I remember the first time another girl called me a slut. I was in the fourth grade, and had no understanding of what that would mean to me in the future. Twelve years later, I am much too familiar with the term, tossed into conversation alongside its relatives “whore” and “skank.” The term “slut” was… Continue reading Slut shaming: a shameful societal norm
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Why November is the suckiest month of all
November, formerly a month of mind-numbing sluggishness, has now become a mad scramble of planning to buy things we can’t afford while attempting to work off that extra turkey weight. Being a broke student never stings more than in November, when nothing alleviates the sad reality of trying to justify that costly female Spock Halloween… Continue reading Why November is the suckiest month of all
A visual sweetener to a sour abortion debate
It’s that time of year again to pull one of two dusty abortion arguments off the proverbial shelf, if anyone can still muster the energy. Despite their controversial history with the University of Calgary since 2006, the Campus Pro-Life Club has once again erected the same grotesque, graphic display of aborted fetuses smack dab in… Continue reading A visual sweetener to a sour abortion debate