Is UPB Bringing Gender Inclusive Movies to JMU?
How many UPB-chosen movies pass the Bechdel test?
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Dr. Brittney Cooper: the Superwoman
On the evening of the day we recognize and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, James Madison University welcomed Dr. Brittney Cooper to speak. As a Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies professor at Rutgers University, Dr. Cooper was quite different from past guests of honor. Her message was deeply rooted […]
Read More Dr. Brittney Cooper: the SuperwomanEntrepreneurial Empowerment: An Interview with the Lady Jane
Since 2011, The Lady Jane has been a staple of Historic Downtown Harrisonburg, and at the helm is Sara Christensen, local small business owner. I got her to spill the tea about life, passion, intersectionality, and entrepreneurship. Find out what advice she has for young ambitious women based on her personal experiences. (Via @theladyjaneshop on […]
Read More Entrepreneurial Empowerment: An Interview with the Lady Jane7 Qualities I’m Not Sorry About
Some personal qualities that piss the Patriarchy off but I’m not sorry about it!
Read More 7 Qualities I’m Not Sorry AboutLadies… don’t tell him you have a boyfriend.
we often equate being unavailable with being in a committed relationship. If you’re uninterested, that is enough to make you unavailable.
Read More Ladies… don’t tell him you have a boyfriend.Fade to Black, Role Credits.
Picture this… We’re driving down a traffic-less Port Republic Road (just go along with it, ok?). Windows rolled down, hair whipping in the summer breeze, a cloudless blue sky stretches out in front of us, and “Someone That Loves You” by HONNE is blasting through the speakers. We each have a one dip of Kline’s Dairy Bar […]
Read More Fade to Black, Role Credits.Opening Up The Old Boys’ Club
I spent this past weekend playing very challenging, high-level rugby games in the Women’s D1 Round of Sixteen for Nationals. Truthfully, we got our butts kicked, having lost the fire, and numbers, from an undefeated fall season which earned us number one seed in the league. I spent the rest of Sunday, and today, reflecting on my […]
Read More Opening Up The Old Boys’ ClubHerpes is Not a Death Sentence
I remember being in 7th grade, sitting in on those uncomfortable sex education classes during P.E. where my teacher would lecture us about safe sex practices. He demonstrated to the class how to put a condom on a banana and gave us students worksheets to label genitalia. What my teacher never told the class was […]
Read More Herpes is Not a Death SentenceFive Intersectional Podcasts You Should Be Listening To.
I don’t know about y’all, but I am always on the hunt for a new podcast to listen to on my morning commute, one that isn’t stagnant or boring, something that makes me laugh while also making me think. Here are five Podcasts that I wholeheartedly recommend to you to fuel your inner intersectional feminist […]
Read More Five Intersectional Podcasts You Should Be Listening To.Support Your Local Hooker: Play Rugby
In the fight for fairness, equity, and acceptance, the true equalizer for all humankind is the rugby pitch. According to rugby folklore, some 200 years ago, William Webb Ellis broke the norm in his school’s daily football game and made the first moves in what we now know to be rugby. Fact or fiction, since 1823, the game has spread from this […]
Read More Support Your Local Hooker: Play Rugby
ShoutOut! James Madison University 