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Category Archives: Life

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It Doesn’t Matter Who Won The Debate

October 15, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Samuel Yates It doesn’t matter who won the debate. Last week I returned to my alma mater, Centre College, to participate in the festivities for the 2012 Vice Presidential […]

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LGBT, Life, Politics
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What We Talk About When We Talk About College

October 12, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Miriam Mogilevsky It’s been rather quiet around here lately. I’ve just started my senior year, and with that came a lot of reflection–what I want this last year to […]

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College, Life
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Kind Words: How I Take Care of Myself and My Body

October 12, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Michael Overman I talk to myself, a lot sometimes. Hell, every now and again, I even respond to myself. Sometimes the words I have to say are meaningless banter. […]

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Body Positivity, Life
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It Gets Butter: Real American Cheesecake

October 11, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kera Mogue  Nothing says “thank you” like cheesecake. Chocolate and flowers are nice and easy, but impersonal. I had a brief stint as a hostess at the Cheesecake Factory in […]

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It Gets Butter, Life
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Coming Out of the Digital Closet

October 11, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zach Stafford Before I came out, I used to peer out through a window—a chat window on my computer. From the comfort of my digital closet, AOL Instant Messenger, […]

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Bullying, Coming Out, Gay, LGBT, Life, Uncategorized
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The Morning the Moon Was Tattooed on My Ribs

October 10, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Clementine von Radics “Oh my g-” “Yeah this hurts, I fucking warned you. Just like, angle yourself towards me and don’t flinch” I am shirtless, stretched out on the […]

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Friends, Life, Personal
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Is The Myth of Eternal Love a Pretty Lie?

October 10, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Clarisse Thorn This piece was originally published on Role/Reboot and reposted with permission. You can find the original here. In this article, Clarisse Thorn asks: Is there a time […]

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Family, Life, Relationships
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Serial Dater: The Politics of Dating

October 3, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Adam Guerino Serial Dater is a dating column inspired by a year-long sabbatical from dating. The author went from compulsively dating to abstaining from dating and decided to write […]

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Advice, Dating, Gay, LGBT, Life, Men, Politics, Serial Dater
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Not Keeping Up With the Kardashians: The 5 Best Things About Deactivating My Facebook

September 27, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Joshua Isaacson It has been a while since I have contributed to In Our Words. I’ve been crazy busy with a large course load this semester, tutoring, volunteering, and […]

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Commentary, Life
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Steadfast and Smelly: In Defense of Awkwardly Odored Kids

September 26, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Eugene Cain It took me a long time to embrace my identity as a smelly kid. When I think about it, it’s probably an identity I’ve had my whole […]

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Life, Memoir, Personal

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