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People of different identities standing at intersections, each marked with street signs that read things like international student, ADHD, etc.
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At the intersections: malas energías, queerness, and shaky hands

Features May 22, 2022

By: Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Everyone is made up of multiple components and experiences that culminate in a sense of identity. These components can include what we like, the school we go to, and the culture we grew up in. Intersectionality, first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, can be thought of as “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender.” However, this can also expand to the overlap of things such as culture and religion.   I’m Latina, queer, and disabled. I don’t think I’ve acknowledged these aspects of myself together — only in individual pieces. I have…

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Inclusive language should be a priority in classrooms

EIC May 10, 2021

By: Dev Petrovic, Opinions Editor As a political science major, I tend to witness a lot of class conversations that take place at other communities’ expenses. Almost always, these conversations are facilitated by the professor and more often than not…

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