The Podium
April 3, 2013 - 8:14pm
The Feminine Critique: Finding middle ground in what happens after
BY EMMA MANIERE
Though pro-choice and pro-life factions do not agree upon the morality of abortion, it seems we can agree that women should be provided with the care they need — whatever that includes — following their abortions.
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April 3, 2013 - 5:58pm
Sophia's Study-A-Blog: Being Jewish in Germany
BY SOPHIA KOTOV
It seems like in both the U.S. and Germany the dominant groups want to put a band aid on a serious wound — be it through money or silence — rather than actually dealing with the race relations at play.
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April 1, 2013 - 9:25pm
Seeing Red: From Main Street to State Street
BY MICHAEL SWAIN
Over the past decade, it’s become a commonplace populist tactic to express outrage over CEO salaries and bonuses on Wall Street. Maybe it’s time that we began to turn our attention to State Street.
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April 1, 2013 - 8:35pm
The Justice League: Standing up for disabilities
BY YASH BHUTADA
Too often disability studies get put on the backburner when thinking about social justice issues. When disparities are this large and when a seventh of the population is targeted, how can we sit back and ignore the issues at hand?
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April 1, 2013 - 9:58am
Lincoln Logs: The feel-good religion
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Though there's much religion dictates, it’s also an avenue to connect to yourself.
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March 31, 2013 - 9:56pm
The Feminine Critique: The dangers of abortion stigma
BY EMMA MANIERE
During the panel, it became clear to me just how damaging the idea “abortion is shameful” can be to all facets of the pro-choice movement.
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March 28, 2013 - 9:41pm
Weil Can Do It: Bechdel bias
BY ELLERY WEIL
Writing women as people, making them fully developed characters instead of stock clichés or plot devices, isn’t just good for feminism. It’s good for the story.
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March 27, 2013 - 11:43pm
The Working Ethic: Keep calm and carry on (really)
BY CHARLENE LERNER
Calming down, sleeping and eating like a normal human being— it may help you more than you realize.
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March 26, 2013 - 3:08pm
Sophia's Study-A-Blog: Worldly words of wisdom
BY SOPHIA KOTOV
Here are three things I’ve learned during my travels that no one ever told me:
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March 25, 2013 - 7:36pm
Bleeding Blue: Consequences of a smoke-free campus
BY JOE PAONE
Addicted smokers will not suddenly decide to quit because of a smoke-free campus sign, but this seems to be the assumption behind the campaign. Everyone knows cigarettes are deadly; do we really need the constant reminder? Instead of passing judgment, let’s create initiatives that encourage a cleaner campus. How about a litter free campus?
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March 24, 2013 - 6:57pm
Lincoln Logs: Practical over personal
BY HARSHA NAHATA
What this means for us is significant. It’s important to note that Lincoln didn’t come into office with a personal agenda of abolishing slavery. His goal from the outset wasn’t necessarily laden with moral implications, but with the practical reality of keeping together a divided country.
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March 24, 2013 - 5:47pm
Campus Corner: Find paradise in Petoskey
BY KAT CARTWRIGHT
If you’re from out of state, you’ve probably never heard of Petoskey and if you’re from — as we Michiganders say — “Down State,” you probably think of Traverse City when people mention “Up North.” I may be biased but, trust me, if there is any place to visit in Michigan before graduating, it’s my hometown Petoskey.
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March 24, 2013 - 5:29pm
The Justice League: Unpacking social justice
BY YASH BHUTADA
We all have some sort of passion for social justice and the concept manifests itself ubiquitously in our everyday lives. All of us have a personal stake in it, be it our career field, self-satisfaction, ideological battles, personal interest, etc. Even the most seemingly inconsequential events in our daily life are associated with it.
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March 24, 2013 - 5:15pm
The Feminine Critique: Entrenched (and harmful) stereotypes
BY EMMA MANIERE
But I know that these typecasts persist because of reciprocal relationships, and that no one is totally innocent nor guilty. If only it were that simple. To personally carry the blame for these stereotypes is unwise and unfair when the societal forces that produce them span centuries and national divides and infect even the most tolerant of people.
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March 21, 2013 - 7:56pm
Weil Can Do It: Whose life is actually 'ruined'?
BY ELLERY WEIL
Where the story gets worse, though, is in the public reaction to it. A Steubenville woman who helped expose evidence against the rapists received from fans of the local football team the perpetrators played for. Respected national news source CNN lamented that the young men’s “lives were ruined,” by being labeled sex offenders, and commented on their athletic and academic accomplishments.
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