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The Real Direction of One Direction

The infamous anthem of this past summer was Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” With his provocative lyrics and music video, it’s easy to write Thicke off as the antithesis of the golden boys of One...

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The Elephant in the Room: All created equal?

By Meghan Chrobock Blogger We all know the famous phrases: “America the home of the free and the brave” and “all men are created equal.” If I were a male chauvinist, I would definitely start off by...

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The Elephant in The Room: Let’s talk about birth control

By Jennie Sekanics Blogger Women are sexually active. Surprise! Since the Obama administration is now enforcing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which ensures that health care insurance companies cover...

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The Elephant in the Room: Naughty Rihanna, Naughty Shakira

Sure, Rihanna and Shakira are hot, but together they do NOT turn me on. I’m talking about their music video, “Can’t Remember to Forget You.” If I just listen to “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” it makes...

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The Elephant in the Room: Teach kids about gender

By Jonathan Steinklein Blogger I volunteer at Kidsbridge, a museum that teaches kids from around New Jersey about diversity and equality, here at the College. Every once in a while I run the Gender and...

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The Elephant in the Room: Crisis Pregnancy Centers threaten pro-choice ideals

By Jennie Sekanics Blogger As a woman and feminist alike, I undoubtedly identify as pro-choice when it comes to the issue of abortion. Even though my identification with feminism may signify a...

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The Elephant in the Room: Best and Worst of Female Satires

I already discussed Robin Thicke’s incredibly sexist video in my previous post. Now I want to talk about a video that intended to be a backlash to “Blurred Lines.” Lily Allen’s “Hard Out Here” video...

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The Elephant in the Room: A look at Hillary Clinton

By Meghan Chroback Blogger Hillary Clinton is one name that has a lot of power and meaning in the United States. Many people, including Pharrell, predicts that Clinton will win the Presidential office...

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The Elephant in the Room: The evolution of Beyoncé as a feminist

I want to start out by giving credit where credit is due. Pentatonix, which recently graced our campus with its presence, released a mash-up of Beyoncé’s work through the years, titled “Evolution of...

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The Elephant in the Room: Justice for JLaw

By Jennie Sekanics Blogger It’s no secret that over 100 female celebrities’ phones have been hacked and their nude photos have been unjustly disclosed to the internet, giving millions access to their...

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The Elephant in the Room: Your Anaconda Don’t

Beyoncé’s VMA performance included a blatant display of her declaration to the feminist cause — “FEMINIST” flashed across the screen behind her. She wasn’t, however, the only feminist to grace the...

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The Elephant in the Room: All created equal?

By Meghan Chrobock Blogger We all know the famous phrases: “America the home of the free and the brave” and “all men are created equal.” If I were a male chauvinist, I would definitely start off by...

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The Elephant in The Room: Let’s talk about birth control

By Jennie Sekanics Blogger Women are sexually active. Surprise! Since the Obama administration is now enforcing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which ensures that health care insurance companies cover...

View Article


The Elephant in the Room: Naughty Rihanna, Naughty Shakira

Sure, Rihanna and Shakira are hot, but together they do NOT turn me on. I’m talking about their music video, “Can’t Remember to Forget You.” If I just listen to “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” it makes...

View Article

The Elephant in the Room: Teach kids about gender

By Jonathan Steinklein Blogger I volunteer at Kidsbridge, a museum that teaches kids from around New Jersey about diversity and equality, here at the College. Every once in a while I run the Gender and...

View Article


The Elephant in the Room: Crisis Pregnancy Centers threaten pro-choice ideals

By Jennie Sekanics Blogger As a woman and feminist alike, I undoubtedly identify as pro-choice when it comes to the issue of abortion. Even though my identification with feminism may signify a...

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The Elephant in the Room: Best and Worst of Female Satires

I already discussed Robin Thicke’s incredibly sexist video in my previous post. Now I want to talk about a video that intended to be a backlash to “Blurred Lines.” Lily Allen’s “Hard Out Here” video...

View Article


The Elephant in the Room: A look at Hillary Clinton

By Meghan Chroback Blogger Hillary Clinton is one name that has a lot of power and meaning in the United States. Many people, including Pharrell, predicts that Clinton will win the Presidential office...

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The Elephant in the Room: The evolution of Beyoncé as a feminist

I want to start out by giving credit where credit is due. Pentatonix, which recently graced our campus with its presence, released a mash-up of Beyoncé’s work through the years, titled “Evolution of...

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The Elephant in the Room: Ray Rice, distraction from the real problem

By Jennie Sekanics Blogger Within the past two weeks, media outlets have expressed frenzied outrage over the gone-viral video of Raymell Mourice Rice (also known as Ray Rice) abusing his partner, Janay...

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