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WHY A

DISORIENTATION GUIDE?
Bryn Mawr wont tell you everything you need to know. every senior has said I wish I knew that as a first-year about something at some point. if you ever think What the hell is this place? Do I belong here? You are SO not alone.

BECAUSE

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///////////////////// WHO DUNNIT?

WRITERS + EDITORS + DESIGN + PRODUCTION + OTHER GOOD WORKS by Environmental Justice League:
Betsy Helm Emily Geoghegan Eva Wu Jo CordonHill Julia Tanenbaum Ingrid Asplund Lavanya Nott Lee McClenon Louise Prescott Maddie Backus Prianka Ball Ryan Leitner Victoria Espinoza 16 17 14 14 17 14 14 14 17 16 17 14 17

w/ special thanks to:

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INFO TO KNOW
Some Bryn Mawr History . . . . . . . 1 Starting + Running a Club . . . . . . 2 What isnt SGA? . . . . . . . . . 5 Honor Board . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Class Concepts . . . . . . . . . . 9 Do That Self Care . . . . . . . . 11 Making Change: Direct Action . . . . . 13 Know Your Rights . . . . . . . . . 15 Living in Community: Batten House by Ryan Leitner 17 Vegan Survival, by Julia Tanenbaum . . . . 18 Student Athletes, by Betsy Helm . . . . 20 Questioning Traditions . . . . . . . 22 Radical Transportation . . . . . . . 24 Drinking and Partying . . . . . . . 27 Staying Rad After Graduation, by Dani Ford . 29

PERSPECTIVES
International PoC, by Lavanya Nott . . . . Chinese International, by Maya Yu Zhang . . . Queer Culture, by Eva Wu + Maddie Backus . . Transitioning, by Airen McClure . . . . . . McBrides, by Egina Manachova . . . . . Learning Disability, by Ingrid Asplund . . . . Undocumented Students, by Jessica Hyejin Lee 31 33 36 38 41 43 47 49

RADICAL RESOURCES

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Pretty much everyone knows that a college education, though important, is still a bit of a luxuryor at least really hella expensive (have you seen Bryn Mawrs tuition??). However, this was even truer several decades ago. Back in the 1920s, if a person came from an immigrant family or a more working class background, they had a rather slim chance of ever attending college. However, some institutions chose to subvert this classist idea of education and developed summer schools designed specifically to provide classes for students who would not normally have had the opportunity to attend any sort of higher level education.Thus, under the guidance of Hilda Worthington Smith, a Bryn Mawr student (Class of 1909), Bryn Mawr opened its doors in 1921 to accept working class women into its educational fold.[1] Classes were largely standard fare: English composition, public speaking, and history; but some more interesting classes made their way onto the required list. All students were expected to take labor classes that focused entirely upon labor movement, legislation, and organization within the industrial worldbasically the closest thing at that time to How to Protest the System 101, which this writer personally considers a more interesting and seriously awesome track of education for the labor force itself. Students also attended classes on hygiene and human physiology which were more or less the equivalent of wellness. Granted, these classes were included under what some believe to be the assumption that most of these students knew little at best regarding hygiene, and for some this class may have been the first formalized instruction in how to avoid disease with explanations behind the diseases. Although everyone came from a working class background, some classist feelings still persisted even amongst the students themselves. Worthington Smith cites arguments and conflicts based on differences of race, previous education, geography, political theory, economic situation, religious background, home life and industrial and labor experience.[2] Yet by the time the summer term ended, most of these conflicts all but evaporated after the students shared experiences and time together at the summer institute. Bryn Mawr was not exactly radical in and of itself for creating a summer school for working class students as many institutions, among them some Seven Sisters schools like Barnard, developed similar programs, but the very idea of offering education to the non-elite was radical itself. This was before the era of affirmative action, quotas, needbased scholarships, and No Child Left Behind, and before schools looked to actively recruit and then assist those students who deserved but might not otherwise be able to afford a college degree. So score one for working around the system inside academia.
[1] From The Summer School for Women Workers: Diversity, Class and Education, an exhibit in the Bryn Mawr Special Collections. Redmond, Jennifer. The Summer School for Women Workers: Diversity, Class and Education. Ed. Evan McGonagill. Albert M Greenfield Digital Center for the History of Womens Education. Bryn Mawr College Collections, 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2014. [2] Quote from Worthington Smiths work Opening Vistas in Workers Education: An Autobiograpphy of Hilda Worthington Smith, a personal retrospective of Smiths time at Bryn Mawrs summer school for women workers. Worthington Smith, Hilda. Opening Vistas in Workers Education: An Autobiograpphy of Hilda Worthington Smith. N.p.: n.p., 1978. 124.

 So, you have an idea to create a group for students to work together, and youre wondering if you should start a club. Hey, real quick, lets just make sure you really want to start a club rather than just doing the work or doing the work in conjunction with another club. There are some pros and cons to each. If you just do the work, you have more freedom to do whatever you want and can be more informal with your group structures and such. If you dont start a club, you wont get a budget from the college, its harder to reserve rooms, and you wont be able to formally recruit at events like Fall Frolic. If you can convince another club to work on your project, youre in luck because you will probably have access to a larger pot of money, you already have some name recognition, you arent contributing to club fatigue/overabundance (when everyone goes to way too many meetings for too many clubs), and some of the infrastructure is already there. It can be hard to get an existing club to take your project on though. Clubs normally have their own thing going, they might have some groups norms that dont jive with you (or you might love the culture), or they might have leadership structures that feel too ridgid to you. If you decide to start your own club, you can structure it however youd like (a blessing and curse, trust me), you can create your own name recognition, and focus your work. Youll have to create your own infrastructure, but once you do, doing everything with it is easy. Youll have access to limited money because new clubs can get $250 maximum the first semester. Theyre all good choices. The tips below will hopefully be helpful whichever way you decide to go.

1. Do you really need to?

2. Basics: Budgeting, Reserving Space, and Listservs

As of the time of writing this, SGA requires two people (presumably the treasurer and president, but you do your leadership structure) to attend a leadership workshop in order to get a budget. Youll get some good info, youll sign in, and youll pick up a slip or two to turn in with your budget to show that you attended the workshop. Theyre actually good workshops to go to, but you probably dont need to go every year, so be sure to pass this role along to younger folks so they can gain the experience. So, you want to get some money. Thats great. Youre at an institution that has some. You might never be this close to this many zeros ever again in your life, though we actually dont have all that much compared to other similar institutions (thanks, patriarchy!). This is all to say that we really should ask for what we need, and were lucky enough to probably be able to get it. If youre starting a new club, youll need to write a constitution. You can find 2

examples from other clubs on the Student Finance Committee (SFC) Moodle site. Check out other clubs that are doing the kind of thing youre interested in, write some things down, and dont stress too much. Youll turn in a budget (again, you can find examples on the Moodle site) in person to SGA House, on Moodle, and sign up for an interview slot. In the interview, be ready to advocate for yourself, but you certainly dont need to come in defensive. It will totally turn out just fine. You might be able to get more than $250 at the mid-semester review if you make a good case for it. You might want to reserve space on campus. Good news: its easy! To reserve pretty much any space outside a dorm, youll need to go through Bryn Mawrs Virtual EMS (Event Management Systems, if that helps you remember it). I have only been able to find it by searching it on Bryn Mawrs website. Once you get there, youll need to create a username, and then you click on reservations and then room request. Youll continue through, picking a building, the number of people attending, the room you want (by clicking the green plus button), what setup youd like, your name, and if youd like any extra things (mics, sound systems, projectors, flip chart stands). For anything beyond that, make friends with Lisa Zernike, in Conferences and Events in the basement of the Campus Center. Shes great and can probably make just about anything happen for you if youre nice enough. Remember that if you want to serve the whole campus some sort of protein, youll have to fill out a catering form and submit it to Dining Services so they know you wont be actively poisoning anyone with your potentially poorly prepared protein. Youll need these forms to reserve a room for a big event and they take a second to get through everyone, so do them as early as possible. Youll probably want a way to keep in touch with your club members beyond the small leadership group. Youre probably in the market for a listerv. Bryn Mawr actually has a system of creating and managing school listservs. I search bryn mawr webmail in Google to find the site. Once youre there, click Administration Page and you can find your already existing listserv in the alphabetical list, or you can create one at: http://www.brynmawr.edu/computing/documents/ListReq.htm. It normally makes sense to make your listserv moderated so the traffic stays manageable and people want to stay on your listserv. Once your listserv is set up and you have logged into your account, the two things youll want to do the most are Membership Management and Tend to pending moderating requests to sign new folks up to your list and help relevant emails actually get out to the listserv. You can check some email addresses off as not needing to be moderated, meaning that their emails will go directly through to the listserv without needing to be okayed first. There are an endless number of other options beyond those basics, and its worth playing around with to see what fits your groups needs.

