A DJS Journey

  I’m Syd and I use they/them pronouns! A handful of y’all know me as one of the dCenter advocates but I have a few points of connections throughout the PLU community such as ASPLU and Womxn’s Ultimate Frisbee. As a dAdvocate I have the opportunity to show many sides of myself and through this piece, I hope to share a more intimate piece of myself as I layout elements of my DJS journey.  7 Lessons 2020 Drilled Into My Head As a preface to any BIPOC that might come across this, a lot of what I process in this piece relates to my growth as a white person, so if you stop reading now that’s totally fine. As for the white students and staff that might be viewing this I invite specifically white students and staff to reflect on my 7 takeaways from this year in the context of their own whiteness.  This year has been R.O.U.G.H. On a level of shared experience, we are all tired. Tired from the earth hurting more now than ever from the climate crisis. Tired from the continued blatant violence, a

Hi Everyone! My name is Vanessa (she/hers) and I’m a senior this year working on a major in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. I’m from Vancouver, Washington where I was born and raised. In my free time I like to hike or golf with friends and family!   My Decision I once stood sound Eyes open wide My feet firm on the ground  I was hopeful for the future With my mind wide open But no sooner that I set foot out my door  Were my dreams slowly broken It started in middle school where I was easily influenced I was made to believed microaggressions were only words They were never heard coming from me  But the people I called “friends” would say them so freely “Asian”, “Hong-Kong”, “Bangkok”, to name a few  These were the only names I was ever called in school  My name didn’t matter once the new names came around  I was made to laugh and told not to make a sound For if I said anything or voiced my discomfort “Dude, it’s just a joke don’t get so butt hurt” With being so young and wan