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I Went Undercover at Turning Point USA
“Difference needs to be seen as a source of creativity, not a reason for destruction or polarization”
Alfonso Montuori
In The News: Art, Politics, & More
1. JMU women’s basketball improved their record last week by defeating UCF 46-43. Kayla Cooper-Williams scored 8 points total, had 16 rebounds, and two blocks. The next game will happen December 17th against Delaware State. Make sure to go out and support your Dukes! 2. Just 30 miles away in West Virginia, a forest fire […]
Read More In The News: Art, Politics, & MoreNot Enough Women at the Table
The 19thAmendment to the Constitution of the United States allowed women the right to vote in 1920. It is 100 years later, and we are only now seeing a rise in women represented in politics. But sadly, we are still extremely underrepresented. For years, women have endured a concerning struggle to reach a concrete level of […]
Read More Not Enough Women at the TableWomen and Controversial Topics
The laws created echo the continuous struggles of women and other marginalized groups. Laws are the culmination and the realization that our patriarchal society has created from its inception. The laws that have been created by our society came into being during the revolutionary war and the subsequent creation of the Declaration of Independence. These […]
Read More Women and Controversial TopicsWhat Does it Mean to be a Feminist?
For 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?Chick-fil-A Boycott
I don’t hate chicken; I just refuse to eat hate chicken.
Read More Chick-fil-A BoycottWhen Is It Enough? The Attack on Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Ilhan Omar
On April 12, 2019, Courtney Hagle, @CourtneyHagle on Twitter, shared a post highlighting the Fox News “obsessive coverage” of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. While watching Fox News for six weeks, 42 days, she was able to pick out at least 3,181 times AOC was mentioned. From February 25th to April 7th, by her account, there wasn’t […]
Read More When Is It Enough? The Attack on Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Ilhan OmarLet’s Stop Killing Kittens!
Whether you’re a dog or cat person, I think we can all agree that the killing of innocent kittens is indisputably wrong. Yet, a recent report from a nonprofit organization “White Coat Waste Project” has detailed the cruel and unusual ways that the U.S government is funding the Department of Agriculture to test and kill […]
Read More Let’s Stop Killing Kittens!If You Don’t Consider Yourself a Feminist, Are You Anti-Equality?
According to a poll taken by the Washington Post, only 43% of American women consider themselves to be feminists. Unsurprisingly, the rates of men who consider themselves feminists are even lower, sitting at a mere 23%. So whats the sitch? Do a majority of Americans actually refute the concept of equality of the sexes? I think […]
Read More If You Don’t Consider Yourself a Feminist, Are You Anti-Equality?