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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
·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·
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·
Opinions & Editorials
·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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The Lawrentian Staff·
Opinions & Editorials
·March 1, 2019

Size inclusivity

Inclusive sizing has become something of a buzzword recently. With companies claiming to make clothing “for ALL bodies,” consumers are...
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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·
Opinions & Editorials
·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
·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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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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The Lawrentian Staff·
Opinions & Editorials
·February 22, 2019

Lawrentians do not know how to eat

Forgive me for the clickbait, but I mean it: college students really have no idea how to regulate our own...
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