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After interviewing campus professionals whose work is directly related to interacting with victim/survivors of gender-based violence, I really wanted to interview a campus professional who was just as passionate about helping victim/survivors, but whose work wasn’t directly with them. Queue in Molly McCourt. At the… Read More
While the UWM community has been recently and greatly affected by COVID-19, there is another phenomenon that has been affecting the UWM community for decades now, sexual assault. Yes, one is a pandemic but the other is an epidemic affecting… Read More
Every video or article that I have read about working from home all say the same thing, “find a quiet workspace”, “take your time”, “make coffee” the best one yet “take a bath to reset during the middle of the… Read More
Feminism found in Comedy “Milk Milk Lemonade” by Amy Schumer is a self-deprecatory comedic music video. How she chooses to present women’s bodies and what their body parts are made for versus the fetishization of women’s bodies brings to light… Read More
We would like to start off by saying to those who were assaulted near campus we stand with you! The WRC believes and supports all victims/survivors of sexual violence. Recently, our campus has been affected by the multiple occurrences of assaults. The… Read More
“Justice for all isn’t inclusive enough: Undocumented workers struggle for human rights and the hidden cost of living a healthy lifestyle” As the population of individuals who abstain from using or eating animals or animal products continues to grow it… Read More
With winter approaching in Wisconsin, many single young folks are preparing for the cold weather and more frequent nights spent indoors by buying blankets, hot cocoa and of course, sifting through bumble, tinder, or grindr to find a possible mate… Read More
Whenever I think about Feminism and the different aspects that go into this larger whole, I always think back to education. My first reading about feminism was a section of bell hooks’ Feminist Theory; From Margin to Center my then… Read More
So y’all, I just got back to school. It’s been almost 20 years since I graduated high school, and I finally did it. There are so many reasons why I didn’t go to university directly after high school, but I’m… Read More
“What is your experience with feminist theory?” A professor asked this question as part of an introductory survey for this course I’m taking, WGS 710: Advanced Feminist Theory. I thought this was an interesting way to phrase this question because… Read More