Intersectional Confessionals: Freshmen reflect on being mixed race at Tulane
Lauren Flowers, Sorrell Brown, Jamie Roa, Hannah Kline, and Eva Bowe
April 25, 2019
Lauren Flowers As an editor of Intersections, I write a lot about identity. I have yet to touch on my identity as a mixed-race person, but as the end of my first year approaches, I realize I cannot divorce it from my freshman experience. Every day, this campus reminds me because of my comp...
Intersectional Confessional: Looking through a different lens
Gabriel Clark-Clough, Contributing Writer
April 3, 2019
Members of marginalized groups inevitably find themselves explaining … a lot. As a result, most start to develop a few well-rehearsed responses that roughly convey the gist of an experience, without having to overcomplicate the issue. In the case of people with learning disabilities, the real challen...
Intersectional Confessional: What Bad Bunny’s “Caro” means for a queer Latinx like me
Canela López, Senior Staff Writer
January 31, 2019
As a trans, genderqueer Latinx, watching the opening scenes of Bad Bunny’s newest music video for “Caro” brought tears of joy to my eyes. The Puerto Rican Latin Trap artist, known for pushing the boundaries of “traditional masculinity” and machismo in Latin hip-hop, has done it again with his latest hit. In the fi...
Intersectional Confessional: I wish you felt how I felt
Eric Charles, Staff Writer
January 31, 2019
Margaux Armfield | Staff Artist I wish you felt how I felt. I first came to Tulane on an unofficial visit for football. I was excited about the new atmosphere in contrast to where I’m from: a place that instead loves itself for a long-standing relationship with crime and shortened life spans, ...
Intersectional Confessional: Vegans and Vegetarians of Color
Patricia García, Impana Murthy, Gomez Sandoval, Contributing Writers
November 29, 2018
Gomez Sandoval When I was 10 years old I decided to be vegetarian, and it has been almost two years since I have made a transition to a fully vegan diet. I never faced any challenge when it came to eating the way I do as I lived the majority of my life in Los Angeles, which gave me access to the city’s...
Intersectional Confessionals: Being Latinx at Tulane
Hugo Fajardo, Lauren Flowers, Fo García, and Justin Marcano
October 18, 2018
Toxicity of Mexicocentrism One great thing about the term “Latinx” is that it can encompass so many cultures brought into the United States. There are 20* Latin American countries, each with their own story to tell. Their own people to talk about. Their own cultures to share. Being awa...
Intersectional Confessional: My date with a Trump supporter
Lauren Flowers, Contributing Writer
September 26, 2018
In hindsight, using Tinder the first week of freshman year to “make friends” was a bad idea. But all my (white) friends were doing it, and I felt a slight yearning for the right swipe of approval that has become a cultural mainstay as dating apps surge in popularity. Most of my matches were black. I was used ...
Intersectional Confessional: Alternative black girl
Jessica Galloway, Intersections Editor
September 7, 2018
The historical and systematic policing of black women’s bodies has not stopped at the legislative level, where rich, old, white men pass laws denying us the right to choose. It has not stopped with the trauma of police brutality and the catcalling in the streets. Black women are scrutinized even in...
Intersections says thank you: our success does not exist in a vacuum
March 14, 2018
Past editor of Intersections, one current editor and associate editor join together to give gratitude those before them, and look toward the future.
Intersectional Confessional: the stories behind the Climate Survey data
Nile Pierre, Derby Belser, and Jewell Prim
February 8, 2018
Intersectional Confessional: Freshmen review their first semesters at Tulane
Jessica Galloway, Kila Moore, and Hugo Fajardo
December 6, 2017
This is the most recent in a new Intersections series: Intersectional Confessionals. To learn more about the series, read our Letter from the Intersections Editors.
Intersectional confessionals: Students discuss in-class experiences
Ella Helmuth, Nile Pierre, and Mark Schaupp
November 1, 2017
Intersectional Confessionals is Intersections' new series that highlights personal narratives from students from marginalized identities. This installment focuses on students' encounters inside of the classroom. For more information on intersectional confessionals, read our letter from the editors....
