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Author: Francesska Jean-Pierre

Francesska Jean-Pierre

Francesska is a proud Bostonian. She is a Political Science and Sociology major with a minor in Faith, Peace and Justice. In other words, she often has no time for herself. When she does have time for herself, she spends it tackling tough issues such as various social constructs or she is being indoctrinated by MSNBC because CNN has turned into a joke and Fox News is Fox News. She is an ardent supporter of the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics and a bandwagon Red Sox fan. Eager to share her opinions she joined Gavel Media as a staff writer. When she is not sharing her opinion in Gavel articles, she is sharing them on twitter @toearlyforthis.

  • Opinion: Media heroes and zeroes in the wake of the marathon tragedy

    Beyond Campus, Opinions, Spotlight
    April 23, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    Let me repeat this one last time—most news media outlets really dropped the ball this week in regards to the Boston Marathon bombings. ...
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  • Opinion: Pope Francis embraces the teachings of Jesus

    Beyond Campus, Opinions, Spotlight
    April 3, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    Not only breaking ground as the first Jesuit pope and the first from Latin America, Francis has also separated himself from several grandiose traditions of his predecessors.
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  • Opinion: Apply to FACES Council

    Opinions, Spotlight
    March 26, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    There is no better way to be men and women for others than educating the rest of the Boston College community about race. ...
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  • Opinion: This is not a post-racial America

    Beyond Campus, Opinions, Spotlight
    February 28, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    I am personally astonished when people in positions of authority dismiss the importance of race in our society. ...
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  • Opinion: The sequester causes chaos!

    Beyond Campus, Opinions, Spotlight
    February 25, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    This manufactured crisis is going to be a serious blow to the economy brought to us by some of our elected officials. ...
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  • Opinion: Service trips are an essential part of our experience

    Opinions, Spotlight
    February 17, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    To those to whom service is important, they see service not as a band-aid solution but as an important first step to solving a prevalent and persistent problem. Those who ...
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  • Opinion: Blocking the Violence Against Women Act disgraces Republicans

    Opinions, Spotlight
    February 7, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    Our 112th Congress, in all their glory, did not even bring VAWA up for a vote. This was in part because Senate Democrats extended the benefits to Native Americans, people ...
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  • Opinion: Sociology--not for the faint of heart

    Opinions, Spotlight
    February 2, 2013
    by Francesska Jean-Pierre
    I took Introduction to Sociology in the spring and I mistakenly thought the class was so easy I could just slack off. I was wrong.
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