By Kassel Franco Garibay Not for the first time, this week I had a white straight man try to define my experience as a Mexican living in the United States for me.…
Every day we have to make conscious choices in order to be a good human being. I wish it were easy, that being a woke, intersectional feminist came naturally to me, to…
By Kassel Franco Garibay It was nearly 2 a.m in the Acorn office when my screen lit up with the New York Times notification. Mexico City, the beautiful city I grew up…
While Drew makes a good effort to address the different needs of its student body, there is still a long road to travel in order to make sure that, regardless of whether…
The past couple of months have been rough for the United States and the people living in it. Regardless of nationality, country of origin or even legal status, recent events have led…
Earlier on in this semester it came to our attention that some students who have contributed articles to The Drew Acorn have received messages that can only be described as hate mail.…
By Kassel Franco Garibay As you are about to enter the History section at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., a guide explains how the exhibitions…
It’s not everyday that an eleven-year-old kid picks up and reads an 800-page book, let alone one about a historical figure. But this is exactly the case with Ron Chernow’s book “Hamilton”.…
Oh, Disney, you’ve done it again. Not only did you give us a character who is both too gay and not gay enough at the same time, but you called it ‘representation’…
It is so refreshing to finally know the truth. All my life I was terrified of CO2 and its allegedly devastating effects on nature, but I can finally stop worrying about it.…