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Greetings to all of you. It is great to see your faces there! Dr. Susan Pearce

I found the article titled “The Reasons Why White Women Vote Republican—And What to Do About It” to be a very interesting analysis on voting behavior in the United States. I think this article brings into focus an interesting perspective on the effect that religion and marriage can have on the voting behavior of white … Read more

Although this isn’t new news, it is good to see a way for consumers to try to do something about it by learning whether the fish you buy is caught under humane conditions for the fisher-people. Boys are vulnerable to these jobs. I was in Thailand and didn’t see this directly (but know that trafficking … Read more

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/opinion/courtland-sykes-senate-me-too.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region I will honest, the only thing I dislike more, politically speaking, than Republicans are those I like to call “Trumpites”. Their firebrand nationalist tendencies paired, like a two dollar red wine and a burnt burger, with staunch sexism and racism in most cases, is going to be one of the darkest stains on American … Read more

Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.    It is arguable that intersectionality is the key to success for modern social movements and campaigns. Striving for inclusion, acceptance, and the … Read more

The video above is a short clip from SNL with Jessica Chastain. Although this video is funny it is uncomfortably accurate. Our President continues to avoid punishment for his unacceptable actions. Is this because there is a republican majority? Are people just stupid? What are your thoughts? -Chelsea Cullen

My favorite women’s rights activist, Sophia Bush, talks a lot about women’s health care. Trumps administration issued a new health care rule that made it easier for companies to be exempt from covering birth control. The companies are refusing coverage due to religious or moral objection. This enrages me because birth control is essential health … Read more

“Do you remember the last advertisement that gave you goosebumps? I do. During my failed search for the remote last night, I saw a United States Marine Corps (USMC) recruitment commercial and I was captivated. The entire ad presented one single narrative of a young bully-confronter, turned bad ass rugby player, turned combat Marine and … Read more

As of today Niger has the highest rate of child marriage in the world. In Niger there is actually a law that permits girls to get married at the age of 15. A drive to child marriage is poverty,many parents marry there kids to provide an economic stability between the husband the wife’s family. To … Read more