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Monday, April 11: It was around 7:30 pm and I was sitting at a table on the third floor of the MLK Library. I was in the middle of a timed section of test prep when a young man (about 20) came and sat beside me. I thought this was a little odd because the […]

I had just gotten out of the Metro station when I saw a man approaching. He was talking to the woman walking next to him who was pushing a stroller with a baby inside and was holding the hand of another child. As they passed me he started making kissy noises and other gross comments […]

I was taking taking the metro home from a concert alone late on a Sunday night it was about 11:30pm when I walked to the Union Station platform and trying to find a bench to sit on for the 20 minute train wait. When I finally found the side of a bench not full of […]

I was coming home from work late and exiting the Metro faregates when two men approached me and said “Happy new year.” I said “happy new year” back and kept walking. As they passed me, the guy said “Damn, girl. Santa must have left you as a late Christmas present for me.” I didn’t say […]

I’ve had my fair share of lame pick up lines, and while annoying, they don’t bother me much. But after 5 years here, my worst experience happened maybe last year around this time. I was walking to cross the street to the Macy’s at Metro Center, and when the walk sign came on, I started […]