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 blata...

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...