by Feminists of Smith Unite, Guest Contributor in Opinions
Perhaps you have seen the posters around campus calling for a boycott of the "Vagina Monologues." Their claims about the globally-acclaimed feminist project reveal an ignorance of the production which begs the question, have the authors of these posters actually ever seen or read the "Vagina Monologues?" And if so, do they fully comprehend what this movement has accomplished?
The poster asks, "Aren't women worth more than their 'private parts'?" and states, "'The Vagina Monologues' is not helping to end violence against women…instead, it degrades and reduces them to their sexual organs.
by Michaela LeBlanc and Elyse Braner, Republican Club in Opinions
Valentine's Day is next Tuesday. However, instead of associating the day with love, romance and affection, students at Smith and across the country now associate the holiday with the zealous "V-Day" campaign and its accompanying rally cry, "The Vagina Monologues.
UMass Alcohol Policy Changes Require More Enforcement, Less Probability of Success
by in Opinions
The recent changes to the alcohol policy at UMass-Amherst will undeniably affect the general socialization of students of the Five Colleges. While the "Good Samaritan" aspect of the new changes comes as a welcome addition to a system that seems to prize liability over safety, the overall policy seems unreasonable in its scope and enforcement possibilities.
by Fatoumata Soumaré in Opinions
It seems like everyone has her time to shine in the light…the light of fame, love, loneliness and, most importantly, dead center in the light of discrimination. I would even say that each and every one of us has once experienced or seen someone else been made the subject of racial, sexual or religious discrimination.
by Sara Barz in Opinions
One of the most difficult tactics to battle is spun rhetoric. Great political strategists know this, which is why someone in the Bush Administration thought it would be appropriate to "redefine" the domestic wire-tapping program as the "Terrorist Surveillance Program.
by Sarah Lowell Martin in Opinions
Earlier this week during the State of the Union address, President Bush came out in favor of earmarking reform. Earmarking, also know as pork barrel spending, is a line-item in an appropriations bill that designates tax dollars for a specific purpose in circumvention of established budgetary procedures.
by in Opinions
5. Pout. Remember, there are only 24 hours to this day, eight of which you will probably spend sleeping, five in class, two eating, and one for showering/miscellaneous hygiene maintenance. That only gives you eight left for homework, extra-curriculars and a good pity party with your roommate.
