body image

Opinion 

On Body Image and Bloating

September 26, 2019September 25, 2019 Giorgia Piantanida 0 Comment body image

Human bodies can act in unique and sometimes weird ways. In the wise words of John Oliver, “Frankly, I am

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Letter to the Editor Open Letter Opinion 

Letter to the Editor: Worried About How You Look?

October 5, 2017 Editorial Board 0 Comment body image, community, mental health, psychology, student health

I wish that my son could tell his own story, but he can’t, so I will try for him, perhaps

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Campus Journal Columns People Watching at Swat 

Womyn problems and womyn powers

April 7, 2016 Faye Ma 0 Comment body, body image, confidence, fashion, feminine, feminism

  “Defining myself”   It is very easy to locate Lila Weitzner ’19 in the bustling crowd of Sharples at

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DG Roundtable Opinion 

“I Don’t Hate My Body in a Vacuum”: DG Roundtable on Body Image at Swarthmore

April 4, 2016April 21, 2016 The Daily Gazette 0 Comment body image, dg roundtable, mental health, women's history month

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As

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Op-Eds Opinion 

Asian woman overcomes obesity, loses 94 pounds in seven months

February 18, 2016 R. Sarma 0 Comment body image, satire

Nineteen year old Rikta Bhumi may look like the typical Bollywood dancer; with her petite frame and long dark hair,

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Around Higher Education News 

Outrage after Bryn Mawr invites students on high BMI list to take weight loss class

January 29, 2015 Leo Elliot 10 Comments body image, bryn mawr, higher education

Last Friday, several Bryn Mawr students received a personally addressed email from the Bryn Mawr health center. Bearing the subject

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