Autumn Hawkins, Author at My TJ Now

Missing children and misguided immigration practices

Autumn Hawkins

During the administration of President Donald Trump, over 2,000 immigrant children have been separated from their families. In 2018, those children were separated from their parents, being placed in…

Bias training during social distancing

Autumn Hawkins

Unconscious bias training is designed to expose any implicit biases within a setting, to challenge how the people involved think, and to ultimately eliminate any potential discrimination. Unconscious bias…

Costumes or COVID-19

Autumn Hawkins

Since January, America has been implementing social distancing and alternative methods of communication due to COVID-19. With the slow release of businesses reopening over the year, people have been…

Rewriting history: how Columbus Day is being replaced by Indigenous Peoples Day

Autumn Hawkins

Oct. 12 has historically been celebrated as Columbus Day, a day when Americans celebrate Christopher Columbus’s journey to the Americas in 1492. However, the truth behind Columbus’s exploration is…

Degrees and Dollars

Autumn Hawkins

Despite recent progress toward gender equity, women are still being underpaid compared to their male coworkers - even if they have the same job. Census data from the past…

Consent is not conditional

Autumn Hawkins

With the newest edition of Clemson University’s code of conduct, they explicitly included consent. With the inclusion of consent in their public code of conduct, Clemson has started a…

The Nineteenth Amendment: a century later

Autumn Hawkins

Women in the United States were granted the right to vote in 1920 under the Nineteenth Amendment. For generations, women have fought to have the same rights as men,…

Dear Diary, you really do understand!

Autumn Hawkins

Forty-one percent of college students regularly struggle with anxiety or depression, according to the American Psychological Association. Therapy is often expensive, and students may be too busy to routinely schedule…

Ramen, Red Bull and replenishing food security

Autumn Hawkins

Food insecurity is defined as not being able to have consistent access to healthy or affordable food. According to a research study entitled Hunger on Campus, 48% of college…

Survival of the fittest: toad edition

Autumn Hawkins

Cane toads (Rhinella marina) were brought to Australia from the Americas in the 1930s. Their introduction to the Australian ecosystem was a shock to the local flora and fauna. The…