3. 200-Level: Leadership Structures, Event Timing, Publicity, Recruitment and Using resources as well as you can

Youll probably want to think about how to structure your clubs leadership. Its a really exciting opportunity to try something out. There are hardly any bad models of leadership, as long as you respect everyone involved. Ive mostly seen (and worked in) three structures of leadership at Bryn Mawr: a President/Vice President/Treasurer/Secretary; Executive Board; and Horizontal. Theyre all good as long as theyre done well. They meet different group needs. Radical circles in particular often stress horizontal leadership over all other types of leadership, yet thats not always a good choice for a group. You might need to check out several types. There are pros and cons to each that this piece doesnt have the space for, but a good resource for all is Jo Freemans essay, The Tyranny of Structurelessness. Leadership can be a really good thing. Rather than taking up too much space (if done thoughtfully), taking on leadership can actually open 3

up new space for people with different skills who didnt even know they could step up. With leadership structures, there are plenty of decision-making models. Many groups use consensus or modified consensus, and other groups vote. As always, its a matter of what works best for your group and what encourages folks to be their most authentic, open, direct selves. You know what works for you and your group.

Resources on facilitation

Facilitating Group Learning: Strategies for Success with Adult Learners by George Lakey Facilitators Guide to Participatory Decision-Making by Sam Kaner Anti-Oppressive Facilitation, http://aortacollective.org/resources/anti-oppressive-facilitation.

There are so many resources out there for learning more about facilitation and group decision-making. Dont get too caught up in the resources, though. None of it will mean anything until you start trying. As my friend says, the more you fail, the faster you learn; think of babies, they fail all the time! A note about recruitment and Fall Frolic: every event is an opportunity for recruitment, especially beyond your normal friend group. Also, every year at Fall Frolic, Im surprised at how little everyone tries to reach out to other students to tell them why they should get involved. Dont think folks will just come to your table; invite them in personally. Make sure you name some things your group has done already, make it easy for a new person to see how they would fit in, and invite them personally. If it seems like youd like to have a longer conversation with someone, try a one-on-one. One-on-ones are times you get an opportunity to connect with another person who might be interested in something youre working on, a time to figure out what motivates someone to do the work you both do, and to ask them to take on something new to increase their commitment to the work. There are plenty of ways to practice your one-on-one skills and most trainers will offer at least some kind of intro. The point here is to be your authentic self, listen hard, and offer as much as you can to help someone step up into the work youre both doing. When youre thinking about when to put on an event, remember to do things as early in the semester as you possibly can. Things get really busy in the middle through the end of the semester, so avoid those as much as possible. Also, if you possibly can, do your event in the fall; spring is really awful and full. Theres no need to compete for attention at your event. Publicity is a fine art. Flyers are helpful, stuffing mailboxes is surprisingly good, but takes some time. Chalking is great and especially important to do in places that will get cleaned off by rain. Nothing can beat person-to-person invitations. Use these sparingly and try really hard to make it clear why the event would be good for that particular person to come to. Experiment! You probably have even better publicity ideas than these. Given that we are at a rather wealthy institution, think about ways your group can funnel resources, time, and money towards groups outside the school that could use it. For example, if youre looking for a speaker, look for someone who could bring the funds back to their community or who needs it rather than a big-name speaker who could get money anywhere they go. There are many other ways to be a good support for people outside of the institution. Ask folks youre interested in working with what sounds best for them.

What is SGA? For all the talk about SGA, few people will actually give you a straight explaination of what it is, what is good for and what it doesnt do. Heres an overview. SGA stands for Self Governance Association. In 1892, the college gave students the responsibility for deciding upon and enforcing their own rules of behavior. From this, the idea of self-governance refers to how students oversee the honor code and how students have input on many school policies, like the party policy. Every student in the Bryn Mawr community is considered to be a member of the Self Governance Association. You have the right to come to plenary, to vote on elected members of the assembly and have the responsibility of abiding by the Honor Code and other policies.What most people call SGA is actually the assembly, which meets every Sunday evening in the campus center. The assembly is made of elected positions, most of which are co-held (shared) by two people. These positions include class presidents and dorm presidents, but there are other positions too, like McBride rep, social committee heads, and athletics association head. Meetings are overseen by the 5-member executive board: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and honor board head. What SGA Does 1. Approves and finances student club budgets using SGA dues. 2. Upholds the Honor Code by the proceedings of the honor board. 3. Appoints the customs committee, which chooses customs people and runs customs week in collaboration with the Bryn Mawr administration. 4. Upkeeps traditions. Traditions mistresses are elected through SGA and are voting members of the assembly. Traditions budget is paid for via SGA dues. 5. Hosts events. Residence Council, which is composed of Dorm Presidents and the ResCo heads, manage dorm budgets and plans big annual parties (e.g. East vs. West). Social Committee throws dry parties (e.g. Campus Center Halloween Dance). 6. Supports many committees, including Hell Week Committee, Film Series Heads, and the Student Finance Committee. The appointments committee, chaired by the vice president, chooses members of these committees. 7. SGA Executive boards push forward special projects. Free SEPTA tickets from student life and the hammocks hanging on campus came about with help of a past executive board meeting with administrators.

What Happens at SGA Assembly Meetings? Although other things do come up on the agenda, the assembly is often working on one of a couple of things: 1. Vote to approve club budgets. The Student Finance Committee and treasurer draft each semesters budget, which is then approved by the assembly. 2. Special Events Funding. Individuals and groups can apply for Special Events Funding, which can be up to several thousand dollars to host a one-time event. Proposals are heard at SGA meeting and then voted on. 3. Big Cheese Forum. Once a semester, SGA hosts a Big Cheese Forum and invites key administrators to attend. The Bryn Mawr president, provost, treasurer, heads of student life and dining service and others come ready to answer questions posed by the Bryn Mawr community. 4. Reviewing plenary resolutions. The week before plenary the assembly reviews any plenary resolutions that have been submitted and votes to include them into the discussion at plenary. MISCONCEPTIONS Misconception #1: Plenary is the first step in making change. The only decisions that must go through plenary are changes to the SGA constitution, which would include making a new elected position or changing the honor code. If the goal is to make an evaluative committee (like a group to survey computer use on campus, or advocating for gender neutral bathrooms) it probably doesnt need to go through plenary in order to happen. If the goal is to get the approval of the student body to push the administration to do something (like to create a new major, or another other policy change), plenary is only one small step in a much bigger project and your resolution will not succeed as the only step. A survey might be able to accomplish the same goal. Consider carefully if a plenary resolution is useful to do what you propose at this time, or if you could work on it yourself with friends by meeting with administrators or talking to other students at least at first. Misconception #2: Elected positions are most important. Every year, nearly a dozen first-years run to be class president because it seems like the best way to hold leadership. Lesser-known positions, including appointed ones, sometimes have more power to make concrete change. Before running for a position, consider what your goals are and do research about what roles are available that will allow you to influence the things that you think are interesting. The individual roles of elected positions are important, but the votes they cast in SGA meetings dont usually have much influence. Most votes put before the assemblies pass with little discussion or controversy. Run for election if you are interested in the role of the position, but voting in SGA isnt the fastest way to make change on campus. Misconception #3: Apathy is a root problem. When quorum isnt reached or people dont vote in SGA elections, the problem is sometimes attributed to apathy of the student body. No matter how easy voting is, few people will participate unless they think that it will make a difference. It isnt the communitys responsibility to care more. It is SGAs responsibility to prove why students should care. Instead of telling people that self-governance is important, SGA should show that it is important by modeling effective ways of advocating on behalf of student needs and by advertising its successes. 6

HONOR BOARD

What is the Honor Board?

The Honor Board (HB) is a group of students and faculty who work to educate the Bryn Mawr community about the Honor Code and help make sure the Honor Code is upheld. Members also sit on hearings in the case of an infraction and those hearings function not as a way to levy punishment but rather as a means to restore trust and respect between students, faculty, and staff.

What kinds of things actually go before the HB? (or How do I end up in an HB hearing?)
The most common case to go before the HB is an academic infraction, mainly cheating or plagiarism. If someone catches a student doing something (cheating on a test, copying an assignment, all that stuff they told you not to do in middle school), the person who is suspected of cheating will appear before the HB. The HB sees all academic infractions in all disciplines so there can be a standard across all fields. The HB also has a social board that hears social cases, i.e. conflicts between students that cant be mediated, though such an event hasnt happened in a while. More serious conflictsviolations against college policy, issues that hurt the colleges image, legal questionsgo before a Deans Panel. Unlike the other two boards, a deans panel is more serious business, but few cases are deemed extreme enough for such action.

Whats typical at a hearing?

In the case of an academic infraction, usually students must go before the HB and explain why they did what they did (plagiarism, cheating, etc). There may be an academic consequence as far as grades, and the student will often need to write a letter of apology to their professor or maybe the student from whom they plagiarized, or maybe write an essay about the importance of honor, honesty, and integrity. As for social conflicts, one could probably expect needing to wrote a letter of apology to the offended party and maybe attend a workshop on confrontation or drug and alcohol use dependent upon the nature if the conflict. Deans panels can be a little more serious with the worst-case scenario being forced separation or exclusion form the college, but this is a very rare occurrence.

How is the HB related to the Conflict Resolution Committee?

The HB works closely with the Conflict Resolution Committee (CRC), especially when in comes to social conflicts. The two will occasionally send cases back and forth for input. For example, most social board cases are those conflicts that mediation on the part of the CRC couldnt solve while the CRC can step in to help facilitate a conversation between students as mediation can sometimes prove more effective that jumping straight to an HB hearing. The HB and CRC also collaborate on finding ways to better educate the community and offer trainings for students on how to better resolve conflicts and implement the Honor Code.

What should students know about the HB? (as asked of a current HB member)

Basically, students should know the HB isnt scary. It may seem like this nebulous group of nameless, faceless people wielding the power of the Honor Code, but really its just made up of people who care about the Honor Code. The students just work to make sure the Honor Code is still up and running on campus and also work with Haverford and Swat to maintain the Honor Code throughout the Tri-Co.

