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Being Skinny Shamed

By Emily GarzaWeb Content Contributor I recently had to write a personalized essay about how mass media affected the way I perceive myself and my own body. Oh boy, that made me cry when I realized how insecure I grew up. We all have our own little insecurities about ourselves. Whether it be our smile, our stomach, our legs or our hair. I didn’t realize how insecure I was of […]

todayMarch 4, 2020

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Commuting to Class

By Emily GarzaWeb Content Contributor This is currently my second semester attending Texas State University, so that technically makes me a freshman. I don’t live on campus and I don’t live in the city of San Marcos, TX, something that isn’t typical of most freshman. I actually still live at home with my parents, 40 minutes away from campus. Is 40 minutes a long time to drive? Yes, it is, […]

todayFebruary 26, 2020

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Leave Introverts Be

By Emily GarzaWeb Content Contributor We know the different kind of -verts: introvert, extravert and ambivert. We are one of the three -verts. I personally am an introvert, so I prefer to be alone than to be with a group of people. My social battery recharges when I am alone, and it drains when I am surrounded with people for a prolonged period of time. I just want to start […]

todayFebruary 21, 2020

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Art Doesn’t Have Meaning

By Emily GarzaWeb Content Contributor We all have seen art. We all have tried to get the meaning of a piece of art. Even when it doesn’t always make sense, someone somehow finds the meaning of a piece of art. Is there a meaning in this piece of art? Acrylic pour painting I did last summer with the colors red, pink, black, blue and gold after watching Jenna Marbles do […]

todayFebruary 13, 2020

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Cancel Culture Doesn’t Work

By Emily GarzaWeb Content Contributor Everyone has at least seen the hashtag “#XYZIsOverParty” or “#XYZIsCanceled” trending at one point or another. It is basically saying a celebrity or online figure is canceled because of something they said or did. This is cancel culture. Cancel culture, defined by Macmillan dictionary, is “the practice of no longer supporting people, especially celebrities, or products that are regarded as unacceptable or problematic.” The whole […]

todayFebruary 6, 2020

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Shane Dawson Just Wants Your Money

By Emily GarzaWeb Content Contributor Last year, Shane Dawson announced that he would post a nine-part series onto his YouTube channel about the “Beautiful World of Jeffree Star”. Many, including me, were very excited about this new series coming up that has been in the works for about a year. No one really knew what to expect, but some were theorizing that Dawson and Jeffree Star were collaborating on a […]

todayJanuary 28, 2020

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