I am a Black women who sees the world through many cultural, political and spiritual experiences. While many of those moments have been wonderful, a lot of them have been traumatic.

Humans have a tendency to fear what they don’t know. The most important thing we can do is listen.

Rate My Professors tends to get a bad rap from professors, but the site that professors love to hate is probably more accurate than they think.

It’s important that if you see something, you say something. It sounds cliche, but we all have the power to make Chapman a safer campus.

I know the Orange community still has reservations about us, and I get that. But Chapman students are more than the leftover beer bottles on your front lawn six months ago.

If you haven’t taken a trip to the farmer’s market yet, I would highly recommend it.

The sky was gray and the sun was bright red. I’ve never seen anything like it. A 15-minute drive from campus, a fire raged on.

Women’s reproductive health has always been a hot topic of public discussion, despite the subject being extremely personal. A woman’s decision about using birth control is really no one else’s business.

My dog provides me with a lot of emotional support. In just the last few months, I’ve noticed how much happier he has made my college life.

On Sept. 11, Dean of Students Jerry Price announced in his weekly email the installment of a new single-user gender inclusive restroom on the first floor of Argyros Forum.

An early decision applicant in high school must be a special kind of senior, one who is confident in his or her choice of school and is financially able to afford it.

It is invaluable to take your power back, because in the end, redirecting that energy toward something productive is essential to progress.

When I took an unpaid internship this summer, I didn’t realize how much it was going to cost me.

What happened in Charlottesville is horrible, but in a few short weeks, the world will move on. I challenge you to be someone that doesn’t.

A femme is a person who may display feminine qualities. It’s an all-encompassing word that includes men, women, gender-fluid and nonbinary identifying individuals.

With finals approaching, it can be easy to allow that stress to pile on even further, but it’s important to remember that a single letter grade in a class ultimately will not define you.

The last time I stepped onstage was October. While I miss the stage dearly, I’m grateful for the tools it provided me.