Speaking of Tri-Co, what happens if I get busted at the other campus?

It happens, and there is a format on place for this situation. If something happens at a party at Haverford, for example, the student will be beholden to that campuss Honor Code (which is usually pretty similar except replace all the Bryn Mawrs with the other schools name and maybe change a few things here and there). However, the HB from that students home college are present for all trial proceedings. There is also a specific Bi-Co liaison who can help in such situations.

Where can I find more info?

The HB has an awesome blog! Find it online (under SGA blogs) to find out who is on the HB, office hours, whos the liaison for each dorm, a nifty flowchart for academic cases and a student statement template, some FAQs (more in addition to whats here), and abstracts of some cases involving the like of Professor Paprika and students Salt and Pepper or the case of Snow White, Cinderella, and Belle and the missing bottle of vodka. Check out sga.blogs.brynmawr.edu/honor-board Info for this article in part from Molly MacDougall!

TOO CLASSY?

A fun fact about privilege is that it is often invisible to those who have it. Class is hard to talk about and often hard to recognize because class status is not always easily visible. Below is a list of a few moments that can be made stressful by a students financial situation that might not occur to folks who dont have these particular class-coded experiences.

ROOM DRAW

Room draw is one of the ways in which the college will limit students who have an unpaid balance. Many students who cant pay off their tuition fully by March get room draw numbers in the 300s because of a hold placed on their account.

PREREGISTRATION

Similar to room draw, students who do not have their tuition fully paid by preregistration are not allowed to preregister and are left to register during the subsequent shopping week with no guarantee that they will be able to get into overly full or lotteried classes they werent able to preregister for.

BOOKS AND LAB AND SUPPLY FEES

Many courses have additional costs after tuition in the form of books and class fees (such as for fine arts courses, some lab courses, and some P.E. courses like ballet which require the purchase of new supplies). A students performance in a class may be impacted by their ability to purchase any or all of the books, especially when professors fail to make all of the books for a course available on reserve. In some cases textbook costs and class fees may be prohibitive for a student wishing to take a particular class.

VISITING HOMETOWNS + FAMILIES

This is particularly impactful for students who live far away, including international students as well as students who live far west in the United States. Travel costs at breaks may be burdensome and in some cases prohibitive to students
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and their families. Spring and fall break as well as Thanksgiving and Parents Weekend may become charged with class-based alienation and struggle as it seems like the norm for most Mawrtyrs and their families to be able to comfortably travel to and from Bryn Mawr.

STAYING ON CAMPUS DURING BREAKS

Students who cant afford to travel to their hometowns during breaks still face some financial burden when dining halls close and students are left without food after often spending a great deal of food money on the meal plan. Additionally, they are without a way to cook more affordable food for themselves. For students who cannot travel home during winter and summer breaks, it can be difficult to meet the cost of housing at Bryn Mawr .

THE P.E. REQUIREMENT

The P.E. requirement can be harder for certain students to meet because although many students on campus have flexible schedules made busy mostly by studying, students who have to earn money to support themselves, help support their families, or pay for school face certain responsibilities that other students dont face and often have rigid schedules beyond what is expected of other students. Trying and failing to find P.E. courses that fit around a demanding work schedule can make meeting the P.E. requirement much more difficult for students who have a need to make money for themselves or their families. The expectation that students will be able to sign up for P.E. courses right at the beginning of the semester can also be challenging for students whose work schedules do not become concrete until a few weeks into the semester.

UNPAID INTERNSHIPS

Being able to forgo the wages normally associated with labor for the sake of educational or otherwise beneficial work experience is a privilege. It can be a professional expectation that students will have done work in their chosen field before they graduate, but for students in many fields there is no paying work available for undergraduates. While some students are able to spend their summers in prestigious but unpaid internships while paying bills in a city away from their hometown, other students must forgo the chance to build their resume when working a less-glamorous but paying job and living with their parents will enable them to save up money for the coming school year.

FAFSA + OTHER PAPERWORK

Getting through college involves a skill set in navigating a particular kind of paperwork. Some students may not have families with this kind of skill set and these students may feel that they cant seek help from their parents in completing this kind of paperwork or may even find that their parents are a barrier rather than an asset in filling out FAFSA and tax returns or jumping through other bureaucratic hurdles.
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College is a huge transition. Away from the comfort of home and familiar faces, many may find it difficult to adjust to the new environment. New problems may arise, such as learning how to deal with communal living and other students, or old problems may become exacerbatedsuch as anxiety or depression. However, don't think you have to go through things alone. Chances are, you are not the only one. Especially if you are in your first week, semester, or even year of college, there will be many people experiencing many of the same problems you might be having. The key is to reach out to those around you for help and to avoid dealing with the issues on your own.

RESOURCES
Health Center: With extremely friendly staff and an emphasis on being a safe environment, the health center can be the perfect place to start seeking help for medical, physical, or even mental issues you may be facing. Counseling Services: Underneath the Health Center, the Counseling Office provides a place to go when you can't or don't want to express your thoughts and feelings to close friends and family. You can pick which counselor you want to see, and you can even switch counselors after a session or two if you don't feel comfortable talking to a certain one. Each undergard can recieve six free sessions and the department is commited to making counseling affordable for everyone. Deans: Deans are great people to talk to- especially if you have questions about classes, programs, planning ahead, or issues with things going on in school.
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Hall Advisors/Customs People: These great upperclassmen signed up to manage halls and customs groups because they enjoy spending time with people and helping them out in times of need. If you feel comfortable enough with your HAs or customs people on your hall (or other halls), you are more than welcome to go to them for advice, to talk things out, or just to vent.

TIPS + SUGGESTIONS
Find time for sleep! It's super important to get at least 6-8 hours of sleep a night. Sometimes, its impossible to avoid an occasional all-nighter, but most of the time the negative effects of staying up all night to finish homework can make it even harder to catch up on work in the long-run. Try your best to eat 3 meals a day- especially breakfast. Exercise, exercise, exercise. It is a great stress-buster, helps you think clearly, and can put you in a great mood. Exercising before studying will help you stay focused. Try to exercise for at least 30 minutes a day, 3-5 days a week, if you can. Find time to relax. Do something you love in your free time! Don't allow your schoolwork to take over your life. Dedicating all your time to studying will get to be too much if you can't unwind every once in a while. Keep in touch with friends and family. Don't neglect your relationships. It's important to take time each week to connect to the people who matter in your life. No issue is too small, and you should never feel like help is unattainable- no matter the circumstance. One of the most important things to remember is to not ever think that you are alone or that you do not deserve help.

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There are so many ways of making change happen. Direct action is a really brilliant way that we dont normally talk about. EJL has worked with specifically nonviolent direct action groups because we think its darn strategic.
Direct action is different than petitions or lobbying. Sometimes,

it can feel like we only have a few options beyond voting. If we just looked at mainstream media, wed think that we can vote the right person into office, and if that doesnt work, we can appeal to them by signing a petition, or, if were feeling really courageous, appealing to our elected folks by lobbying them. Sometimes, it feels frustrating to be doing these things, like pushing up against a HUGE corporation, knowing you just cant play the way they do. Thats because youre playing the wrong game, friend.

about public documents like theyre supposed to be? Maybe you should hold a citizens search and seizure and go into their office to look for them yourself. Direct action can be as creative as you like. In fact, the more creative the better, as long as it lines up with your goals and values and makes sense to an outsider.

Direct action isnt bound by our political system; its bound by your imagination. So, your local government isnt actually being transparent

Direct action is on your timeline. Not the election cycle. Not when

your opponent responds. The best long-term strategy takes advantage of those things, but isnt bound by them. A campaign on your timeline means that youre always on the offensive. It often feels like its your targets term, but its really your turn. Always. Your move.

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Direct action works best as part of a larger strategy. Corporations and entire governments do not fall/change just because we did one action. It will probably take you a whole heck of a long time to do anything. This is all to say that one-off actions are fun, but the things that win are campaigns. Check out the Global Nonviolent Database for examples of how folks have won campaigns that range from changing a corporation to toppling a dictator via nonviolent direct action. If this, then that. Set up your targets to be able to get you off their case, if they do the right thing. Always give them a way to shine. When they dont, because you can be certain that they wont the first few times, have a hard-hitting result. Bank executives wont tell you if they support an end to funding mountaintop removal coal mining? Interrupt their meeting by singing mining union songs until they have to deal with you. All they had to do was take their money out of mountaintop removal to get you to stop embarrassing them. Pro tip: this also makes a rockin press story if you do it well. Direct action is about building hearts. Really. Every action, every training and every meeting has the potential to challenge you to be more courageous than you could have imagined yourself doing last year. As my friend always says the morning before an action, were going to win this because weve got heart. Sure, theyve got money, but we have heart. Nothing beats heart. Here are just a few helpful resources:
BOOKS Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential by Gene Sharp Toward a Living Revolution by George Lakey Strategy and Soul by Daniel Hunter SITES Global Nonviolent Action Database at nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu Training for Change at trainingforchange.org Waging Nonviolence at wagingnonviolence.org

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Few people plan on getting into trouble with the law. Sometimes, people are targeted by the way they look or act. Other times people get themselves into trouble simply by not knowing what to do if they are questioned by the authorities. Here are some tips taken from the ACLU.

