My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to start a “men’s centre” on campus, as a place for men (according to the would-be founders) to discuss “men’s issues and mental wellness and all the different things that come along with that.” The article was ...
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a mini-me! At least that’s what we all hope for, according to an online study. Out of 2,387 participants, most said they would prefer their firstborn to be of their own gender. It may have been pure comedic genius in Austin Powers, but do we really want ...
University funding is always a contentious point. Should the ultimate beneficiaries of education pay for it, or should education, as a public good in itself, be free and not based around its use for financial gain? This point is more difficult than ever at the moment, with many governments having recently upped tuition fees to ...
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 ...
She’s the college fantasy: the smart girl who takes off her glasses and transforms into a super-slut. What was once the stuff of wet dreams has now become reality, but some wonder whether it is really a nightmare. Anyone who has stepped into a frat house and survived the testosterone shock knows how the university ...
Some people are transgender and that’s not going to change, so perhaps the times will have to change with them. Starting this week transgender students at the University of South Florida (USF) will be given the choice of living alone, with a friend (of any gender) or with a roommate randomly assigned by the university. ...
If you’re young, unattached and in college, chances are you’re enrolled in Sex and Drinking-101. In an effort to get all students to drop this class and follow the path of virtue, the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. is slowly phasing out co-ed dorms starting with first year students. Apparently, “co-ed housing fosters ...
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 ...
The tragic suicides of five gay teens this month has Hollywood reacting to the epidemic of bullying. Unlike other attempts to lend star power to a cause, this one seems to come straight from the heart. Tim Gunn, from Project Runway, had the most emotional PSA. As a teenager he tried to take his life ...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...
Skincare. Not so very long ago, a man would have been mocked mercilessly for using just the word, never...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
