1 in 5 women experience rape or attempted rape in their lifetime. This shouldn’t come as a shock. Our feeds are filled with headlines like Larry Nassar Among the 20,000 Individuals Removed from Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry and Cornell fraternity rape case will be reopened after woman said she was raped for hours by multiple […]
Read More The Never-Ending Lack of Accountability for MenLanguage is gendered. Women are not seen as capable of violence. Freedom can be literal and metaphorical. These are just a few of the topics our cohort discussed in this week’s Newsroom. This week’s newsroom was full of insightful ideas and engaging topics. We began with local news. Local This very Saturday, September 26, 2026 […]
Read More Newsroom Roundup 9/22/26In recent developments, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with two lawsuits accusing him of sexual abuse. These allegations come at a time when he is already facing scrutiny following his settlement with singer Cassie. Within that lawsuit, allegations of rape and physical abuse were discussed. The timing of these claims before the expiration of […]
Read More P Diddy Faces New Lawsuits Alleging Sexual AbuseJust Say Me! Or So You Would Think, Just Say Me, a statement that can have so many connotations. I first heard this statement in a ABC Family hit show “The Secret Life of an American Teenager” The statement was meant to invoke power into a women’s right of choosing the needs of herself over a […]
Read More Just Say MeI want to add a quick Trigger Warning because this article will discuss topics of consent and sexual assault. This article is personal and also a bit of a bummer. No matter how uncomfortable, it is important to speak about. Our society’s understanding of consent is evolutionary, and has changed so much, even in just […]
Read More Aw Shit I think I Might Have Been Assaulted: Coping with Your Past and How Consent EvolvesThis article explores both sides of the long-awaited Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard battle that will be making its way to Virginia this April. It also discusses cancel culture and the double standards of men and women when it comes to domestic violence.
Read More Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Trial: The Double-Standards for Domestic AbusePimps and Hoes CEOs and Office Hoes Golf Pros and Tennis Hoes Bros and Hoes These are some of the themes of mixers I’ve been invited to throughout my college career. What’s the common theme here? Hoes. The basic formula = any profession + hoes. These themes reflect the sexism that is ingrained in college […]
Read More college party sexismCampus as a freshman is your home. Home is supposed to be a warm, inviting, and safe space for creativity to flow and work to get done. Home is supposed to be a loving place to express yourself freely. Virginia Tech’s freshman so far this semester have taken expression and ‘love’ to a criminalizing level. […]
Read More Virginia tech cannot handle sexual assault cases.Have young women today inherited a rape culture that is still ingrained? When will we as a society come to reject this legacy and what will it take? Glistening luxury pools and fountains, hand carved sculptures (not to call out any cover models), polished marble floors, chandeliers hanging from tall ceilings that cost more than […]
Read More Playboy Bunnies and the Chamber of SecretsThe 3 letter word no one wants to talk about but everyone wants to be good…SEX. Why is it important to have better sex ed?…For better sex of course!
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