As I continue to dive into the communication and gender course offered at James Madison University, my concern for women and their advocacy grows more and more. I’ve quickly learned that with my age, my body, mind, and overall well-being have changed a significant amount. I’ve consequently learned that this is something that can be […]
Read More The Default Male Body: Why Medicine Still Misses WomenFeature Cover Image Courtesy of James Madison University Purple Reign. No, this isn’t a Prince tribute show. It’s actually something completely different! A spring concert event hosted by the University Program Board (UPB) at James Madison University brings in students and local community members for an evening filled with giveaways, music, food, and a few […]
Read More The Women Behind JMU’s Purple Reign ConcertWhen I arrived at James Madison University, I started to understand what it truly means to exist in a predominantly white institution (PWI). At JMU, where 70.3% of the student population is White, being Latinx places you in a strange spot. You’re visible-ish. You’re not invisible, but you’re not fully recognized either. It’s like existing […]
Read More Being Latinx in a PWIIf you were alone in the woods and had to choose between encountering a man or a bear, which would you choose? As this question went viral online, many people were shocked by the answer that a large number of women gave. They said, Many people dismissed this answer as irrational or dramatic, but there […]
Read More Man VS. BearWhen I got my IUD, I was told to take three Advil beforehand and that I would be fine. No numbing, really no sympathy or compassion… nothing It was said casually, like it was no big deal. Like it was the same as any other quick appointment. So I listened. I took the Advil, showed […]
Read More Just take 3 AdvilFor this week’s newsroom, @livelaughlovecows and @westcoastfem covered the growth of women’s sports, the new SGA student body president, and the allegations involving Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. For national news, after 30 years of notoriously underpaying female athletes, the WNBA and its players’ union reached a new agreement that raised the minimum salary of […]
Read More Newsroom 4/14A lot of women have a digital diary on their phones in the form of their menstrual tracking app. Seriously, it gets all the intimate details of your life: when you masturbated, how often you have sex, moods, your feelings, if you’re trying to have a baby and when your period comes. As women, we […]
Read More Tracking Your Period… Or Tracking You?“Our heartbeat is making sure women have their rightful place, making sure they’re safe enough to dream, making sure their voice is heard, and making sure they’re told that they matter and that they’re valuable.” New Creation VA is not just a store, but an organization working to fight human trafficking through community, education, and […]
Read More An Interview With New Creation VALGBTQ+ Individuals Right to Healthcare and the Setbacks They Face In today’s society, we are growing individuals who try to fit into norms that have already been created but might not fit who we are. For ladies, this can be wearing a dress to a fancy event or simply crossing your legs at the dinner […]
Read More Ladies and Gentlemen Plus MoreThe immediacy with which most people feel uncomfortable when a woman expresses anger is almost laughable. A man can slam a door and most people will think nothing of it, but if a woman were to increase her voice by just one notch, suddenly the all contacts are looking at her as if she has […]
Read More Women Aren’t Allowed to Be Mad, Apparently.