Slam poet uses words to "lift heart out of the dust"
Slam poet and activist Andrea Gibson performed at the University of Richmond's Carole Weinstein International Center Sunday, Feb. 27.
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Slam poet and activist Andrea Gibson performed at the University of Richmond's Carole Weinstein International Center Sunday, Feb. 27.
Dear Editor,
On one of my most recent visits to the iTunes website, I was surprised to see that every country listed had the same No. 1 song: Lady Gaga's latest single, "Born This Way."
My most recent article described me defending my male friend in what was realistically (if not understatedly) a physical assault on campus. Despite the truly horrific nature of the event, it brought something very interesting to my attention.
Students, faculty and community members gathered for the inaugural event of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies' Kaleidoscope speaker series on Oct. 20 for a lecture from acclaimed activist Cleve Jones.
I had a topic lined up for this week, but I'm putting it on hold because it appears to me that there are more pressing issues in need of immediate address.
I have spent some time poring over both Ms. Hailand's and Ms. Parker's arguments for and against Proclamation Night, yet I feel that there are some key points that have been neglected. The first and rather petty issue I feel I need to address is that I did in fact attend Proclamation Night during my first year and found the event rather perplexing because I do not embody traditional female gender norms.
Guy: "Hey, [girl's name]! How are you?" (Ye olde Richmonde tip-of-the-hat gestural question, which more than certainly does not require an answer other than...)
Christine --
Before I begin, allow me to give some insight into who I am and what I believe.
For all who don't know, Proclamation Night and Investiture are ceremonies that first-year students and seniors partake in together. (Proclamation Night being for the women and Investiture being for the men.)
Author Susan Muaddi Darraj presented "Honor Killings, Veiled Women, and Miss USA: The Road Ahead for Arab Feminism," Thursday evening in the Westhampton College Living Room, where about 100 people gathered to hear the talk about the rights and status of Muslim women in the modern age.
The University of Richmond's Career Development Center received a bronze ranking from Out for Work, an organization that works with college career centers to improve the quality of support for LGBTQ students transitioning from school to the workplace.
To quote: "What kills me about news reports on this issue is that they focus on what feminists think ... Do people claim that the Holocaust was a Jewish issue or that slavery was an African issue? ... This is not simply a feminist issue and to write it off as such is to do the human population at large a major injustice."
The rules of manhood dictate that men exhibit no feminine behaviors, earn a sizeable paycheck, remain composed in times of crisis and act aggressively from middle-school age through adulthood.
The Student Alliance for Sexual Diversity reached its goal this week of obtaining 1,000 signatures for a petition to have gender identity and expression included in the University of Richmond's nondiscrimination policy.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is studying the issue of gender in college admission and will gather testimony and data from the University of Richmond and 18 other mid-Atlantic colleges and universities.
Have you ever wondered what men are thinking? A meeting hosted by the resident assistants of Freeman, Robins and Jeter halls gave students a chance to ask.
A sexually explicit fraternity recruitment e-mail that leaked more than two weeks ago has sparked outrage over both the e-mail's content and a recommendation from the Richmond College Dean's Office to suspend the student who wrote it.
By Vickey Allen