Hello everyone! This week’s newsroom was put together and presented by justavirgogirl and myself! We reviewed a variety of topics ranging from national feel-good stories to global humanitarian issues. Featured in this newsroom are one local story, two national stories, and two global issues. Local: Needle Juice Tattoo Shop Opened September 1st by Harrisonburg native, […]
Read More September 9th Newsroom“Life in the State of Poverty” is a welfare simulation experience that is designed to help participants begin to understand what life might be like for a low-income family. The objective is to increase the student’s awareness of the realities faced by those who might be living in poverty and to review community resources that may be […]
Read More Poverty SimulationThere is a negative relationship between healthcare and women. You can take an intersectional approach to this topic and see how womanhood along with other identities can impact one’s relationship with doctors and healthcare. Identities and appearances can impact the quality of healthcare that one gets. Larger women are a group who experiences a negative […]
Read More Fat Stigma in HealthcareFor the uninitiated, being a feminist can be hard to wrap your head around. What am I to believe? What am I to think? Am I a feminist? The chances are if you are even asking yourself these questions you are more than likely already a feminist. To help further explore what it means to […]
Read More What Does it Mean to be a Feminist?Movies portray Greek life as a community solely focused on getting drunk and having the “college” experience. Most of JMU’s community outside of Greek life believes that this is true, but it is not. There are some women these various stereotypes, however, Greek life at JMU has so many more things to offer beyond parties. […]
Read More Buckle up feminist, It’s Rush Week.This week’s post comes to you from @devilwearsgoodwill and @ElectriqLady Local News James Madison Center for Civic Engagement “Arc of Citizenship” Tour Over the weekend the JMU Center for Civic Engagement took students and members of the Harrisonburg community on their Arc of Citizenship tour. The tour allowed for all those involved to witness historical sites […]
Read More Spring into ShoutOut! NewsWe’re only a week away from the seasons officially changing. Spring is coming and the sun’s energy and warmth is finally pushing through. With this change it feels like I’m being dragged out of that deep, dark tunnel I’ve unfortunately had to dwell in these past few months. This tunnel is figurative of course. […]
Read More The Sun Will Set Only to Rise Again: Battling Seasonal Affective DisorderWherever you’re at, you can be an advocate. Even a small act is still acting.
Read More Where Are Ya?If you think sex education is an unnecessary and unimportant topic of conversation, I recommend you spend an hour in your average, smelly, pubescent-ridden middle school or watch John Oliver’s special on the issue. I recently reached out to the very cool, very reality-driven sex ed specialist Laura Leischner who works with various high schools […]
Read More Sex Ed: How to be an Askable Adult, and Why It’s Vital You Do SoThis year has been a big one for me. I have felt myself be challenged. I have learned more than I ever thought possible. And I have become confident in myself in ways I never thought were going to be possible for me. Going into senior year, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. But […]
Read More The Year of Robin
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