Collegian columnist Stephanie Ambroise explains the history of the label “black” in race relations, and why she doesn’t want to be called “black” today.
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Black: the color of language
Tags: african american, black, language, martin luther king, race relations, white
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Say no to aliens
Collegian columnist Stephanie Ambroise explores why we should trust Stephen Hawking when he warns against contacting extraterrestrials.
Tags: Aliens, Outer Space, Stephen Hawking
Posted in Opinion/Editorial, Point-Counterpoint | 7 Comments »
Learning about asexuality
Collegian columnist Stephanie Ambroise explores common misunderstandings about asexuality.
Tags: asexuality, sexuality
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial | 1 Comment »
South Sudan Gothic
While South Sudan has gained autonomy, independence is fraught with infrastructure problems.
Tags: africa, south sudan
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Psychology of “Harry Potter”
Columnist Stephanie Ambroise expounds upon J.K. Rowling’s use of the risk versus resilience factor in her “Harry Potter” novels.
Tags: Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, psychology
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial | 2 Comments »
Determining identity in a diversified lifestyle
Collegian columnist Stephanie Ambroise dissects the roots of her own identity to communicate challenges that arise in understanding, heritage, race, culture and discourse.
Tags: creole, culture, Haiti, identity, race
Posted in Columns, Opinion/Editorial | No Comments »
Podcast: The meaning of Halloween- it’s more than the candy
Stephanie Ambroise and Emily Felder discuss different meanings of America’s spookiest holiday.
Posted in Archives, Ed/Op Multimedia, Ed/Op Podcasts, Web-Exclusive | No Comments »
Black and Beautiful
Collegian columnist Stephanie Ambroise confronts a dominant and Eurocentric discourse on beauty, calls for an evolution in personal appearances and a natural revolution in minority style ideals.
Tags: african american, beauty, black, eurocentric, minority
Posted in Opinion/Editorial | 3 Comments »
You are the father of that child
Paternity arguments aren’t the sole purview of day-time talk shows. Collegian columnist Stephanie Ambroise talks sex, pregnancy and responsibility.
Tags: pregnancy, women liberation
Posted in Columns | 8 Comments »
