Tag: feminism
Feb. 25, 2016
Featured this week: Playing the feminist game – Anita Sarkeesian talks on gender in video game culture at ExCITe Center
In the world of video game journalism and review, there is one name that everyone knows: Anita Sarkeesian. She became famous in 2012, when she…
Jan. 8, 2016
The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die plays Union Transfer
The night of Dec. 4 saw emotions run high as emo-indie rock group, “The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid…
Aug. 7, 2015
Chivalry is not about sex, it’s about honor
I have good news and bad news. The good news: chivalry is not dead. The bad news: chivalry wasn’t really about me at all. Perhaps…
May. 22, 2015
You’re not slick, Mr. Bollinger
With the exception of Drexel University, campuses everywhere are filled with graduates, in caps and gowns and smiling faces. Commencement at Columbia University was so…
Apr. 24, 2015
What feminism means in today’s world
Emma Watson’s United Nations speech, Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz’s sparking a revolution and Steve Santagati being ripped apart on national television for his views on catcalling are only several of the…
Sep. 26, 2014
New women’s organization encourages ‘self-love’
Claiming , the non-profit organization I Am That Girl has grown in the past five years to an impressive and formidably popular feminist organization. Kelsey…
Sep. 26, 2014
Harry Potter actress alters student’s view on feminism
Recently, the United Nations Women’s Goodwill Ambassador gave a stirring address about the negativity that surrounds the concept of feminism. If the ambassador hadn’t been…
Jun. 6, 2014
Sexism and the Democratic Party
Recently, I read an enlightening Time article about Annette Bosworth, a woman running for South Dakota’s Republican nomination in the upcoming Senate election. While Bosworth…
Feb. 14, 2014
The fictional feminine
Late last month, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed her regret about pairing the ginger and the brain in her saga’s final chapters. In an…
Mar. 8, 2013
Panel discusses women’s progress
In a celebration of International Women’s Day March 5, panelists, professors, community members and students met in the James E. Marks Intercultural Center to discuss…