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Shippensburg University students kicked off Women’s History Month by taking to the streets of campus Thursday for the Women’s March. The march was organized by the SU Women’s Center with the goal of supporting “the rights of all marginalized people”, according to the Women’s Center’s page on ship.edu. Moreover, though, the march was another example of freedom of speech that we all enjoy in this country.
In a list of things you probably do in public bathrooms, it starts with looking for the cleanest stall. Followed by making sure the latch actually locks. Once there and have completed the objective, you most likely wash your hands, fix your hair or make sure that your pants are properly tucked in and your dresses and skirts are not. Things are similar for those who identify under the umbrella term transgender (trans). Trans individuals use the bathroom just like cis gender individuals, the only difference is a trans individual are more at risk of being a victim of violence.
Houston, we have a problem.
How far will people go to get attention?
According to the CDC, 91 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses. The DEA reported that Cumberland and Franklin Counties had 62 cases of drug overdose deaths in 2015 — nearly half of which were caused by opioids. This made SU a logical host for Wednesday’s heroin and opioid epidemic forum.
The political climate of America right now is more akin to a violent soap opera than a rational forum for discussion. To think, just this past summer Brexit seemed outlandish. Now, it feels like a mild rain compared to the hailstorm that has been the last 30 days. Our president is an orange reality show star with alleged Russian connections who, with top policy advisor Steve Bannon, is pushing a racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic agenda with policies such as the immigration ban.
President Donald J. Trump has taken the first steps in re-establishing the United States as a nation that honors its borders and laws. Most recently, President Trump signed an executive order that temporarily bars entrance from seven countries located in Africa and the Middle East. This temporary restriction is codified in U.S. law and precedence. President Carter barred Iranian entrance in 1979 following the Iranian Hostage Crisis. President Obama barred Iraqis from entering the U.S. back in 2011 for six months.
One monologue encouraged women to reclaim all phrases and names associated with the vagina, regardless of their origin.
Students give an empowering monologue encouraging women to dress as they please, while condemning sexual assualt.
Performances of “The Vagina Monologues” consist of both students and faculty members.
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Ship Life Editor Yvette Betancourt makes her honey-lime fruit salad as a nighttime snack and saves her leftovers for the next day’s breakfast.
Ship Life Editor Yvette Betancourt makes her honey-lime fruit salad as a nighttime snack and saves her leftovers for the next day’s breakfast.
The SU mock trial team competes in the competitions almost every year.
SU mock trial members prepare for the next round of the trial in Washington.
If you have social media, you may have noticed the vast array of transformation pictures that have recently taken over Instagram and Facebook. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, a transformation picture is basically a before and after picture. People who are trying to lose weight normally take them to track their progress, and many people have taken to posting their own transformation pictures on their social media accounts.
Instagram user Jess @fit_dallasmom uses transformation photographs to show off the progress she has made since giving birth.
Instagram user Holly @hllylzbth uses transformation pictures to document her long-standing battle against anorexia.