In General
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Remain silent, dont answer questions Refuse consent to all searches to you and your property Ask if you are being detained, and leave if you are free to go Ask to speak with a lawyer

If You Are Stopped For Questioning

Stay calm. Don't run. Don't argue, resist or obstruct the police, even if you are innocent or police are violating your rights. Keep your hands where police can see them. Ask if you are free to leave. If the officer says yes, calmly and silently walk away. If you are under arrest, you have a right to know why. You have the right to remain silent and cannot be punished for refusing to answer questions. If you wish to remain silent, tell the officer out loud. In some states, you must give your name if asked to identify yourself. You do not have to consent to a search of yourself or your belongings, but police may "pat down" your clothing if they suspect a weapon. You should not physically resist, but you have the right to refuse consent for any further search. If you do consent, it can affect you later in court.

If You Are Stopped in Your Car

Stop the car in a safe place as quickly as possible. Turn off the car, turn on the internal light, open the window part way and place your hands on the wheel. Upon request, show police your driver's license, registration and proof of insurance. If an officer or immigration agent asks to look inside your car, you can refuse to consent to the search. But if police believe your car contains evidence of a crime, your car can be searched without your consent. Both drivers and passengers have the right to remain silent. If you are a passenger, you can ask if you are free to leave. If the officer says yes, sit silently or calmly leave. Even if the officer says no, you have the right to remain silent.

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If You Are Questioned About Your Immigration Status You have the right to remain silent and do not have to discuss your immigration or citizenship status with police, immigration agents or any other officials. You do not have to answer questions about where you were born, whether you are a U.S. citizen, or how you entered the country. (Separate rules apply at international borders and airports, and for individuals on certain nonimmigrant visas, including tourists and business travelers.) If you are not a U.S. citizen and an immigration agent requests your immigration papers, you must show them if you have them with you.If you are over 18, carry your immigration documents with you at all times. If you do not have immigration papers, say you want to remain silent. Do not lie about your citizenship status or provide fake documents. If You Are Arrested Do not resist arrest, even if you believe the arrest is unfair. Say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't give any explanations or excuses. If you can't pay for a lawyer, you have the right to a free one. Don't say anything, sign anything or make any decisions without a lawyer. You have the right to make a local phone call. The police cannot listen if you call a lawyer. Prepare yourself and your family in case you are arrested. Memorize the phone numbers of your family and your lawyer. Make emergency plans if you have children or take medication. Special considerations for non-citizens: - Ask your lawyer about the effect of a criminal conviction or plea on your immigration status. - Don't discuss your immigration status with anyone but your lawyer. - While you are in jail, an immigration agent may visit you. Do not answer questions or sign anything before talking to a lawyer. - Read all papers fully. If you do not understand or cannot read the papers, tell the officer you need an interpreter. If You Feel Your Rights Have Been Violated Remember: police misconduct cannot be challenged on the street. Don't physically resist officers or threaten to file a complaint. Write down everything you remember, including officers' badge and patrol car numbers, which agency the officers were from, and any other details. Get contact information for witnesses. If you are injured, take photographs of your injuries (but seek medical attention first). File a written complaint with the agency's internal affairs division or civilian complaint board. In most cases, you can file a complaint anonymously if you wish.Call your local ACLU or visit www.aclu.org/profiling. For more info, watch 10 Rules for Dealing With the Police on YouTube
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by Ryan Leitner 14
Batten House is one of the only spaces on campus that is close to being student run. We pride ourselves on living collectively in a house that is near the edge of campus across the street from Park Science and near Brecon. Each year, 12 to 15 students live in the huge house that somehow used to be a single family home. After a Bryn Mawr grad donated the house to the college in 1959, the college added some walls to split the space up into more reasonably sized rooms. The house was first used for McBride housing, and then was transformed into a student co-operative by students involved in the BMC Greens as a counterpart to the collective house at the Haverford College Apartments, E-Haus. Many students live in Batten because they seek a more supportive, collective environment. However the house has been criticized for not being a very welcoming environment for some, particularly those of the global majority/people of color. Unlike most student co-ops on other college campuses, we do not do all of our own housekeeping. In fact, it seems clear that the college prefers that we have a college housekeeper clean bathrooms and take out trash. While Batten is one of the few spaces on campus that is close to being student run, it certainly is not completely student run. Some things that are particularly transformative about Batten are group processes, shared responsibility, and an emphasis on collaboration rather than competition. Some Batten community members believe they are living the values theyd like to see in the world, right now, rather than waiting for huge societal transformation. In academic lanuage, this can be referred to as prefigurative politics or occasionally prefig pols. This is all to say that Batten does cool things like making decisions via consensus, which requires the consent of each person. Sometimes it really allows folks to explore concepts outside of democracy or representation, and practices the idea that one persons voice is just as important as everyone elses. Batten helps students practice sharing responsibility with a group. Theres a whole lot to get done in the house and some people are more able to do some of the work than others. Thinking about an abundance of time and energy rather than a deficit (or being stressed out about work) can help folks figure out how to help the house out and be generous with their time. We have also been pretty successful in modeling how to be collaborative rather than competitive with each other, which is in huge contrast to many of the messages we get in our economy and politics and academics. I think were going to need these skills of group decision-making, collaboration, and accountability when we get closer to the world we want, so we need to start practicing now. 17

As a prospective student, you were most likely told that Bryn Mawr is famous for its delicious food. However, despite the websites assurance that Dining Services is constantly striving to improve vegetarian and vegan options, I was disappointed by the lack of vegan options available in both Erdman and Haffner. Meatless Mondays are not actually meatless, and the Mostly Meatless bar frequently includes options like Bacon Mac N Cheese. Although the dining hall staff is very accommodating and helpful, the limited food budget hinders their ability to provide a wide variety of fruits and vegetables; the staples of any vegan diet. This is especially problematic when vegetables are mixed in with prepackaged meat dishes, making them inaccessible to vegetarians as well as vegans. Furthermore, many of the meatless options are vegetarian, often leaving vegan students with little to eat other than salad. However, there are a few easy ways to make delicious vegan food out of ingredients already in the dining hall. I highly recommend using take out boxes, or your own Tupperware, to save some of the better dining hall options. Special meals, like Fakesgiving or the food from parents weekend, are usually higher quality than normal dining hall food. Try bringing Tupperware and filling it with re-heatable foods like mashed sweet potatoes, soup, or pasta. There are also options available outside of the dining hall. You can buy an inexpensive blender, like the smoothie makers on Amazon, and make smoothies out of frozen bananas, canned fruit from the dining hall, and juice or soy milk. This is an easy and healthy breakfast. You can also add Oreos or vegan chocolate chips and use less milk to make it a banana milkshake. There is also a vegan restaurant on Lancaser called VGE Cafe, which offers a variety of sandwiches, falafel, and even desserts. Whether your dietary choices are for animals, the environment, or your health, dont give up just because youre in college. If youre like me and Veganism is an important part of your values, you shouldnt dispose of it just because its a little more challenging. Instead, try these tips and youll realize its not as difficult as it might initially seem. Here are a few recipes to try.

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Trail Mix: This one requires a trip to Haverford, but is well worth it. Get a takeout box and fill it with a variety of nuts, dried fruit, and cereal. Transfer the mixture to a plastic bag and use for an easy snack. Oatmeal: While youre at Haverford, I highly recommend picking up a few free instant oatmeal packets, which are excellent for late night study sessions.

Snacks

Desserts
Fried Banana: Clean out a pan in Erdman, spray it with cooking spray, and add sliced banana. Cook until the down facing side is golden brown, then flip and cook until it is gooey and caramelized. Vegan Hot Cocoa: Add Hersheys syrup to soy milk to taste, and then microwave it for 1:30.

Stir Fry Central: In Erdman, there are a few pans available; half of which are Vegetarian only. You can steam broccoli from the salad bar by putting it in a bowl of boiling water, and microwaving it for 5 minutes. While you are cooking the broccoli, add mushrooms, raw tofu from the salad bar, edamame, and bell peppers to an oiled pan. Stir fry for 5 minutes. Then, add the broccoli to the pan with your preferred dressing or sauce and stir fry until coated. The sesame seed dressing is particularly delicious, but you can also make a sweet soy sauce by mixing 1 spoonful of brown sugar with 2 spoonfuls of soy sauce. Paninis: At lunch in Erdman, use the panini press to make a grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich, peanut butter and banana sandwich, or even a hummus + veggie panini. Super Soup: When Haffner has Vegan soup or broth, add raw tofu and other vegetables from the salad bar, like broccoli.

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by Besty Helm 16 Being a student athlete is awesome: you have your P.E. credits set, you get to play and participate in something you actually enjoy, you have a team of built-in friends/acquaintances, you have extra support in your coaches, practicing and working out means no Freshman 15, no one can judge you for eating half your body weight in the dining hallthe list goes on and on. However, being a student athlete can also majorly suck. Schools throw around the phrase student athlete all the time like its a one-word identifier for anyone who goes to classes and plays a sport without recognizing that this doubled term actually entails a nearly doubled life. You have double the responsibility between getting to class and doing class work and getting to practice nearly every day. You have to strike a balance between social life, academic life, and athletic life. You have to take care of all the major milestones and traditions school entailsHell Week, sophomore essay, picking a major, thesising, maybe studying abroadand still devote every weekend to games and meets. Basically, there are a lot of myths flying around about what it means to be a student athlete, and I hope to dispel some of those myths.

