiences, to contradict the dominant narrative one is taught from a young age.
The sports realm actively excludes females. It’s an exclusion that manifests in rampant sexism, like instances of verbal prejudice, Title IX violations and prevalent sexual assault.
