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Shalynn McNeal

Shalynn McNeal

“The Jail is like a big bucket, there is water flowing into that bucket and every day you have the…

Lisa Sence is a part of a major group here in Terre Haute called Citizens for a Better Government. This group has been active by taking on…

Dec 6, 2017

Dec 6, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Part V: A New Brotherhood

The breaks back and forth from school to home were weird for a while. Leaving campus to go back to the south side was troubling cus I…

Oct 2, 2017

Oct 2, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Part IV: A Blur of Confusion and Hope

I slowly walked home just thinking about Malcom. My best friend had lost his soul to the gang; died for the gang. I made up my mind that…

Sep 29, 2017

Sep 29, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Part III: This One’s for Malcolm

The next day I met the guys on Damen Street to run our usual rounds and talk business. Turned out we had new beef with this group around…

Sep 27, 2017

Sep 27, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Part II: The 3–8 Glock

The next couple of months were crazy. We met on Damen Street nearly every day discussing our next moves on how to keep our territory ours…

Sep 27, 2017

Sep 27, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

PART I :I Was Born

I was 15 when I held my first gun, 16 when I pulled my first trigger.

Sep 25, 2017

Sep 25, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Culture Divide is Not Bad

A dozen Indiana State University staff members gathered around the table in the Hulman Memorial Student Union in March, papers rustling…

May 4, 2017

Culture Divide is Not Bad

May 4, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Missing Julliard

I started crying out of nowhere in rehearsal, and I mean brawling. It’s like I just couldn’t stop. I couldn’t talk to anyone and I didn’t…

May 2, 2017

Missing Julliard

May 2, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Starting Over… again

We always had to start over. I’ve been starting over all my life. When I was a little girl back in Mexico we lost our house and we moved…

May 2, 2017

Starting Over… again

May 2, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

It Chose Me

“I grew up in a household of seven, I was the third youngest child and I always felt left out for some reason.

Apr 27, 2017

It Chose Me

Apr 27, 2017

Shalynn McNeal

Shalynn McNeal

My name is Shalynn McNeal and I love all things Media and Journalism. I am hardworking, determined, and self motivated. Here is some of my work. ENJOY ❤❤

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