Tuesday Throwback

Summer is ending, and it's about this time where all the of the responsibility begins to fall on the shoulders of the high school student. First quarter projects are coming up, books are making their way into the curriculum and the speech and debate season is just around the corner. Needless to say, it's been a busy couple of weeks. I'm still getting used to this whole blogging thing, and I'm not...

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A Line in Sight

Last night I had the honor of hearing Nikki Giovanni speak to a crowd of about 1300 people at the Mesa Arts Center.  Her talk was punctuated by numerous comments that were both humorous and insightful.  Several of which I’m sure I’ll be mulling over for many, many months.  There was one thing she said though, that brought me so much hope.  Hope, is something I've been struggling...

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Privilege 101: An Introduction

Greetings! My name is Rachel Sondgeroth and I am absolutely ecstatic to be writing the first post for Privilege 101! Today's post is mostly house-keeping. Before we officially kick things off, there are a few questions that need to be answered. First, what is Privilege 101? Privilege 101 is an offshoot of a series called "Perils & Perks of Privilege" by a program called Project...

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