1. You played this sport in high school so naturally you must continue in college.

Nope. If it doesnt make you happy dont do it. Dont worry about letting your old coach, new coach, or past teammates down, because if they actually care about you, theyll root for you no matter what. This holds true for quitting a sport midway through your college experience. Maybe you thought that youd like to keep playing or that you could manage as well as you did in high school but found that not to be the case. Or maybe you found a new
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passion. Either way, only do what fulfills you.

2. Youve never played a sport a day in your life, and its way too late to pick anything up.

Just because youve never played soccer before doesnt mean youre suddenly too old to start or something. You might suck at first, but thats what happens when you try something for the first time ever. That does not mean youll suck foreveron the contrary, youll probably pick it up pretty fast being surrounded by folks who really know what theyre doing and who can help you out. If you want to play something, go for it. Talk to the coach, crash some practices, beg your friends to run plays or just run in general with you. You do have to take the initiative, but know you have the option.

3. Your teammates are your best and only friends and sports are your only thing.

To hell with that. Ok, so maybe the friends thing is an exaggeration, but it does sometimes seem like theres a pressure to stay with your own kind meaning fellow athletes. Other friends dont get it when you tell them about perfectly executing a play or winning a race and think its crazy how much time you devote to practice, but it can also be nice to talk to people who dont care about sports and make you think about other things. You can also broaden your horizons. Dont limit yourself to one thing, explore all your interests. Thats why college exists. Athletics can be like a bubble sometimes, so I recommend taking a step outside.

4. Balancing everything will come naturally and since other athletes can do it, you can too.

I wish that were true, but sadly not so much. Balancing everything takes time and practice and it can take a couple of mishaps and fiery explosion-type screw-ups to get things right. Athletics certainly adds another ball to keep up in the air, and unless youre a juggling pro itll take time to stabilize that extra weight. Dont think youre wrong or messed up for struggling. Rather, realize that almost everyone takes a ride on the struggle bus and those who have made it off can be valuable resources. Talk to people, ask for help, work with what you have and dont suffer in silencesuffering in silence gets you stuck near the back of the struggle bus in front of a kid who keeps kicking your seat and next to the guy who falls asleep on your shoulder and takes up about half your leg room. Find your balance in your own time.

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Tra-di-tion (noun)

1. an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom).
In all aspects of our academic lives, Mawrtyrs question, question, question. Why are things done this way? How have they changed? How can they be better? What problems can be solved? In our experience of traditions, which are almost sacred on this campus, that questioning falls away. Here are some questions we think the campus should be asking about traditions. Pull out a pen, write some of your thoughts in the space below and consider starting a conversation with a friend about your experiences with Bryn Mawr traditions.

1. What parts of traditions best represent Bryn Mawrs values?

Is this set of people representative of the campus as a whole? Consider which friend groups go to all the step-sings, who sits on Hell Week Committee, etc.

2. What kind of people actively participate in and lead traditions?

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3. Does the Bryn Mawr community take adequate responsibility for the effects of traditions? What could be done about negative patterns while preserving what is good about traditions?
Campus safety has said that the last night of hell week has the highest number of reported sexual assaults at Bryn Mawr all year. You might also think about the relationship between traditions and alcohol.

4. What is a question about Bryn Mawr traditions that you think is important? Why do you think people dont talk about it?

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Youre sick of the Blue Bus and have cabin fever. How do you get away?
BIKING!
If you have a bike on campus, its really easy and fun to bike to Haverford, Acme, Trader Joes, the Bryn Mawr Hospital Thrift Shop, and other places in the area. If you dont have a bike but want to use one, check out the BikeCos bike share program. Biking around here is not always safe, because there are no bike lanes and cars arent very thoughtful, especially on Lancaster and Montgomery. Heres an alternative route to Haverford with fewer busy roads: Starting at Pem Arch, go right on Merion Ave (towards Haffner). Take the first left on Yarrow St and then the first right on Morris Ave (as if you were going to the train station). Cross Montgomery and then turn left to go through the tunnel under the railroad tracks. (If it makes you feel safer here, feel free to ride on the sidewalk, but you totally have a right to ride on the road and make cars wait for you.) Continue straight and cross Lancaster at the light. In a couple blocks, take a slight left at Wayside Rd (There is a Do Not Enter sign, but YOU CAN ENTER! Youre on a bike!) This street immediately comes to a 5-way intersection. Take a slight left here onto Railroad Ave (almost straight). Youll be on this road for a while (about .7 miles) until it runs into College Ave. Turn right here. At the top of the hill youll see the driveway into Haverford on the left. Make sure to use your hand signals when turning into Haverford since cars go pretty fast here. Follow directions in reverse to get back. Use google maps or your fancy space phone if you wanna visualize the route!

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION! A lot of Mawrters know about the regional rail (often referred to as the R-5) as a way to get into Philly. And its great, if you get free SEPTA tickets (from Student Activities) or you feel like coughing up $14 to get into the city*** However, if youre willing to walk a bit more and spend a little more time in transit, you might want to consider taking the Norristown Highspeed Line and connecting to the Market Frankford Line (often referred to as the R-100). Because of the transfer, it can be a little confusing/scary the first time, so heres an in-depth guide on how to take the R-100: 1. Bring a friend for moral support! 2. The station is near the Bryn Mawr Hospital (across the street from Wawa, which means that if youre going to take the R-100 when the Lantern Van is running, you can get a ride and grab a sandwich!). To get there, you walk into Bryn Mawr town (under the regional rail tracks) and follow Bryn Mawr Ave from the R-5 train station around that parking lot and across Lancaster Ave. Youll walk down this street for several blocks, past the Hospital, until it meets County Line Rd at a big intersection (this is where the Wawa is). Cross County Line Rd and turn right, walking away from Wawa and past Piccolos Pizza, towards a small side street, Glenbrook Ave. On the left, there will be a parking lot and you can see a bridge and a sign for the train station. Cross the bridge partway and go down the stairs to the platform. Youll want to get on the next train coming from the right (as you face the tracks in the direction you first approached them). One way to remember which platform to be on is that when you get off the train coming home from the city youll be getting off on the side closer to the parking lot which is closer to home. When youre getting on, youre travelling away and want to get as far from Bryn Mawr as possible. This trick also works for the Bryn Mawr regional rail platform.

***If you buy your regional rail tickets in advance, it will cost up to 11.50 (depending on time of day), but if you buy them on the train, its $14. Therefore, if you need to buy a round trip ticket while on the R-5, it is actually cheaper to get an Independence Pass ($12) and you can use that as many times as you want in a day. If youre going to ride the R-5 a lot (or you have a group of friends riding it), consider buying a 10-trip ticket pack, because it saves money. Also, check the reslife website to get a free round trip ticket (you could get 5 each semester at last notice)

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3.Paying is a little complicated. Ideally you want to use tokens, because it saves you money, but if you dont already have some, you can use cash and then buy tokens at the next station when you transfer. If youre going all the way into Philly (either West Philly or Center City) you need to pay for a transfer as well, so pay $3.75 and ask the conductor for a transfer. YOU MUST HAVE EXACT CHANGE (or be prepared not to get cash back). If you are using a token, you need to pay a token PLUS $1.50. The conductor will hand you a slip of paper which is your transfer - youll need that when you get off! You dont have to worry about where to get off, because your stop is the last stop: 69th St Station. 4.When you get off the train, you can pretty much follow the flow of people off the platform and into the building, turn right once in the doors and right again, following signs for the Market Frankford Line. NOTE: there are token machines here so you can buy tokens in large amounts. In general, the more tokens you buy at a time, the more money you save (at the time of writing this, theyre $1.80 a piece in bulk). There are ticket booths and turnstiles, and since you have a transfer (rather than a token or a pass), you can put that in the ticket booth window and the person working there will let you through the turnstile. Walk through the doors and down the stairs to the platform, and get on whichever train has more people in it - they are all going the same way, just leaving at different times. This is the Market Frankford Line, and you can see if it stops at all stops at septa.org. But it runs along Market Street through West Philly and Center City (stopping at 30th St Station, Suburban Station, and Market East, among others) and then goes to North Philly. So get off wherever you want! 5.COMING BACK: this is very straightforward and almost exactly the same EXCEPT paying is a little different. At whatever station you are getting on, go up to the ticket window (dont put anything in the turnstile) and put a token in the token slot and $1.00 in the money slot and ask for a transfer. DONT pay the $.50 yet - that will be later. Take the MFL all the way to the end at 69th St and then wait for the next NHL train to leave. You dont give the conductor your transfer slip + $.50 until you are getting off. Also, you might need to push the button to make the train stop at the Bryn Mawr train station - it doesnt always stop, so pay attention!

