Shan Cawley
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Shannon Cawley is an author and full-time student based in Morgantown, West Virginia. Her first chapbook, "depression is a thunderstorm and i am a scared dog" is set to be released by Maudlin House Press during the summer of 2017. In her free time, Shan works at her dorm's dining hall, involves herself in numerous extracurricular activities, and advocates for sexual assault victims as well as sufferers of mental illness.
During an SGA Intern Meeting, a professor at WVU named Daniel Brewster gave me an analogy that changed…
College: the dream that a lot of kids work their entire lives for, in order to obtain scholarships,…
The Sunday before my classes began, I went online to see what textbooks I needed. Tea in one…
For members of the LGBTQ+ community, the Appalachian area is a rough place to live. Currently, there are…
Recently, Stanford University banned alcohol at undergraduate parties on campus. This is the college where Brock Turner, an incarcerated rapist,…
For all of middle and high school, I always felt small in comparison to my peers. I thought…
As a kid, I was raised as a Roman Catholic. Both of my parents (especially my dad) came…
As humans, we voice our opinions every day. This type of heuristic tendency allows us to perform better…
I began to learn about voting rights when I was a senior, in my high school civics class.…
Recently, Lady Gaga has become more vocal about her sexual assault and revealed on The Today Show that she has…