I want to talk about my abortion. I want to be open. I want to be honest. Abortion cannot be simplified into regret or no regret. Those words glide along the surface of what we choose to say after the fact. We fall into those categories, and then we become statistics. Our names and our […]
Read More I am 1 in 3As you may have notice April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. If you didn’t know, now you know. However, majority of articles, discussions, and statistics around sexual assault focus mainly on heterosexual women. While it is true, it is an epidemic for women in our country. We tend to leave out other populations where the […]
Read More The Community You Don’t Hear About in AprilWhat’s up, everybody? All of us from ShoutOut wish you well during these last weeks of the spring semester! Here’s what’s up with everything else this week: Political Ish: North Carolina’s governor Pat McCrory is not making anything better after the BS bathroom policy’s passing. Equal Pay Day was yesterday. Yep, wage gap still exists. […]
Read More From the NewsroomThis past Easter my family and I decided to take a trip up to our grandparents’ house in Pennsylvania. Crunching to find any available time to actually pack for this trip, I ended up throwing the remainder of my “clean” laundry into my suitcase. Unfortunately, this meant that I had an extremely limited number of […]
Read More Are you there God? It’s me, the feminist.Originally posted on ShoutOut! James Madison University:
Its that time again! We are accepting applications for the Fall 2016 bloggers. This is a wonderful opportunity to express your feminist writing on a platform, engage with our readers, engage the JMU community and be among likeminded feminist. Shout Out has catapulted our bloggers to jobs and…
It had to be her smile; peculiar in its power. The power to silence a hundred chattering voices while invoking an authentic curiosity. The people around me became obstacles through which I had to tactfully maneuver so as to not divert my attention from the smile. “Hey.” All I had to offer. Over two years […]
Read More Happy BirthdayAs we transition into the summer, it’s important to look forward to the fall and the impending 2016 presidential election. This election is sure to be a contentious one, considering the uniqueness of the presidential candidates. Bernie Sanders, if elected, would be our first Jewish president and is certainly the first candidate to make […]
Read More Pouncing on the PoliciesIf you read my Valentine’s Day post, then you already know about Grandma, an amazing film starring Lily Tomlin. Check out a scene from the film to see if it is a good fit for your taste. Grandma is one part comedy, one part drama, and full of heart. It strives to provide a normalized […]
Read More Grandma: Normalizing Abortion in the MainstreamThis year has been a big one for me. I have felt myself be challenged. I have learned more than I ever thought possible. And I have become confident in myself in ways I never thought were going to be possible for me. Going into senior year, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. But […]
Read More The Year of RobinLike most college students, I love sitting down to read a great book. However, (like most college students) I have almost no time to sit down and read a great book. Therefore when faced with an upcoming book review my thoughts ranged from any level of “Awesome! I love reading!” to “Ahhhhhhhhh, well shit how […]
Read More Laughter is the Best Medicine: A book Review
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