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by Alex Hamel 14 Obviously, you didnt come to Bryn Mawr for its party rankings, but let me fill you in on what you can expect if you choose to venture out. Bryn Mawrs weekend parties refer to gatherings of friends and seem to be over by 2am. This is arguably the same for Haverford. Events at the Campus Center and Founders (which definitely require pregaming, no alcohol is provided) are not notable but they are excellent for getting a clear vibe of the bi-co and what it has to offer (plus, there are usually snacks magic cookie bars, holler). Radnors legendary Halloween party and the East vs West party are pretty much what weve got to our name. Many people in the tri-co have stopped attending because of Bryn Mawrs notorious party rules (we are required to have bouncers, some of which end up looking as if they might punch someone in each ovary if they feel the room has reached capacity). The Bryn Mawr Concert Series brings underground groups to campus, but these tend to bring out an invisible crowd sometimes. The same people seem to always be there, much respect. Its fun as long as your expectation for a huge group to dance in is nonexistent. The music can be groovy, bring your friends for something more low-key. I definitely appreciate the serenity that campus provides sometimes, but if you are ever in the situation where you want to be surrounded be the average college party experience, definitely expand your horizonsfar, far away from anywhere near Thomas Hall, I tell ya. Swarthmore frats can be pretty interesting, and there is always a vibrant crowd though figuring out the van schedule can be a pain. The party scene at Penn and Drexel (and closer to home, Villanova) definitely provide a more vodka coated, let-loose experience. The dive bars next to campus provide an onslaught of frat boys and cheeseburgers. Its actually kind of funny to walk by the Mermont Apartments, where many Villanova students live, and see the sea of empty beer cans and smashed Solo cups only to arrive on our campus and probably feel like you and your friend are the only one alive on campus aside from one deer. But sometimes that is the most comforting thing after a night out. Although Public Safety can feel like an enemy, they truly are there to help you. Do note that whenever Public Safety is called on you, they are required to notify your dean. Depending on the situation, Public Safety will assess whether or not you require a friendly trip to Bryn Mawr Hospital. Any
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run-ins with alcohol that lead to Public Safety being notified require a heart to heart with the drug & alcohol counselor in the Health Center. If you are off campus and need a way to get back to Bryn Mawr, you can always call Campus Safety they will find a way to help you no matter what hour of day or night. It is always smart to keep a little extra cash with you while going out and a couple cab company numbers. Just remember: wherever you are while drinking, make sure you are with people you trust who wouldnt leave you to eat cheese popcorn and watch Thor if you were puking in the bathroom on your hall. The environment you put yourself in, and the people you choose to be with, when undergoing any kind of intentional mind altering experience is probably the most important thing to focus in on, as well as your own comfort. One of the best times to drink and feel safe and in good company is at step sing with your friends. And the most golden day of all: May Day. On the contrary, a frat can be such an ominous, dark place of utter doom at 3 in the morning. You might ask yourself Alex, why in the hell did you let yourself get here? (Substitute your own name I love using mine as an example because its gender neutral ;)). You might regret having taken a tequila shot with an unidentified frat boy who looks identical to Buzz Lightyear. Its okay to be extra pissed at yourself, but you need some of this pizazz in your life, even if it comes from a pretty shitty decision on your part. This type of lesson is just as crucial of an experience as the awkward Emily Balch seminar. I strongly believe that aside from Bryn Mawrs academic rigor and focus on campus involvement, from its intense focus on what we will do with our futures (this is all swell, dont get me wrong), college should also be about having fun. This sometimes involves making 3 or 7 mistakes. Anassa Kata & cheers.

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While this piece might be outwardly directly aimed at a very specific subsection of Bryn Mawrs community, I hope that it proves to be useful to the larger community as well, in the hope that we are better able to understand issues of race and diversity on this campus. Im Indian, from India, and Im going to talk about my experiences with race specifically from this point of viewthat is to say, as a person of color from a country outside of the US. As any other person in South Asia, I was brought up in a relatively racially homogenous society. I learnt a lot of history on colonialism, but always thought of it as a thing of the past. Remnants of colonialism remain, of coursefor example, they manifest in sections of Indian societys obsession with fair skin but race was never something I thought about. And this is understandable, because in India, we are all largely of the same race and color. In the US, you might be stared at in airports, randomly searched, and jeered at in streets. At Bryn Mawr, people might ask you about your feelings on race and being a person of color, and, if youre like me, you might find yourself devoid of said feelings at first. I have found that this is a sentiment that is particular to international students of colorparticularly from South Asia. Brown folks who were born and raised in the US have much stronger feelings about the color of their skins than we do. They have, after all, been brought up in a society where they are a racial minority. And while Indian Americans form an elite part of American society in many ways, they have experiences related to brownness that we, in many ways, cannot relate to. I have found that they are culturally often more brown than I myself am. And while Ive had reservations about this attachment to race and the ways in which it perpetrates divisions, I realize that I can only think in this way because of my background, and because of the fact that I did not spend a childhood in the US as a racial minority.
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It strikes me as Im writing this that its awkward to identify as a person of color, because I never did before I arrived on this campus where I found myself being referred to as one. I still rarely domy ties with home are so strong that I cannot still identify as a POC because where Im from, everyone has the same general color as me. Even if they dont, even if theyre particularly light skinned, we dont necessarily talk about divisions based on the color of our skins. We dont talk about the politics of race because there is really only one race. So, you might never hear your international South Asian friends referring to themselves as POCs, and you might simultaneously see South Asian Americans staunchly attached to that label. I think its interesting and important to examine both sides. It is empowering for racial minorities in the US to identify with and form communities around their race. On the flip side, I have found that there is a certain level of empowerment to be found in not identifying as a person of color, because this involves, at some unconscious level, a rejection of race and divisions of color. You will find that Bryn Mawr is politically correct to a fault, if thats possible. You will hear your white friends talking about how they hate whiteness as a culture, and you will wonder if that isnt a bit excessive. You will be referred to as a person of color, and you will find yourself unconsciously identifying as one, regardless of whether or not it fits. You will hear and see anger directed at white women in saris, and you might be confused, because you remember thinking how lovely that American woman looked in a sari at a wedding you recently attended back home. Bryn Mawr is always exciting, and always fiery. Enjoy it. Revel in a community that is as progressive as it is, and always remember to bring your voice to the table, because we as international students have very different and sometimes untainted opinions on race that can be refreshing. As native South Asians, we are able to look at brownness as a concept that is not tied to issues of racism and (the lack of) privilege and I think that can be very important, especially when thinking globally. Most of all, be grateful for the opportunity for discussion that this community provides. I can assure you of this: you will think about race and brownness and colonialism more than you ever have before, and itll be great.

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by Maya Yu Zhang 15 Sometimes, its even harder to witness an event than to experience it yourself. Last semester, I took a Video Production class with X who is also originally from China. Despite the fact that X already had a lot of experience with photography and was considered a very talented photographer by many within the Chinese student circle, she felt like a beginner as much as anyone else did in that class. Much like toddlers trying to learn how to walk for the first time, we were all figuring out how to walk this unfamiliar, and therefore challenging, avenue. After two assignments, I could see that some people had already grown more comfortable with the camera and were able to present their work with a higher level of confidence; but that was not the case with X. Often during class breaks she would ask me questions about our next assignment, or tell me how she felt unsure of what approach to take. Most of the time her pieces turned out fine. In fact, it would be an understatement to call her work so given how much time and energy she devoted to her projects. Personally, I greatly admired her work for the naturalness she was able to display and communicate through her images even though I didnt always explicitly express to her how much I appreciated her work. X and I were raised in Chinese culture where humility is a great virtue. There is always be a greater talent somewhere; therefore one should always be prepared to be humbled and try to propel oneself forward through criticism. Under many circumstances, if a person praises him or herself it would be considered impolite and reckless. So, being the humble person that she is, X didnt know how to react to positive feedback and very often denied that her work had any value. X, great job! Its amazing! Oh, I just put these random pieces together. Its really not that good. This, of course, left my professor very perplexed. He thought X didnt give herself enough credit, so he would try harder to encourage her whenever he could. However, time after time when their interactions always ended with X being very negative about her own work, the misunderstanding began to deepen. For our final project, we had to work individually on a documentary, a short fiction film or any project that we would like to propose. It was a
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/ Welcome to mostly-womens college (trans*folks included). If you havent noticed the queers, open your eyes. For many people, queerness will define their experience at Bryn Mawr. For many Bryn Mawr students, queerness defines their experiences before, after, and unrelated to Bryn Mawr. Queerness can be defined as the rejection of normative binaries, particularly realizing itself in the rejection of gender and sexuality that systematically falsely categorizes individuals into either male or female genders, and normalizes the practice of heterosexuality. Queer can also act as an umbrella term for genders and sexualities outside of the norm, such as genderfluid, gender nonconforming, asexuality, bisexuality, etc. (look em up, attend Q-Forum on campus). Queer, if understood through queer theory, can work toward a broader questioning and resistance of any normative boundaries and structures for understanding the world around us; gender and sexuality being only examples. Another example might be polyamory as a renegotiation of one-sized-fits-all monogamy, the singular model for structuring romantic relationships. // At Bryn Mawr and other mostly-womens environments, a much larger percentage of folks question, experiment and discover alternative genders and sexualities. This is an environment that encourages new and hopefully liberating understandings of gender, and one that creates solidarity between those who are gender-oppressed. It serves as a perfect place to also question and restructure relationships with ourselves and between each other as being more open than those weve been led to believe are possible.
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ways. We wish that no one manifestation is perceived as more desirable than another. Identity, practice, appearance, and experiences vary: one can identify as being queer without indicating standard queer behaviors or fashions. This is precisely how queerness is special and powerful. Thus the visible and invisible queer populations on campus can further perpetuate hierarchies of dominance (such as masculine privilege), but also reinforce the fluidity of queer gender and sexuality. Bryn Mawrs insulated community is able to foster the development of a distinct queer culture on campus, however it is by no means static or predictable. There are no rules on how to be queer, just be kind and be you.

