Faculty and Students’ Budget Dispute: Shame on you, Chancellor!

November 28, 2011
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By: SPH On Nov 17th, CSU faculty members and students got together at CSU Dominguez Hills to protest the school budget cuts. For those of you who weren’t aware, these budget cuts has resulted in omitted pay raises for teachers and increased tuition fees for students. On this day, not only did they protest at… [Read more…]

Herman Nature – Herman Cain Has Issues with Women

November 28, 2011
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By: Medicei   Most of my contact with Herman Cain has come from the coverage of his various recent accusations of sexual misconduct. Apparently he heard the saying that “any publicity is good publicity” and he took it as a challenge. Since October, at least 4 women have come forward claiming to have been sexually… [Read more…]

Female Pleasure

November 22, 2011
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By: M I grew up with an older sister that always told me “Guys just want to have sex with you, so you need to wait a few months, until the guy falls in love with you, to have sex with him; otherwise, he is just going to use you.” This was something most of… [Read more…]

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Does our gender limit the things we are able to do? Part 2

November 21, 2011
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By: MDo not let your gender stop you from doing what you want! Will 7-year old Bobby Montoya make a change in the world for all transgendered people? Montoya is a transgender boy who wants to join the girl scouts because he classifies himself as a female. The girl scouts website says any girl, teenager,… [Read more…]

Posted in: Gender Justice

Am I?

November 21, 2011
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No Vacancies: This Space Has Been Occupied, Part 2—Police Brutality

November 21, 2011
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By: K.B. Now that the Occupy Movement is gaining momentum and the media has finally started to give the protestors the attention they deserve, we are seeing many videos and articles surface on the issues of police brutality and excessive force. I, for one, am outraged that the police force who are employed by the taxpayers… [Read more…]

Disaster Date: Twilight Edition

November 21, 2011
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By:  Merissa Manful Imagine your date dragging you across the parking lot, calling you a “silly girl” and throwing you in the car…is it love or abuse? In the Twilight saga, such behaviors are portrayed as “true love”. During the most recent “Gender Café,” (hosted by the Women’s Center) discussion, Professor Natalie Wilson, PhD discussed her… [Read more…]

Silence Is Deadly

November 18, 2011
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By: Rachael Cleavenger I play through the scenarios in my mind on how he did it, why he did it. What kind of path could lead a grown man, a father to rape his own daughter? How can one justify preying on a child, their own child? When I think of the word “father” I… [Read more…]

Does Racism Still Exist in Today’s Society?

November 17, 2011
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By: Taylor             I recently watched the movie “The Help” in theaters and was amazed at how moved I was by it. For those of you that have not had the chance to go see it, the movie is set in Mississippi in the decade of the 1960’s. It does a great job at showing how it… [Read more…]

Hate Speech versus Free Speech

November 17, 2011
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By: Julia Smith Should hate speech which specifically targets people be restricted or not? In a country that values the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, censorship of free speech is often commented on and debated about. Yet what most individuals don’t realize is that there already are several restrictions on speech.

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