Some acupuncturists are pushing to get their services insured. Others are working on sliding-scale models. In this episode, Defining Safe takes a look at the history of acupuncture, the changes acupuncturists would like to see and the ways racism impacts the industry. AVIVA BECHKY: Before we begin, a content warning: this episode contains...

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    Three international Northwestern students from different countries discuss their experiences with culture shock. Topics covered include their adjustment to academics in America, understanding of linguistic differences and reflections on the accuracy of American movies. HERBERT BOTWE: I was like, “I want to be part of NASA. I want to explore space.” Then he...

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Nearly 25 percent of Northwestern’s campus self-identified as queer in ASG’s last survey, but the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center only holds 10 people. And that’s one of the only institutional spaces on campus for queer students. There are proposals in the works to expand it, but for many students, campus-sponsored spaces aren’t the best...

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Albert Chan, a social studies teacher at Niles North High School, teaches one of the only high school Asian American studies classes in the country. The class was finally approved in 2016, more than ten years after he first pitched it. YIMING FU: Before we begin, a content warning. This episode contains explicit language and...

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Following protests led by student group NU Community Not Cops, University President Morton Schapiro alleged that “Some of the instigators appear not to be Northwestern students at all, but rather outside activists” in an October 19 email sent to the Northwestern community. But what and who exactly is an outside agitator? Defining Safe took a...

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First-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) sophomores speak on their experiences with housing this fall. From Evans Scholars losing their on-campus housing to work study job insecurity, many FGLI students believe that the University’s last minute housing cancellation was inequitable. ALEX HARRISON: I do have one thing to say to our dear friends who aren’t on financial...

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ALEX CHUN: For as long as he can remember, Vince McCoy has heard music in his head. VINCE MCCOY: You know, I always was, from an early age, you know, I was just singing along to recordings. And I remember one of my favorite singers when I was a kid was Nina Simone, who was...

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In 1970, Maher Ahmad and Bill Dry founded the Gay Liberation Front — Northwestern’s first gay rights advocacy group. The group hosted the first gay dance on campus, held demonstrations in the city and boycotted bars that had racist policies. Just a few years later, Vince McCoy would become the first black president of the...

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In the latest episode of Defining Safe, The Daily spoke to Medill 2020 graduate Samuel Maude. Four years ago, Samuel was a “scared boy.” He was unconfident in his body, sexuality and career path. But now he’s a different person.  CASSIDY JACKSON: This podcast contains explicit language. SAMUEL MAUDE: I really wasn’t seeing bodies that...

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SESP junior Jordan Walker shares her experience protesting racial injustice in Minneapolis. Since the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer, protests have erupted around the world in response to long-standing systemic racism and police violence. Defining Safe tracked the past two weeks in Minneapolis and looked at the Minneapolis Police Department’s history....

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