Lavender is a color that has represented the LGBTQ+ community throughout history. Lavender, a mix of pink and blue, represents the fluidity and blurring of gender lines in society. When lavender graduation was first introduced in 1995, it was no surprise lavender was the color chosen to represent this ceremony. Lavender graduation was an event […]
Read More SOGIE’s lavender GRADUATIONSummer is just about a month away, and everyone is starting to prepare for the warm weather. Planning vacations, buying new outfits, and working hard to get their summer body. The phrase “summer body” stems from the phrase “bikini body“, which become popularized in a 1961 ad campaign from a chain of weight loss salons […]
Read More Let’s Talk About The “Summer Body”This semester I am taking a class on the Sociology of Energy and Society. It focuses mainly on how humans interact with forms of energy. We recently watched a documentary in this class, Blood Cobalt, which focuses on the mining going on in the Congo for cobalt. I recommend everyone to go and watch this […]
Read More Cobalt mining killsAs a senior here at JMU, I have recently spent some time reflecting on my time as a first generation, FAFSA student. And man, has it been a journey. The purpose of this blog is to share my story in hopes that others can relate or even learn a thing or two. The first thing […]
Read More A College Experience by a First-Gen, FAFSA StudentOn April 14th I attended a discussion panel that spoke on the political complexities of the Latino/a/x community. This event took place on campus in the College of Business building and featured three professors, Dr. Carlos Aleman, Dr. Veronica Davila Ellis and Dr. Sergio Gonzalez, chairman of the Virginia Latino Advisory Board, Lyons Sancheconcha, Rockingham […]
Read More Campus event: U.S. Democracy & the Latino/a/x COMMUNITYLOCAL NEWS Liz Wheeler will be coming to campus next week to speak in the Madison Union Ballroom April 26th. She is a conservative political commentator, who will be speaking at a lecture titled, “The Ideology of Transgenderism.” It is to be hosted by JMU’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, which “brings students together […]
Read More News Room Roundup 4/18I have never agreed with the idea of sororities. Never, ever. Growing up, seeing movies with sororities in them and big, girl-only friend groups reminded me of the girls that relentlessly bullied me all throughout school and even out of school online. My mindset on sororities was confirmed when I came to JMU and saw […]
Read More I Don’t Like SororitiesIt is evident that black women in the United States face more inequalities and injustices than many minority groups. Black women in the U.S. face these obstacles in all aspects of life, but many people may not know the injustices black women face during childbirth. When discussing childbirth survival rates, people say the wealthier you […]
Read More First Do no harm: unless you’re a pregnant black woman.Dylan Mulvaney is a transgender influencer. She is followed by millions, and has a prominent social media presence. Her followers and others, decided to give their opinions, and felt the need to speak out on social media platforms such as Tiktok and Twitter. They expressed their thoughts regarding any videos with her and tampons. In […]
Read More Bloody BattleDrag. It is a form of expression that has helped people explore themselves and their identities for years. This form of self-expression has existed since at least the 1870’s, and possibly even longer. There has been a long history of Drag existing and shaping the world. However, recently, there have been many bills that have […]
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