The Exclusivity of Pink

It’s been a couple months since the start of the school year, but I haven’t yet forgotten the neon-bright pink backpacks sported by New Student Program leaders during Orientation (that lovely period of high-stress, transition and deluge of information for first-years). I don’t doubt the pink backpacks had utilitarian purpose. They probably helped peer mentors […]

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On Why I Journal

My first journal was a planner. It was pink and squishy, filled with riddles and crossword puzzles between days. I’d write down my homework – Read one chapter of the Island of the Blue Dolphins – then underneath it, write two lines on what I did that day. They were simple, bare bones accounts. “Today, […]

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Borrowing a Himalayan Mindset

I’m curled up in a sleeping bag, listening to a Hindi song that someone has been playing on repeat for the past three hours. The loudspeakers are too far away for me to catch the lyrics (not that I would understand them), but I’m starting to get to know the melody really well. I’m actually […]

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Beyond Child’s Play: The Implications of Gendered Toys

What can Legos tell us about society? Toddlers aren’t the only ones paying attention to toys that reinforce gender stereotypes.

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To Risk Pregnancy or Death … Should That Even Be A Question?

Birth control is supposed to be a way for women to control their own bodies, yet too many women do not know or disregard the risks associated with birth control methods. For some women it has cost them their life. Learn more about the variety of birth control methods that are available and which may […]

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Art by Alyson Healey SC '14

Learning to Speak

Growing up and overcoming a severe speech impediment and the insecurities that came with it.

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Revolutioknits: Combining Yarn and Social Activism

The new 5C women’s empowerment organization, Armed Revolutionknits, sends a unique message of embracing female strength and intellect while also retaining the traditional feminine value of creativity. Read on to learn how this organization fights to spread awareness of women’s issues through eye-catching “yarn-bombing.”

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Women Helping Women: Scripps Economics Society’s Micro-Finance Project

This past fall, the Scripps College Economics Society decided to reach out to women in developing countries by creating its micro-loans program.

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The Women’s College Experience: Part II

With the “We accept women, we graduate students” admissions policy, and supportive Dean of Students Bekki Lee, Scripps seems to have a good foundation. But it is time to turn to the students to see how well policy matches with reality.

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NiceGirl’s Page: American Men Need To Get A Reality Check

“Nice guys” across America have come together to create a list of reasons why American Women suck on the web page, TheNiceGuy. Daysha Edewi explores how these “nice guys” don’t seem to be so nice in the first place and what this web page signifies about the relationship between men and women in America.

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