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Kate Burry

Kate Burry, Presentations Managing Editor

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Controversial Contraception

Teenage girls discuss how taking birth control has impacted their personal lives.
Milla Ben-Ezra and Kate Burry
May 30, 2021

5 million women around the U.S. take some form of the birth control pill. Whether it be for contraception, acne prevention or menstrual regulation, "the pill" assists women in having control over their...

Max Silver '20 observes his frozen-over campus at Southern Methodist University during the power outages in February.

Frozen in Time

Students, faculty and alumni who were affected by the recent Texas power outages share their experiences during the crisis.
Kate Burry
March 26, 2021

    Waking up to a bright, snowy landscape on Presidents’ Day, Allison Park ’21 was baking brownies and playing outside with her cousin when, suddenly, the house went dark. Upon learning that Texas...

From left, Prentiss Corbin '22, Jade Stanford '22, Tom Baker '22 and Kate Hassett '22 gather outside the English building.

Back To School Perspectives

Kate Burry feels nostalgic as she returns to school after nearly a year online
Kate Burry
March 17, 2021

Waking up to torrential rain pounding at my window and snoozing 30 minutes past my alarm, the finale of my 364-day hiatus from in-person school was off to an inauspicious start. However, as soon as I made...

Defining Empowerment

Kate Burry
December 10, 2020

To a certified feminist seven days a week, the lyrics of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit “WAP” (an acronym for “Wet Ass P**** ”) invite the discussion of modern day female empowerment...

Printed with permission of Mimi Offor '21

Diversity, Inequity and Disillusion

Kate Burry
August 31, 2020

Every day, as Chandace Apacanis ’21 walks onto campus or logs onto Zoom, she feels like she must put up a guard to defend herself. As a Black female student attending a predominantly white institution...

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