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The Lawrentian Staff·
Opinions & Editorials
·January 11, 2019

A better new year’s resolution: this year, stop dieting

Every year, January hits us hard with the “New Year, New Me” messaging. A tradition as time-honored as rampant consumerism...
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Olivia Omura·
Opinions & Editorials
·May 17, 2019

Body Talk: Your eyes are beautiful

As a person with primarily European ancestry, I am not often forced to confront the ways in which my perceived...
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Olivia Omura·
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·May 10, 2019

Body Talk: Sex positivity in a college setting

When I pitched the concept for this article to my editor, he asked me to define what sex positivity means...
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Olivia Omura·
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·April 5, 2019

Body Talk: Why are body modifications unprofessional?

Take a look around most college campuses and you will notice the striking diversity in the ways students present themselves....
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Olivia Omura·
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·April 12, 2019

Body Talk: You should never feel guilty for eating

Last week at work, I had an interaction with a customer that reminded me of why I have worked so...
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Olivia Omura·
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·May 6, 2019

Body Talk: Saying something back

I have found myself in many a situation that goes something like this: the person I’m with starts talking about...
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Olivia Omura·
Opinions & Editorials
·May 28, 2019

Body Talk: Cartoons and the norm of thinness

In our society, thin bodies are idealized and heavily normalized. This is significant, since not every beauty standard leaves everyone...
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Olivia Omura·
Opinions & Editorials
·April 26, 2019

Body Talk: Unscheduled exercise is still exercise

It often seems that an inescapable truth of being a college student—and perhaps, of being human—is that we need to...
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Olivia Omura·
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·April 19, 2019

Body Talk: Words matter, stop saying “overweight”

Throughout my long and fruitful life, I have heard, read and participated in many discussions involving body size. Some people...
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The Lawrentian Staff·
Opinions & Editorials
·November 2, 2018

Calorie labels are a cruel joke

It begins like the setup to an old joke: A person with an eating disorder walks into a restaurant. Or,...
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