Bystander Behavior in his Fucking House

My first semester at Gettysburg, I was at a fraternity party with a group of friends from my floor. As a first-year who spent the majority of her Saturday nights in high school watching Netflix with friends, I was still growing accustomed to the utter chaos which defines our college’s primary social scene. Despite my inexperience, even I knew to be worried when a visibly intoxicated girl stumbled past, pulled behind a guy towards the stairs. [excerpt

Republic of Esthonia : [facts about Esthonia]

http://www.ester.ee/record=b1512379*es

Why I am Against Guns

I am a suicide attempt survivor. And I am for increased gun control reform. And the reason why this is my position is because I know, if my parents had owned a gun, there is an 85% chance you wouldn’t be here reading my story. [excerpt

But, Why Not?

I am the lucky one. That’s how I’ve felt growing up in backwater Pennsyltucky, yet somehow managing to be openly queer. I came out to my friends and family as bi/pan-sexual in the 8th grade. None of my coming-out experiences resulted in horror stories. At that point most people had already guessed and accepted the fact that I was most definitely a queer kid. Even the most conservatively religious members of my friend group seemed perfectly okay with the fact that my sexuality didn’t fit with their ideas of morality. I was who I was, and to all outward appearances that was just peachy. [excerpt

Compliments, Insults, and the Paradox of Pillow Talk

I haven’t been a skinny girl since I was seven years old. At nine, I was told I wasn’t small enough to sit down and talk to the other girls. I didn’t “fit” and they wouldn’t make enough space for my body, or for my big opinions. [excerpt

Landwirtschaftszentrum Haus Düsse der Landwirtschaftskammer Westfalen-Lippe [Agricultural Centre Haus Düsse at the Landwirtschaftskammer Westfalen-Lippe]

Aktivitäten des Landwirtschaftszentrums Haus Düsse im Bereich Versuchswesen mit direktem Bezug zum Ökologischen Landbau: Einsatz heimischer Eiweißfuttermittel in der ökologischen Schweinemast (2000) Modellvorhaben Ökologische Schweinehaltung (seit 2000) Eigenleistungsprüfung von Fleischrindern nach Öko-Richtlinien (seit 2002