BOO! Halloween is tomorrow! With it being spooky season, horror movie binge-watching is one of my favorite spooky activities. Horror movies give me an adrenaline rush that no other movies can replicate, but one thing that has caught my attention is how women are portrayed within many of them. Throughout the history of filmmaking, we’ve […]
Read More The Real Horror: How Women are Portrayed in Horror FilmsMen are not a monolith, and their opinions on feminism range significantly. A common sentiment among men who are anti-feminist is that feminism is not for them. Some argue that feminism actually harms them. Feminism is not what harms men, patriarchy is. For the past few weeks, my YouTube, Instagram, and Reddit feeds have been […]
Read More How the Patriarchy Harms Men: The Jalen Hurts SituationWhen society thinks of gendered healthcare issues, the first thing that comes to mind is often related to reproductive healthcare: abortions, birth control, and whether or not menstrual products should be free. However, reproductive care is not the only area where the medical system has, and continues, to fail women. According to the Australian Psychological […]
Read More “But You Don’t Look Autistic!”: the Stereotyping of Neurodivergence in HealthcareWho the h*ell is Pete Davidson anyway? Seriously though? Actor? In what… Comedian? Not a very good one… I know him better as Ariana Grande and Kim Kardashian’s ex. You girls dodged a bullet! In Variety’s “Ask a Local” interview, Pete Davidson went on a rant about how “people do really crazy shit on the […]
Read More Who The H*ll is Pete Davidson Anyway?All of us that get our period have probably been struck by “that time of the month” once or twice unexpectedly—whether forgetting to check our tracker apps (I use Clue) or getting it un-regularly early—and while already on campus. We’ve also probably looked in our backpack and realized: shit, I used my emergency pad last […]
Read More “I JUST BLED THROUGH MY F*CKING PANTS”On Tuesday, October 13th, feministgoat and starg1rl19 presented local, national, and global news stories in class. We discussed the proposed Constitutional Amendments in Virginia, the Dana Beatty case, and women’s activism in Afghanistan. Local News On November 3rd, 2026, Virginians will have the opportunity to vote on three questions. The first addresses the constitutional right […]
Read More Newsroom 10/13How many doctor visits can you remember where you shared a concern about your body and were not taken seriously? I can list multiple, even starting from when I was only 10 years old, when a doctor harshly told me that I needed to “stop making up my symptoms to get attention from my parents.” […]
Read More Dismissed, Overlooked, and UnderstudiedReading the news sucks in general right now but reading the news as a woman… holy shit. About a month ago, the biggest headline I saw was the Cornell rape case. As a woman, as a college student, as a person, this story evoked so much emotion. I was disappointed in our justice system and […]
Read More Headlines: Shane Gillis SNLFeminist Analysis of Recent News Events…. Local News Reintroduction of Campus Sexual Assault Bills On October 1st, 2026, Virginia’s US Senator, Tim Kaine, and U.S. Representative, Debbie Dingle, proposed two bills aimed at preventing sexual assault and harassment on college campuses; as well, these bills would provide better on-campus resources and support for survivors. 1st […]
Read More NEWSROOM ROUNDUP 10/9/2026This post was edited on 11/3/16 by cheesythursdaystan “She kissed me, I just kissed her back.” I just recently got cheated on, and this is what my boyfriend said to me as he broke up with me. OVER THE PHONE mind you… (Like, could it get any worse than that?) A part of me wants […]
Read More “She Kissed Me, I Just Kissed Her Back”