Queerness should and could be about a desire for another way of being in both the world and time, a desire that resists mandates to accept that which is not enough." Jos Esteban Muoz
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by Airen McClure 16 As a person who doesn't identify as a woman, I know that I experience this community very differently than a lot of people. As a non-female identifying person, sometimes there are almost constant reminders that some people think I dont belong here or that my presence is unimportant. I frequently experience erasure and microaggressions from faculty, staff, and fellow students, many of whom have no idea the effect of their highly gendered language. And while I have been made to feel trivial and unwelcome by some members of this community, I have been constantly comforted, encouraged, and loved by many of my friends here. While this neither excuses peoples actions nor lessens the pain, I am sometimes comforted in knowing that for every microagression I face in this community, I have also experienced a moment of understanding and compassion from my Bryn Mawr family. Although it is far from easy to be someone who attends Bryn Mawr but doesn't identify as a woman, the people I met at Bryn Mawr and the support I got here actually played a large role in my finally allowing myself to be honest about my gender. My Bryn Mawr family was there for me when the best way I could describe my gender identity was as a scrawny lumberjack. My Bryn Mawr family was there for me when I returned from the summer with a new name and different pronouns, and I know that, though much of the journey ahead of me will be hard, there are members of my Bryn Mawr family who will be there for me every step of the way. In all honesty, no one has been more helpful in regards to everything gender-related than my trans Mawrter siblings. I am incredibly lucky to have found a friend and mentor who is further along in this process than I am. Through his constant patience and help, I have learned a lot about how to make a space for myself here and live the life I have always wanted to. One of the first steps in this for me was having my professors use my preferred name and correct pronouns. Though things haven't been perfect, I have found the most success in emailing my professors before the first classes and telling them my preferred name and appropriate pronouns, and also requesting that they never use any other name for me, despite what may appear on their class lists. After becoming frustrated by professors who referred to the entire class as women, I also have started to include a request that when referred to in relation to gender, have it acknowledged that I identify
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as______. Though some professors still slip up, I have also had considerable success. Another space in which I needed to change my name within the Bryn Mawr community was the various online programs. After manually changing my preferred name on Bionic, I talked to the Help Desk and asked them to change it on the college email. At this point, the Help Desk is actually working on an official instructional guide to changing your preferred name on Bryn Mawrs various websites that will hopefully make the process clearer in the future. Another way to manage your preferred name on campus is to talk with the head registrar. An additional challenge for me was being referred to properly in my on-campus job, which was more difficult but has also been manageable. First as a worker and now as a supervisor in dining services, I was able to talk to my head supervisor about my preferred name and have it put on my t-shirt and on the scheduling website. Later, when I faced repeated difficulties with some of the full-time staff in dining services, I was able to talk to the head-supervisor again about my concerns, and she was able to help. Although I am still very frustrated whenever I am misnamed or mispronounced by a manager or another person, I have been able to find support in another trans supervisor. With each of us looking out for the other and helping whenever possible, it makes fighting this up-hill battle seem more possible and less lonely. Another part of my gender journey has involved some aspects of physically and medically transitioning. While the people I worked with in the counseling center were helpful in discussing this, I actually went to the Mazzoni Center, a LGBTQ+ health center in Philly, to have blood work done and to get a prescription for Testosterone. I was able to have my medical visits - though not my hormones and injection materials - for free by going to the Mazzoni Centers youth drop in hours, which are currently 5-7PM on Wednesday nights; this time block means that all appointments, blood work, etc. are entirely free for LGBTQ+ people like myself under the age of 24. Also, by using the Walgreens pharmacy attached to the Mazzoni Center, the price of Testosterone and injection materials for 3 months is decreased to $50-$80. As I move forward with this process I am looking into changing my name and gender-marker on various legal documents, after which Bryn Mawr will be able to use the correct name on all of my forms and in every context. Until then, the college has to maintain the presence of my birth name on some forms of documentation since it is still the name on my taxes. While these have just been some of my experiences, and are certainly not the experiences of every Mawrter who is not a woman, I hope they are helpful in navigating some aspects of gender on campus. I think Bryn Mawrs official policy on gender identity and expression (which can be found on the Pensby Centers website) sums things up pretty well: Bryn Mawr College is
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committed to developing and fostering a safe space and successful living and learning environment for our diverse and multicultural student population in which all members are valued. As a womens college, we recognize that societys understanding of human diversity is evolving and that this diversity includes a range of gender identities and expressions. The Bryn Mawr community (comprised of faculty, staff, students, alumnae/i and student parents) includes members who are and who identify as transgender. Bryn Mawr fosters an environment of self-exploration that is respectful, safe, and accepting of all members of its community.

Queer + LGBT RESOURCES

CLUBS ON CAMPUS GenderQuest (queer or questioning genders) Rainbow Alliance (queer and allied) Taboo (alternative sexualities and lifestyles) Zami (queer people of color) QUEER FRIENDLY IN PHILLY The Bike Church at Philadelphia Bike Works (bike repair) Chapterhouse (Center City caf) Cutn Paste at The Bike Stop (leather bar and queer dance party) Green Line (West Philly caf) Grindcore House (South Philly caf) Leotah's Place (North Philly caf) Liberty City Kings (queer drag and burlesque) Mazzoni Center (queer-friendly, low-income friendly healthcare) No Ka Oi Tiki (mostly-women's tattoo parlor) Outfest (October festival) The Philly Pigeon at PhilaMoca (poetry) Sexploratorium (sex shop) Stimulus at Voyeur (queer lady club event) Trans Health Conference (conference) Underground Arts (venue) The Welcoming Committee (venue takeover) Wooden Shoe (book shop)
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by Egina Manachova 14

Who are the McBrides, you might ask? We are usually referred to as the older students; a simple answer to a not so simple reality. As if the only thing that distinguishes us from the traditional culture at Bryn Mawr is age. That would be true if there were a singular traditional culture at Bryn Mawr. Given that you are reading a disorientation guide, it is safe to say there is not a single narrative that can describe a mass swath of Mawrters. Age, however, is an inescapable factor, and it is a distinguishing mark. Age, to put it simply, could be the a singular generalization for the college that rings true. Close to- if not more than- 98% percent of the student body at Bryn Mawr is between 18 and 22 years old. This means that 98% percent of the students at Bryn Mawr are following traditional institutional life paths, regardless of whether their home life or high school years were traditional or utterly uncommon. Therefore, if all these students graduate as expected, they (you) will be spending their twenties figuring out what the hell there is to do with your college degree and the life that is supposed to follow. Let me tell you, there is a shit ton to do; far more than if you dont have a college degree (especially a degree from a prestigious, expensive private school). To be clear, having a Bryn Mawr degree, coupled with youth, is a major social, economic and material advantage and position of privilege in our society. This is a position that shouldnt be taken lightly or without a critical stance. McBrides have worked hard to attain the advantage of a high quality college education at a later stage in our lives. Our determination has brought us to Bryn Mawr as McBrides. The struggle to educate ourselves and live a life of dignity and meaningregardless of our age or the divergent life paths we have hadhas been worthwhile, though difficult. The intersection of a non-traditional tract with a traditional education is where traditional students and the McBrides meet. This intersection can be a place of resource sharing, as well as community building, cultural sharing and integration. It can also, occasionally, be a difficult and terse stance of differences. As a McBride, I prefer the former. I believe we could learn a
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lot from traditional age students about the unwritten exceptions of being good hard working students. McBrides have a wealth of alternative information to share with traditional aged students about living through your twenties and on. Allow me to share with you quickly what some of our twenties looked like. To be a McBride you have to be at least 24. Our ages range from 24 to 54. We are a tiny group seeking greater visibility at Bryn Mawr, especially as our numbers continue to grow (thirty five of us are on campus this year). We are a scrappy and resourceful bunch to say the least. Some of us left home and school in our teens and have been supporting ourselves since then. Many of us have sought to escape childhoods of poverty, limited support and options. We are working hard to be good students while having to pay bills, take care of family members from children to sick and elderly parents and commute to school daily from Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. Some of us had a child or children in our twenties and waited until our kids were grown enough for us to pursue our own higher education. Some McBrides are single mothers. Imagine having to study for a chemistry final while your nine year old is sick and there is no one else to care for them. To put it simply, we work hard to be McBrides at Bryn Mawr. We are also working hard in terms of integrating ourselves into the cultures of Bryn Mawr and gaining visibility on a structural level in terms of SGA, Traditions, and group support. To do that, we need you. May this short essay guide you to a McBride in your upcoming years at Bryn Mawr; we are excited to meet you, become friends, learn from each other and accomplish some great things together to ensure that future McBrides have a supportive home at Bryn Mawr.

