[in]Visible Magazine

    I first came across the “Application to Date My Daughter” on Facebook, and I was immediately perturbed. For the uninitiated, it’s pretty self-explanatory – an “application” to be turned into the stereotypical, over-protective dad by a would-be boyfriend. It’s also very disturbing and highly problematic. I understand that the audience for this type […]

I recently attended the 58th Biophysical Society Meeting in San Francisco, and I can only describe the entire four-day experience as overwhelming. There were talks by scientists and scholars at the top of their fields, including the National Lecture given by Carlos Bustamante, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and essentially the equivalent […]

 Image Source By definition, a feminist is an individual seeking equal rights for all genders, but I often feel that this movement to gain equality seems to be in stark opposition to many of the ideals that women have regarding gender roles and relationships. What I’m about to say might offend some, but it is […]

  Look at any fitness website, walk into any sports store, and you’ll be barraged by advertisements selling the best workout clothes, the latest in gym equipment, or the most effective sports drinks. These advertisements feature svelte females mid-run, faces looking inspired, with barely a hair out of place. Or they showcase muscular men weight-lifting […]

  Scripps, obviously, is a liberal college. It is impermissible to be anything to the right of militantly pro-choice and vaguely socialist. Which is why the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program is so fascinating. The speaker series, which began in the 2006-07 school year, specifically brings conservative political actors to campus for the purpose […]

  This winter break I had the luxury of reading for pleasure. During this time, I was able to read a few young adult novels, and I was surprised. Nearly all of these stories had some sort of romance, and I was surprised by how many love triangles there were in these books.  I understand […]

  I remember being a high-school student, just beginning to foray into the possibilities of my future, when our career counselor explained to us that we would all be taking a survey to determine our personalities and the career options that best fit them. I distinctly recall being slightly unnerved. Sure, I was a little […]

    Ever since I can remember, adults have told me things such as “You’ll understand when you have children” or “You should save those toys for when you have kids.” Parenthood has always been a when, not an if, for me and – from what I have heard of others’ experiences – for many other people. […]

  Source  (Emilyeretica, Deviantart) The first time I read The Hobbit, I was in fifth grade. I liked the plot; I liked the style of narration; I liked discovering the backstory to The Lord of the Rings. It didn’t occur to me to care about its utter lack of female characters. I didn’t even notice. It […]

  “The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.” -Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter As Hawthorne points […]