December 13, 2011

To Protect and To Serve Whom, Exactly?

December 7, 2011
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By: Hanna Yi   “As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property, to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality, and justice.”   […]

My Feminist Lens + Disney Princess Craze = WTF?

December 7, 2011
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  By: D I was at Disneyland two weekends ago with my boyfriend, and we got into a heated discussion over

Mutual Friendship Or Something More?

December 6, 2011
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By: Hannah Yi   Can a guy and a girl be just friends or does it always lead to something more?  I recently watched the movie Friends with Benefits, starring Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, which is about two friends who decide to add the simple act of sex into their friendship.  Their relationship becomes more […]

Why I Had an Abortion: Parts 3 and 4

December 5, 2011
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By: Anonymous PART 3 I had my abortion through Planned Parenthood (PP) in San Diego, California. Everyone at PP was incredibly caring, intelligent, and patient. I was treated with respect everywhere I went.            I arrived at the PP building in San Diego at 11:30 in the morning. There were not […]

Why I Had an Abortion: Parts 1 and 2

December 5, 2011
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By: Anonymous PART 1 I am educated. I am responsible. I get good grades. I am on the Dean’s List. I advocate for reproductive rights. I take my birth control pill every night at 9 PM. I am not the kind of girl that becomes pregnant in college. I am smarter than that type of […]

Posted in: Gender Justice, Health

Cal State Students File Title IX Complaint with U.S. Office for Civil Rights

December 5, 2011
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Cross posted here. Targets of hate tabloid demand remedy for harassment allowed by the university Students at California State University San Marcos have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, under Titles IX, VI and II of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The complaint seeks immediate injunctive and remedial […]

Tell the CSU Fee’s to Take a Hike

November 30, 2011
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By: K.B. Before I was enrolled at CSU San Marcos, I was a student at CSU San Francisco from 2007-2008 (between then and now I was at a community college), when the last major payment I made for classes was $1,800.00 for a fulltime class schedule. I remember being so excited to be back in […]

The Untouchables

November 30, 2011
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By: KayImagine living your life with the title “untouchable”. Imagine being considered less of a human being than the person sitting next to you. And imagine at your birth, you are condemned to a life of crippling poverty and abuse. This is the life for nearly 160 million people in India and is referred to […]

Posted in: Global Justice