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A collection of portraits by Katie Jane Villanueva

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Here is what I did when I first got here: I meticulously cleaned my apartment.

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As the leaves change color – gently falling in the late summer breeze, clinging to the humid days of August – and classes start to begin again, I’ve come back to UVA this year intending to make Charlottesville my own.

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Every Sunday, as I sit at a desk in the library, or whatever other study space I have chosen for the day,

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Lately, I can’t help but ask myself: am I old or just getting older? 

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An interview with transgender students at UVA

 

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Some of my earliest memories involve the My Little Pony franchise,

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This summer, I lost my cat.

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I have been wondering, lately, about my womanhood. It is not that I question the existence of the identity — I know I am a woman, and thank the universe every day that I was fortunate enough to be born in the right body. I embrace my “femininity” and feel the pain that comes with it. This much, I have a hold on.

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Letter from the Editor for the first issue of the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 An Exploration of the True Intentions Behind UVA’s Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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It’s 2014. Nicki Minaj’s big booty anthem “Anaconda” hits the radio