University students are pushing for gender neutral bathrooms for transgendered students. They say that students are often bullied when they go into either male or female bathrooms, and choosing which to use can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. The University of Western Ontario, in London, started building gender neutral bathrooms in 2008. The University of Victoria ...
Have you ever noticed how few student celebrities there are? It seems as though once the bright lights shine upon an actor’s face, all academic goals shoot out the window into oblivion. Academia is just not for everyone. But it seems that female actors, in particular, are beginning to buck that trend. Tyra Banks enrolled ...
When students are filling out their admissions applications for college, I imagine one of their first thoughts is, “Will I get in?” But while some students dread the letter that tells them whether they will be accepted or not, others may feel anxious over whether or not they’ll be accepted by their peers based on ...
“Sexting” is one of those teen phenomenons that inexplicably scares parents. The media is not much help, devoting ridiculous amounts of coverage to the dangers and corruption of sexting. A recent study shows that 78 percent of college kids have sent sexual text messages or pictures, and the media is in a tizzy. In some ...
A new home for pregnant university students to live, prepare, and continue their learning in is a first, especially for the Catholic community. Belmont-Abbey College in Charlotte, North Carolina has welcomed Catholic non-profit “Room at the Inn” to build a facility on their campus for young single women who are pregnant and wish to continue ...
Apparently, protecting victims of sexual assault will take away the rights of rapists. Every piece of good news seems to come with ignorance and hate attached to it. It really just makes me want to puke. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (SaVE) was proposed last week, and already there are groups trying to shut ...
The golden rule in universities is the bottom line. While they say they’re hoping to educate the leaders of tomorrow, they’re willing to give diplomas to the scum-bags of today as long as the tuition cheque arrives on time. However, a wave of sexual harassment complaints in colleges across America is suddenly making ignoring this ...
Anorexia + Drunk = Drunkorexia Women across college campuses are going out for drinks, but they’re not eating dinner first. In fact, in many cases they are skipping meals to make up for the calories they will consume while drinking. Obviously this is an epidemic, because otherwise it wouldn’t be news. ABC reports: Diet blogs ...
Feminists have long complained that being a mother is a full-time job and that the man-hours spent in the home are not counted by economists. Now women can get bachelor degrees in professional mothering from The University College for Mothering and Family Science, located in the United Arab Emirates. There is concern in the country ...
An American college has been threatened with being charged under Crack House laws. Seriously. A college in Oregon might face charges of being a crack house if they don’t get the drug abuse of their students under control, especially when it comes to the annual end of year “Fayre”. They say the reason the government is ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
