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Virtual Violence

By Bhuvana Sankaranarayanan

When Anita Sarkeesian started a fundraiser on Kickstarter, an online platform for creative projects, to look at the way that women are portrayed in video games, the backlash was incredible. The negative reaction from the online community was overwhelmingly populated by comments about raping Sarkeesian.
 Social media was just the tip of the iceberg. A… Continue reading Virtual Violence

Online exclusive: SU arts faculty rep forced to resign

By Brent Constantin

The highest governing body of the Students’ Union, the Students’ Legislative Council, voted 13 to six on March 29 not to accept as justified the reasons art faculty representative Bhuvana Sankaranarayanan gave for missing a previous SLC meeting. Sankaranarayanan had asked council to be excused for an absence at a previous SLC meeting due to… Continue reading Online exclusive: SU arts faculty rep forced to resign

Clickers in the classroom can help

By Amy Badry

Students’ Union art faculty representative Bhuvana Sankaranarayanan is hoping to engage more students in the classroom by incorporating clickers — an e-learning tool — into their curriculum. “A lot of students within the faculty of arts are in large, 150-plus person classes, especially within their first and second years,” said Sankaranarayanan. “These classes are often… Continue reading Clickers in the classroom can help