Leila Jackson
Staff Columnist
Author Archive
JACKSON: Value in tears

I used to cry, a lot. I would go out of my way to avoid upsetting someone, and out of my way to avoid someone […]

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JACKSON: No, girls aren’t “fast”

At five years old, I fell in love with a cherry-scented lip gloss. I begged my grandmother to purchase it for me while shopping for […]

JACKSON: Empathy and cataclysm

At the end of the summer, I had a four-week gap between the end of my internship and the beginning of school. Having more free […]

JACKSON: Student, interrupted

To get back home, I hop onto the train — two, to be exact. After the Metro-North comes the New York subway, a short journey […]

JACKSON: Join the party?

Editors’ Note: This piece originally appeared in the 2019 First Year Issue, published on August 2, 2019. Everyone wants to let off steam. This is […]

JACKSON: Culture as a commodity

As Bulldog Days comes and goes, we are once again reminded of Yale’s alleged values and mission. Our University boasts about how it prioritizes diversity […]

JACKSON: Angry, magical woman

During the course of my childhood, I never felt quite whole. While my mother is Dominican and my father is black, I only grew up […]

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JACKSON: Lessons from Carrie

One of my earliest childhood memories is attempting to sneak glances at the films and shows my mom would watch long past my bedtime. After […]

JACKSON: Dreams turned toxic

“My suitemate told me that one of her friends in high school is staying with her while she visits Yale this weekend. Who even visits […]

JACKSON: Finding ourselves

High school is a tricky time for most of us. It is supposed to be the time when we truly begin to get to know […]