Co-authored by @20somethingggg and @anonblogger24 Local: Over the summer the Harrisonburg City Council approved a rezoning for the West Mosby Road property that will allow the Beverley J. Searles Foundation to build an 80-unit multi-family housing development and an 84-unit senior living facility there. The HRHA stands for Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority, and they […]
Read More NEWSROOM ROUND-UPTW: This post talks about eating disorders and body dysmorphia. On Wednesday, February 21st, I attended the Eating Disorder Awareness Panel presented by University Recreation. There were four panelists who had their own personal or career connections to JMU and our student body who addressed questions regarding eating disorders, body dysmorphia, social media, and much […]
Read More Eating Disorders: A Conversation Presented by University Recreation“I’m not eating all day, I have to look skinny when we go out tonight”. “I drank so many calories, I need to throw up”. “My summer diet starts tomorrow, I need to lose 10 pounds this month”. This is all language I have heard firsthand during my freshman year at JMU. The normalization of […]
Read More The Eating Disorder Epidemic in collegeLast week, my class SMAD 462: Documentary in Film and TV participated in the Reel Change Film Festival at Court Square Theater. The purpose of this festival was to expose issues relevant to JMU and the greater Harrisonburg community in order to educate, engage, and impact audiences while also celebrating the documentary medium as a […]
Read More Us Kids: the power of youth activism in the fight against gun violenceLet me tell you about two people living in Chicago. But first some important information. Both of our characters are 24 year old white males and both have lived in and around Chicago for all if not most of their lives. We’ll call one Sam and one Dave. Sam grew up and still lives in […]
Read More Stories From Chicago: How Upbringing Affets mindset*Trigger Warning: Eating Disorder My eating disorder started in my junior year of high school when I was just 16 years old. At the time, I would have told you “No, you’re crazy I’m just dieting.” In hindsight, my diet and intense calorie counting turned into an obsession and before you knew it, I had dropped 35 pounds […]
Read More how feminism has become a tool for my eating disorder recoveryThis blog post’s purpose is to bring awareness to the mental health effects hormonal birth control has and to connect this awareness to why and how contraception is a feminist issue. First, I think it is important to note that there are multiple options when it comes to selecting the right birth control, and you […]
Read More Contraception as a FEMINIST issue
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