(Originally appearing in The HuffingtonPost )

As another academic year got underway at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts the student Activities Fair was bustling with over 60 clubs and organizations signing up students and distributing information on a sunny Friday afternoon. While students had a wide variety of organizations to choose from, there were a few tables that received a great deal of foot traffic throughout the day. (more…)

For those who do not know, Reddit is a popular website which styles itself “The Front Page of the Internet.”  It consists of numerous “subreddits” which are basically forums relating to literally every interest imaginable, from the more general interests such as “movies” or “politics,” to fairly specific subreddits, such as those relating to specific television shows or individual people.  One such subreddit, IAMA, which stands for “I Am A…” allows users to distinguish themselves as someone with a unique experience or talent, and in turn allow other users to “AMA” (Ask Me Anything).  (more…)

(Originally appearing in The Huffington Post)

As a young woman living in America I support the protection of women’s bodies and the coverage of birth control under healthcare; but why exactly is women’s health one of the leading issues in this 2012 election? Does anyone truly believe that if Romney/Ryan win the presidential election one of their first moves in the Oval Office is going to be addressing the controversial topic of women’s health? If they did, would the bills even make it past legislation? (more…)

Not much was at stake when Joe Kennedy III arrived at Alumni Hall for the 4^th Congressional Candidates Forum on August 14^th, his nomination as his party’s candidate all but assured.  What Mr. Kennedy did prove, however, was the strength and organizational superiority of his campaign and that he has a bright future in politics worthy of the Kennedy name. (more…)

Turning on the news the morning of September 11^th, 2012 I expected to see the tributes to that awful and bloody day. In between news coverage, there was murmuring of trouble brewing in Cairo, and about unrest in Libya but there were no serious developments until later in the evening. Then we learned that thousands of protestors managed to get over the first set of defensive barricades, tear down the American flag, and replace it with the flag of the Muslim Brotherhood in the US Embassy. (more…)

We need to prohibit same-sex marriage! We need tougher gun control laws! We need litigation against the public presence of the Ten Commandments! For those of you who advocate such ideas over others, you need better political education. (more…)

Let me start this off by saying that I am firmly in support of the diversity and inclusion initiatives on campus. I think they’re great, and much needed. Being staunchly liberal, I’m also in support of such movements on a wider level. I think it’s important that the rights of everyone in the country are protected; I’m for legalizing gay marriage, allowing gay adoption, and opening up more opportunities for immigrants. Their ideals I believe strongly in, and I enjoy showing my position on campus. (more…)

The horse race Republican Primary continues to baffle political pundits and analysts. The race has seen more changes in frontrunner than an Olympic marathon making it all but impossible to predict an eventual nominee at this point. Despite the fact that only four candidates remain, the gay community is highly anxious about who the Republican Party will put against President Obama in November. (more…)

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), signed into law by George W. Bush on January 8th 2002, has a lofty goal: it aims to make just about 100 percent of American students proficient in math and reading by 2014. As this deadline draws nearer, and as Bush’s brainchild turns ten, it is important to look at what the act has achieved, what it has not achieved, and what the Obama administration is doing to make the act more effective. (more…)

Seriously, I don’t even know where to begin this article. I suppose this all started when the MIPR met on Tuesday, and we got talking about much of the recent feminism that has characterized both society and Stonehill’s campus. We exchanged some opinions and had a constructive conversation about our varied perspectives. Then I noticed something: I was the only female in the room. I was the minority. Interesting… the only other time I have ever felt as though I was an anomaly was while I, a young American, was living in Paris. (more…)