Surviving Polio Without Pity
By Allison Ludwig Editor Katie Williams Kathleen Sims is a wife, mother, grandmother and retired nurse but also a polio
Category: Acceptance
Belonging on Campus
By Anna Lavorata Editor Katie Williams Her mental illness has hindered her for as long as she could remember. Oakland
Self Acceptance of Sexuality
By Shannon Gaffney Tristan Riggs, an 18-year-old college student, studies fashion design at the School of Art Institute of Chicago.
Opening Up to Family
By Emma Carr This is Joshua Ahearn’s story. My family has always been picture perfect; we’re the type to host
Hair, Wigs, Embracing Baldness
By Brynn Wooten This is Reece Wooten’s story. I got my first bald spot when I was 14 years old,
Full House, Full Life
By Sarah Hill A large, majestic house on a 10-acre plot of land in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is where Laura
Culture and Being Biracial
By Adam Conigliaro In Southeast Michigan, a biracial American man faces discrimination from his extended family for his skin pigmentation.
Spanish with an Accent
By Sarah Markstrom Perla Escamilla is a Spanish Major at Oakland University (OU). She has gone through a lot in
Diversity, Identity, and Choice
By Sarah Gudenau Norunuhar “Noony” Ali is a nursing student in her sophomore year at Oakland University (OU) with an
Missing the Humor and the Smells
By Eileen LeValley Meet John Chisholm. John immigrated to the United States from Shrewsbury, England, in 1979. He was an
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