As 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.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*TW: mentions SA and Sex Trafficking** We as women live in a scary scary world. Sex trafficking, sexual assault, and just overall women’s safety issues are rampant in the US and disgustingly normalized. Which is why…I am a big fan of protection dogs or “scary” dogs in general. After everything that has happened with the […]
Read More Hot Girls Have Scary Dogs*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, 2022On September 2nd, 2022 Liza Fletcher set out for her daily early morning run on the University of Memphis campus. Liza was an avid runner and was training for the Boston marathon. However, she would not return home to her husband and children after her run that morning. At around 4:20 AM, Liza Fletcher was […]
Read More Going for a run is dangerous?Being someone who has always identified as a woman I was raised to be hyper-aware of my surroundings when going out, especially at night and once I got my driver’s license. Constantly looking behind my back as I am walking to and from my car, looking under my car as I walk up to it […]
Read More Women’s Safety in Public, Why it’s an Issue.“Hey girl, you take quiz three yet? Your bed looks so cozy behind you. But it would look better with me in it.” Okay, so no one has ever said that to me. However, I have had my fair share of men slide into my Zoom direct messages in class. Yes, you read that right – slide into my Zoom dms. Let me paint the picture for you: Wednesday afternoon […]
Read More Is Sliding into Zoom DMs the New Thing?My experiences, on a college campus, with a *timeless* act that I will absolutely never understand…
Read More Catcalling: Why Though??!This weekend has been a whirlwind of events to say the least. Possibly the biggest adventure three suburban girls could take during Spring Break. We have been through the wringer and back and not only did we survive, but we have emerged as braver-ish, smarter-ish, and grown-ish young women. Okay, shall we start from the […]
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