For many people, post graduate life is a huge stressor. When it comes to finding a job to start your career, most undergraduates don’t know where to start. JMU students are very lucky to have so many resources available, one of the major resources being the JMU career fair. This semester, it falls on Tuesday, […]
Read More JMU Career Fair TakeawaysAs a young woman who actively participates on social media, I would be lying if I said I don’t compare myself to other girls. For instance, it is so easy to look at a picture on my feed and think about how much prettier or skinnier someone else is compared to myself. This is exactly […]
Read More Facetune and feminismI had the opportunity to interview our teaching assistant for the Fall 2024 Feminist Blogging class, Emmy Reagan. She is a former blogger and student of the Feminist Blog class. With Feminist Blogging becoming one of her favorite classes while she was in it, it was only right for her to become the teaching assistant. […]
Read More An interview With Teaching Assistant Emmy ReaganI started at JMU in the midst of the pandemic as an at-risk chronically ill student. Each successive semester required me to constantly push myself to the point of crisis just to survive while watching my peers succeed. I was drowning, unable to get help for myself. My friends searched for any help or resources […]
Read More I Asked For Help and No One AnsweredJMU fosters a community of isolation by continuously denying disabled people access. Disabled students are excluded across both institutional and interpersonal planes. This post gives a brief overview into the many access concerns faced by disabled students at JMU on a daily basis. Institutional: These problems require communal pressure and power to enact change Interpersonal: […]
Read More You Don’t Belong HereWhen I first watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show I was immediately obsessed. The fact that a movie with a “transvestite scientist” main character had come out in 1975 was just incredible to me. The music, the costumes, all of it just had me absolutely in love. The Rocky Horror Picture Show follows Brad Majors […]
Read More JMU’s Rocky Horror Shadowcast: A celebration of QueernessAs 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.In the spring of 2022, JMU was hinting that the mask mandate was soon to be obsolete. The campus took it as permission to officially stop caring. In class, there was a boy sitting right next to me, maskless, mask mandate still in place. I asked him to wear a mask. I used a mobility […]
Read More Left for deadMy freshman year when I first started thinking about where I wanted to live my sophomore year I was so excited. I would have my own room, be able to cook in a kitchen, and have a living space. It sounded like a dream. I visited a complex with my friend from high school and […]
Read More Being an RA at JMUAs a proud contributor to ShoutOut JMU!, my journey into feminist blogging has been truly incredible. Being a part of this platform has not only been fulfilling but has also provided me with invaluable lessons about feminism. Through my experiences with ShoutOut, I’ve gained an understanding of feminist blogging, discovering its benefits and importance. Joining […]
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