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Many of my fellow students had a radically different childhood education experience than I did. Bryn Mawr tends to attract former Gifted and Talented types, while I am a former Special Ed type.
Despite all the coping mechanisms I have developed over the course of my education, I still deal with ADD as part of my daily life, especially my daily work life. I still have to use every resource I have to stay seated during a two hour seminar, I still cant sustain focused work for longer than 25 minutes, and I still have intensely delayed processing speed. There are so many disabilities that can affect a students life and work at Bryn Mawr, and I can only speak to my own experience with a learning disability but I would like to address both the resources and opportunities that have been helpful in making Bryn Mawr work for me and the ways in which Bryn Mawr, and the educational system Im working in as a whole, could do better. When I got to Bryn Mawr I thought I would be fine without extra help. I felt like I was mostly normal, I worked hard, I had a big appetite for learning, and I felt proud of the work I was doing in my classes. Then midterms came. I found in every exam that I just didnt have time to finish all the questions and that I would maybe make it three quarters of the way through a test when the other students would start to leave and the professor would gather our blue books. After getting two exams back, I decided to meet with access services. After enduring the endless paperwork and bureaucracy that was involved in getting extended time for the SAT and ACT, I thought getting extended time at Bryn Mawr, with its lax, honor-based testing culture would be a piece of cake. Boy was I wrong. When I met with access services, I learned that I would need to be diagnosed again in order to have official recognition from the college to receive accommodations. This is an expensive and time-intensive process. My high school counselor who is an actual saint agreed to do this out of the kindness of her heart but I wouldnt be returning to my hometown until winter break and I knew that I wouldnt be able to get through finals week without extended time. I was told that my best option would be to make a personal appeal to each
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of my professors to see if they would be willing to give me an off-the-books accommodation. Some professors agreed to this, others didnt. Im sure you can guess which courses I got good grades in that semester. I went through extensive testing over winter break to hear what I already knew about myself confirmed in a more official way and since then I have the same routine every semester: I meet with access services, get a letter for each of my professors and meet with them or approach them after class to address my needs. Exams with accommodations are always an adventure. Sometimes my extended time is a fun chance to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse and watching my professors deal with a new situation is always an adventure. Places Ive been stationed include a graduate carrel usually occupied by my TA, empty classrooms (on one occasion a class showed up and I had to relocate), academic common rooms, and the corners of my professors offices. Some professors prefer I show up early, stay late, come for the exam at an entirely different time, or begin a quiz with the whole class and step out when everyone else is done and Im not and miss some of that class time. On multiple occasions, professors have forgotten about me, sometimes surprised when I pop into their office to collect my exam or sometimes after Ive taken an exam. I once waited in an empty classroom for nearly an hour before I decided to go track down my professor. Self-scheduled exams have a strange intimacy to them but they are not much fun. The site for extended-time self-scheduled exams is the basement of Dalton, which can often feel like a weirdly punishing space. I have often sat in the basement of Dalton, working on an exam, and have thought to myself, What did I do to be put in this dungeon? Of course Im not actually being punished for having a learning disability. I very much want to recognize that most of my professors and the administrative staff Ive worked with have been nothing but cool and helpful in trying to make Bryn Mawr work for me. When I can bring them the right paperwork, professors are always happy to help exams work for me and the access services is a great and helpful office. With that said, any time I encounter my need for accommodations I am reminded that despite the modifications available, I am working with a system that was just not designed for me. I am reminded of this when there is no physical space that is convenient for me to occupy, when my professors give exams that are a little long for most students and require me to rearrange my schedule or pull an all-nighter in order to finish, when I have to sacrifice spending time in class to spend time at an exam for that class, or when I have to endure an arduous amount of red tape. At these moments and many more, I remember the systematic ableism that is built into Bryn Mawr as well as most higher education. It is my hope that Bryn Mawr will start to meet its students needs not just by modifying the system that is built to one kind of student but by creating a system that has all different kinds of students built into it.

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BRYN MAWR
Michael Allen, Political Science, Africana Studies Don Barber, Geology, Env. Studies Linda-Susan Beard, English, Africana Studies, Gen/Sex Jody Cohen, Education, Gen/Sex Alison Cook-Sather, Education, Director of Peace, Conflict and Social Justice program Anne Dalke, English, Gen/Sex Marissa Golden, Political Science Jennifer Harford Vargas, English, Gen/Sex, Latin American/Latino studies Carol Hager, Political Science, Env. Studies Pim Higginson, French, Africana Studies Homay King, History of Art, Film Erika Marquez, Sociology Mary Osirim, (Interim Provost) Sociology, Africana Studies, Gen/ Sex Roya Rastegar, History of Art, Film, Gen/Sex, Latin American/ Latino studies Micheal Rock, Economics Matthew Ruben, English Bethany Schneider, English, Env. Studies Ellen Stroud, Cities, and Env. Studies Kate Thomas, English, Gen/Sex Dan Torday, Creative Writing Michael Tratner, English Nate Wright, Sociology Sharon Ullman, History, Film, Gen/Sex Beth Uzwiak, Anthropology

HAVERFORD

Andrew Cornell, (Independent College Programs visiting prof), Anarchism Craig Borowiak, Political Science Andrew Friedman, History, Env. Studies Anita Isaacs, Political Science Steve McGovern, Political Science John Muse, Fine Arts Joshua Ramey, Philosophy Jill Stauffer, Philosophy, Director of Peace, Justice and Human Rights concentration

SWARTHMORE

Allison Dorsey, History, Black Studies George Lakey, Peace & Conflict Studies Giovanna De Chiro, Political Science, Env. Studies Nina Johnson, Sociology & Anthropology, Black Studies Christy Schuetze, Anthropology

This is a list compiled from the personal experience of the producers of this zine and recommendations from folks we know. This list is not exhaustive (especially let us know if you know science/math profs to add!)

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These are groups with radical politics and/or activism as central theme. Of course these arent the only good clubs, but they might be some of the ones to give you a new way of looking at the world. BikeCo: The Bike Collective aims to create community around bike culture and make biking more accessible on campus. They provide workshops and run the bike share program. Talk to them if you need to use a bike! *the college news*: Bryn Mawrs feminist news journal, a great source and outlet for (radical) feminist discussion. Environmental Justice League: an environmental justice focused group that seeks to use and advocate for the use of nonviolent direct action as a tactic for change. GenderQuest: aims to support and advocate for students who identify as transsexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, or non-cisgender, or who are questioning their gender. (from the Bryn Mawr website) Fem-Co: represents Bryn Mawrs chapter of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance and is a space on campus for feminist discussion, advocacy, and activism. Justice for Palestine Leverage: works toward compiling and publishing a bi-semester zine and is dedicated to documenting and highlighting the experiences and voices of people of color on campus. Mawrters For Immigrant Justice: a grassroots activist group for fair inclusion of undocumented Mawrters on campus and for immigrant rights in the US. NAACP: This group works to inform the Tri-Co community of the problems affecting racial and ethnic minorities, and to advance the economic, educational, social and political affairs of these groups and help facilitate their harmonious cooperation with other peoples; to stimulate an appreciation of the African Diaspora and other people of colors contribution to civilization; and to develop an intelligent, militant effective youth leadership. Rainbow Alliance: Rainbow Alliance is a social, cultural, and political group. They foster community for all students who are part of any gender and/or sexual minority...as well as their allies. Real Food Challenge: This club, initiated by the Sustainable Food Committee, is a chapter of the national Real Food Challenge campaign, which seeks to see 20% more real food in college dining halls by 2020. United States Against Sweatshops: aims to spread awareness about companies that are guilty of worker exploitation on our campus, in our community, and in the global factories where clothing is produced. Zami: works to raise awareness and support for LGBTQ people of color.
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A-Space Anarchist Community Center: 4722 Baltimore Ave. (Philly) ACT UP: HIV rights, http://www.actupphilly.org/ Ahimsa House: center for peace and mindfulness http://www.ahimsahousephilly.org/ Asian Americans United: http://aaunited.org Asian Arts Initiative: http://asianartsinitiative.org/ Bryn Mawr Hospital Thrift Shop: near Wawa and the Norristown highspeed line! Books Through Bars: http://booksthroughbars.org/ Chapterhouse Caf: http://chapterhousecafe.wordpress.com/ Decarcerate PA: http://decarceratepa.info/ Devine Bike Church: 3916 Locust Walk (Philly) DreamActivist PA: http://www.facebook.com/DreamActivistPennsylvania Earth Quaker Action Team: www.eqat.org Fabric Workshop: http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/ Good Karma Caf: http://thegoodkarmacafe.com/ Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia: http://www.interfaithcenterpa.org/ us/ Juntos: Immigrant rights organization, http://www.vamosjuntos.org/ Lancaster Avenue Autonomous (LAVA) Space: Center for radical media and organizing, http://www.lavazone.org/ Maha Yoga in Ardmore and Philly: http://www.mahayogastudio.com/wp/ Mariposa Food Co-op: https://www.mariposa.coop/ Natives at Penn: http://nativesatpenn.tumblr.com/pow-wow/ Occupy Philly Philadelphia Free Library: http://www.freelibrary.org/ Philadelphia Trans Health Conference: http://www.trans-health.org/ Philly Youth Media Collaborative: http://www.phillyyouthmedia.org/ PhilaMOCA: http://www.philamoca.org/ Philly Aids Thrift store: http://phillyaidsthrift.com/ Philly Rising Tide: http://phillyrisingtide.wordpress.com/ Philly Stands Up: Transformative justice collective, http://www.phillystandsup. com/ Project HOME: working to end homelessness, http://www.projecthome.org/ Puppet Uprising: www.puppetuprising.com Studio 34: yoga studio, http://studio34yoga.com/ Training for Change: www.trainingforchange.org Vox Populi: Artist-run space, http://voxpopuligallery.org/ Wooden Shoe Books: anarchist book store, http://woodenshoebooks.com/ Youth Art Self-Empowerment Project (YASP): http://www.yasproject.com/
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