Tag Archives: Laura Passarelli

Hairy Shame

Hair. Leg hair. Sophomore Laura Passarelli smiles as she rubs her fingers lightly over her shin. “It’s fuzzy,” she says, “but it feels natural.” Laura’s hair, which has grown four months without blade, wax, or cream applied to it, is hardly noticeable. As she sits on a couch in the Dorsey living room, she is […]

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Meet Arm

I’m only speaking from my own experiences—I’m in no way speaking for the whole queer community. WHAT IS YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION? Queer. I personally hate the word lesbian and don’t identify with it. To me, a lesbian is a person who lives in Greece on the island of Lesbos. But, people can identify however they […]

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Nephatali: Seeing the Invisible

Last semester, I participated in the photo booth project along with 380 people associated with Scripps. From the moment I heard about it, I was excited about the project. When Lisa Kau and I had our pictures taken in the white plastic booth, I laughed at the way the camera lens moved and rotated. I […]

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Changing Attitudes

Harvey Mudd senior Elaine Shaver reveals how a per­fectionist academic atmo­sphere and family influences indirectly led her to become a bulimic – and how she learned to respect her body. Has the Mudd or Claremont commu­nity affected how you view your and others’ bodies? Indirectly, I guess. Mudd in particular has a perfectionist attitude. Almost […]

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