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Gaber ’23: College is just the beginning
By Yasmeen Gaber | April 18“College is the best four years of your life.”
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Gaber ’23: We must stop pitting famous women against each other
By Yasmeen Gaber | March 14Celebrity feuds go almost as far back as the modern celebrity persona itself. Some of the most popular feud narratives in tabloid media have been love triangles that see two women competing over a man. In Old Hollywood, it was Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds. In the early 2000s, Jennifer Aniston ...
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Gaber ’23: What women’s affinity for true crime media says about violence and gender
By Yasmeen Gaber | February 27Content warning: This column includes mentions of gender-based violence.
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Gaber ’23: Nerd culture should include feminine interests
By Yasmeen Gaber | February 14A couple weeks ago, I was talking with a friend about my sister’s love for Star Wars and my brother’s passion for Marvel comics. My friend turned to me and said, “So you’re the only non-nerd in your family.” I grappled with that for a second before I understood what she meant. As a perennial ...
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Gaber ’23: Homelessness is a troubling result of the housing crisis, not a public nuisance
By Yasmeen Gaber | February 1One of the most obvious yet unspoken aspects of our community on College Hill (and across the United States) is the ongoing issue of homelessness. Within the Brown community and in cities across the U.S., there is a collective attitude of wariness, fear and outright disdain towards people experiencing ...
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Gaber ’23: The holidays can be a difficult time for healthy eating habits
By Yasmeen Gaber | November 28Those who are struggling with or recovering from eating disorders may find large family meals – which are common during the holiday season – rather daunting due to pressure to over or undereat, as well as the fear of relapse. This holiday season, it is important that we recognize and accept a ...
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Gaber ’23: Moving can be an emotional trauma
By Yasmeen Gaber | November 14Since Brown’s student body comes from all 50 states and more than 100 countries, the vast majority of us have experienced the transitional phase of moving to a new place. Some of us come from distant time zones, while others live an hour drive away. No matter the distance, moving from one place ...
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Gaber ’23: Why are we 'anti' aging?
By Yasmeen Gaber | October 31When Taylor Swift’s new album “Midnights” came out over a week ago, some were up in arms about one line in the song “Anti-Hero”: “Sometimes, I feel like everybody is a sexy baby and I’m a monster on the hill.” ...
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Gaber ’23: Children of immigrants should embrace their blended identities
By Yasmeen Gaber | October 20Growing up one of very few children of immigrants in a community composed primarily of white people whose families have been in this country for generations, I often felt that my complex identity was something that should be suppressed. For me, it was all about blending in. I resisted my parents’ ...
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Gaber ’23: Grade competition and academic gatekeeping are not the answer
By Yasmeen Gaber | October 7When I was beginning to make my college application list just over four years ago, I had never considered the possibility of going to an Ivy League school. Though my academics and extracurriculars certainly qualified me to apply to highly selective colleges, I lacked the confidence to pursue admission ...
