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aspiring functional adult, journalist, & taylor swift enthusiast | words @thatfangirllife & @thecollegian
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Hey, I’m Ashley! I’m a writer and content creator graduating this May and currently looking for #freelance gigs.

View my personal site & experience here: ashleyotr.wixsite.com/home
Home | Ashley Cortez
Ashley is a curious and enthusiastic student journalist with a passion for writing. With 3+ years in the field of mass communication including reporting and writing, as well as multimedia journalism, ...
ashleyotr.wixsite.com
Hey, I’m Ashley! I’m a writer and content creator graduating this May and currently looking for #freelance gigs.

View my personal site & experience here: ashleyotr.wixsite.com/home
Home | Ashley Cortez
Ashley is a curious and enthusiastic student journalist with a passion for writing. With 3+ years in the field of mass communication including reporting and writing, as well as multimedia journalism, ...
ashleyotr.wixsite.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Diamond Comic Distributors’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy has been disrupting comic shops, causing uncertainty for retailers.

I spoke with Joey Martinez of Secret Identity Comics about how stores are adapting & what this means for the industry.

Read more: fscollegian.com/2025/02/loca...
Local comic shops navigate distribution shortages
After decades of being the top comic distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a structure that allows businesses an opportunity to reorganize debts while still rema...
fscollegian.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Reposted by ashley c
Imagine caring more about "taxes" than keeping people in your community alive. All healthcare should be free and all medication / treatment accessible for all. Thinking otherwise is both homicidal and suicidal. If your country can afford to have billionaires, it can afford to provide for everyone.
December 8, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I wrote an opinion piece venting my frustrations with certain people in my life's way of voting vs. my own.

Read it on The Collegian website here for my take on selfish voting habits in America:

fscollegian.com/2024/12/opin...
Opinion: Voter spite is jeopardizing our future
America’s empathy problem goes beyond indifference; it’s rooted in a self-focused, almost spiteful way of thinking that’s holding our future hostage. How many people do you know who voted? How many do...
fscollegian.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Reposted by ashley c
Today is Trans Day of Rememberance, a day to remember the lives lost as trans people worldwide are increasingly targeted. Many also commit suicide, and I am one of the roughly 41% of trans people who have tried. Please use the site below to read their stories

tdor.translivesmatter.info
Remembering Our Dead
This site memorialises trans people who have passed away, as a supporting resource for the Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR).
tdor.translivesmatter.info
November 20, 2024 at 6:56 PM
I spoke with several Fresno State students who shared how they feel like tall poppies getting cut down by the jealousy of their peers.

In my latest article for The Collegian, I explore how this misogynistic dynamic affects female students on campus.

fscollegian.com/2024/11/cutt...
Cutting the tallest poppy
Success shouldn’t come with a target on one’s back, but at Fresno State, Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is cutting down high-achieving students, stifling ambition across the campus. TPS is an Australian-bo...
fscollegian.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:17 PM
forgot i had this account
November 14, 2024 at 1:26 AM