My sister is pregnant. Again. All three of my sisters are mothers to my beautiful monster angels. AKA their children. Since I was thirteen years old I watched the women I grew up with shatter their hearts and give over their bodies in the hope of a baby. It is a transcendental sight. It is […]
Read More The Problems With Giving Birth in the U.S.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 MenPrison is horrible. I’ve never experienced it, but I know that from hearing stories and seeing it portrayed on different TV shows. Being incarcerated isn’t supposed to be easy or fun. It was actually created to be the complete opposite. Imagine you’re being sentenced. The gavel comes down and all of a sudden almost every […]
Read More Prison Was Her Sentence. Sexual Abuse Wasn’t.Not meaning stupid, a model or replica, pacifier, or anything else Urban Dictionary may come up with. I’m talking about crash test dummies. Because if you’re a woman, apparently we aren’t considered as one yet. While on a scrolling spree on TikTok the other night, the video above appeared and proceeded to send me on […]
Read More Don’t You Wanna Be a Dummy?We’ve all heard it before. Women just know when something is wrong. Women have intuition. A gut feeling. A sixth sense. But what if women’s intuition isn’t mystical at all? What if it’s survival? From a young age, girls are taught to be aware. We are told not to walk alone at night. We are […]
Read More Women’s Intuition Isn’t Magic, It’s SurvivalAs college students, it’s mostly our first time living in a new town alone. It’s important to understand how critical it is to be aware of one’s surroundings and how to trust your gut once you feel uncomfortable about something. The lack of these tips is extremely dangerous. Many of these unfortunate dangers have taken […]
Read More How to Stay Safe on Your College Campus.As the new year starts, many people question how ethical AI can be and who is in charge of what content is released. Are the terms and conditions within social media effective? Who’s really in charge of verifying if posted content is appropriate and ensuring that it isn’t going to hurt someone’s reputation? Questions started […]
Read More Is it finally time to regulate AI?Don’t walk alone at night. Carry your keys in between your fingers. Always have pepper spray. Pretend you’re on the phone. Look over your shoulder. Always listen. Notice a pattern? Do you see an underlying theme? It’s not just, “Don’t walk alone at night.” The implication is, “YOU shouldn’t be walking alone at night.” Although […]
Read More A Re-Examination of Self-Defense*Content Warning: The following blog contains content about street harassment that can be triggering for some. Have you ever had unwelcome comments, gestures, or acts directed at you by a stranger? I have many times. This is street harassment. Street harassment means disrespectful, offensive, or threatening statements, gestures, or other conduct directed at an individual […]
Read More Street Harassment: A Problem That Needs Legal Regulation!Welcome to this week’s Newsroom roundup! This week we discussed local, national, and global news. We discussed a shooting in Harrisonburg, VA, Tina Kotek running to be the first lesbian governor, and the fight to stop street harassment. We discuss these three topics from a feminist view. Hope you all enjoy it! LOCAL NEWS This […]
Read More Newsroom roundup October 21, 2022