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JESSICA YU, Staff Columnist

Jessica Yu, Fordham College at Lincoln Center ’23, is a staff writer for The Observer majoring in English and who knows what else. She can be found alone reading and writing or with friends spending too much money on clothes, dancing randomly, tripping over flat ground and laughing way too loud.

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Stop Asking Me About Kids

February 25, 2021
Women should not be expected to have kids. Unless the thought of not having children absolutely devastates you, don't do it.
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Gender Identity and Quarantine: Respect Its Fluidity

February 11, 2021
For many people, including some Fordham students, isolation has given the word "gender" a whole new meaning.
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Straight Girls: Please Stop Kissing Your Friends for Attention

November 9, 2020
I felt icky about it for a long time after, not because I feel icky about kissing girls but because she’s straight. And so were her other friends.
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Barrett’s Gain is the LGBTQ+ Community’s Loss

October 28, 2020
The appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and President Trump’s potential reelection could threaten the safety of the LGBTQ+ community.
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No, You’re Not Too Sensitive. Professors Should Give Trigger Warnings

October 12, 2020
It’s true that learning can cause discomfort sometimes. However, asking professors for trigger warnings is not the same as asking them to make college campuses ideologically safe.
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7 Things That Are NOT Your Fault: Blame it on Astrology

October 4, 2020
If you believe in astrology, you’re in luck, because guess what: All of your mistakes can be explained by your natal chart.
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American Issues are International Students’ Issues

July 27, 2020
Sure, I’m not American, but this is the country I chose to invest my future in.
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It’s Not Just a Flu: Reopening Businesses Will Risk Millions of Lives

May 13, 2020
"I didn’t think a woman complaining about needing her roots redone would make a convincing argument in the eyes of government officials. But alas. Welcome to the land of the free."