Opening the door to Columbia’s College 624 building and seeing the empty shelves of the fully stocked bookstore , I ask “Do you have the Theory Toolbox?” The man seemingly squatting behind the counter says, “Yes” then goes to the one of two shelves that have books, stares with a lost look for a second [...]

Yesterday, June 29, the Immigrant Youth Justice League along with other religious and immigrant rights organizations launched the The Moratorium on Deportations Campaign in front of ICE headquarters. The Moratorium on Deportations Campaign has come up with a manifesto and time-line that targets the date of July 29th. July 29th is the National Day of Non-compliance to [...]

“Undocumented students exemplify what it means to be American citizens. Independence Day is a celebration of rebellion against unfair laws, tyranny, and domination.”

Why do I fight to be free? Why do I fight to survive? There is an infinite number of questions that come to me day after day. Opening my eyes the other day I said to myself, “Holy s***, I’m in Maine!” Three years ago I wouldn’t have believed it. Conforming to a status that [...]

As a child my parents never helped me with my homework, not because they didn’t want to but because neither of them finished school. I would notice my hand hurting from writing so much . My pencil was so small I could hardly get a good grip on it. I had used that same pencil for most [...]