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  • Who Are The Homeless?

    As WashU students, staying in the safe, comfortable, and isolated bubble that the school provides is easy. We are privileged to live in world-class dorms, eat high-quality food, and attend classes on a beautiful campus. Despite this, there is a clear sign all around us that the world is not as perfect as it is…

  • Beyond Beauty

    On the surface, the notion that “everyone is beautiful” seems like a harmless, all-inclusive phrase that can do nothing but empower women who must contend daily with all-too-restrictive beauty standards. However, this idea serves to further trap women in an obsession with their physicality and simply widens the net for personal care companies to manipulate…

  • When “Women’s Rights” Justify Racism: Collective Punishment after Cologne

    Women’s bodies should not be loci of political and moral debate and, yet, here we are. The recent string of sexual assaults in Cologne have understandably triggered backlash – but not against patriarchy or even sexual assault, mind you, but against refugees and non-white foreigners in general. Sexual assault is, without question, disgusting and reprehensible…

  • The “Oppressed” Muslim Woman

    We have a new damsel in distress in the media: the Muslim woman. You know the image I’m talking about – a woman peering at you through black fabric, her eyes begging for help, her hijab representing the binding shackles of Islam. Maybe instead of just one woman there is a group, a wave of…

  • Grow a Pair

    I disappoint myself every time I say “grow some balls.” Every time I cannot believe the words are exiting my mouth, each time I internally furrow my brow and wonder why I needed to express my sentiment in that way, why I couldn’t alter my diction to adhere to what I actually stand for. I…

  • Texas, Back-Alley Abortions, and Other Developments in the “War on Women”

    BY BILLIE MANDELBAUM In 2011, there were 44 facilities in Texas where abortions were performed. Today, only 24 facilities remain. This decline stems from stringent regulations put in place by Texas House Bill 2, which was signed into law last year by Governor Rick Perry. The legislation requires doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges…

  • The Hypocrisy of the West: Who is Exploiting Women in India?

    BY HANNAH LACAVA From the moment we enter this world, we are bombarded with rights and wrongs. “It is right to be speak out and be yourself,” says Dad when we stand up to the school bully. “It is wrong to conform,” says Mom when we start wearing the same clothes as the stylish girls…