Yakira Cohen

News anchors provide minute-long coverage of cases, films portray fictional scenes, colleges state their opposition. But what does anybody really know about sexual assault? Despite any knowledge (or the lack thereof) one has on sexual assault,…

School is back in session, and with the beginning of the school year comes the start of every high schooler's fantasy: college parties. Now that I'm a senior in college, I can't help but look back and reminisce on all of the incredible experiences I…

I want to feel as peaceful as flowers. I want to move as freely as the wind. I want to see the world through the eyes of every person and creature I come across. Some people say these yearnings classify me as a hippie, but I am not. I am simply a…

I’ve always considered myself an independent person. For the most part, I keep my worries and troubles to myself, and I do whatever it takes to help myself succeed. I was never supposed to be the person who couldn’t handle a situation. I was never…