

My Experience as an Elementary School TA
Disclaimer: Students’ actual names have been changed for the purpose of privacy.   I didn’t have much experience with kids. Prior to...
Emmie Crump
Oct 27 min read
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My Read on Performative Males
Performative males. Spooky. Maybe some of you have heard of them, maybe some of you even attended the performative male contests that have been floating around (and if you have, I’m jealous).  The term has been thrown around pretty loosely in my personal experience, so I felt the need to have a chat about it. I must preface this chat by saying that men do not need me to defend them or their behaviors (nor do I want to), but as someone who is passionate about letting people
Amanda Donndelinger
Sep 282 min read
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Why Distance Is the Secret Ingredient to Deeper Friendships
Starting college as a freshman often comes with a big change: staying away from home for the first time. Sure, maybe you’ve gone on trips...
Sania Ahmed
Sep 223 min read
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Bloodchild, a relevant tale to reproductive rights today.
Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild  is a provocative sci-fi story that reimagines gender roles and reproductive power. Published in 1984, the...
Savannah Gentry
Sep 192 min read
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Gift
There is a buttercup peaking up from the soil, the morning sun a slanted blanket It is plucked by a child for his bouquet Petals soft,...
Ana Portillo
Sep 131 min read
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Meet the Editor!
Hi everyone! My name is Sophia McMahon. I joined Silhouette last fall as a photography editor and as a poetry featured creative for the...
Sophia McMahon
Sep 81 min read
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Farewell from the Editor
Oh, how I’ve loved this magazine. I wrote a brief love letter to it in the front of this semester’s issue (which you can order here on...
Emelia Delaporte
May 94 min read
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The Joke of the American Dream
Recently, I was convinced to watch the first episode of the HBO series The Sopranos . The show follows the leader of the declining mob in...
Maggie Connolly
May 54 min read
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Have we forgotten about May Day?
Do you know what you’ll be doing on May 1st? In 2025, you probably aren’t celebrating May Day. This holiday has largely been forgotten,...
Emelia Delaporte
Apr 281 min read
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Fortnite has been disappointing recently
I’ve been playing Fortnite since sophomore year of high school and have enjoyed casually playing ever since. This is probably a lot later...
Savannah Gentry
Apr 142 min read
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