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Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers.
“Uncomfortable Conversations” is a series by Kirsten Brehmer exploring a broad range of topics that are hard to talk about, often go unspoken and need a space to be heard.

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At the end of each quarter, Bruins must face the moment they’ve dreaded since the day they moved in: move-out week.

This post was updated Dec. 3 at 4:25 p.m.
In October 1989, during a visit to schoolchildren in Iowa, former President Gerald Ford predicted that a woman would become president.

In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving break last year, my undergraduate students sent me a barrage of emails wondering if they might be excused from attending sections on Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.

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Beyond all their wisdom, my grandparents taught me to take pride in storytelling.
To me, history is distinguished by its ability to tell stories.

This post was updated Nov. 24 at 7:34 p.m.
America has reelected Donald Trump as the president of the United States, welcoming its slide toward fascism with open arms.

Around finals week, my friends and I lightheartedly joke that we should touch grass or hug a tree, passively suggesting that we reconnect with nature.
Perhaps these phrases carry more wisdom than we think.