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December 26, 2017 | Julie Zeilinger | Free Speech, LGBTQIA
The Supreme Court is hearing a major case regarding LGBTQ+ rights

The Masterpiece Cakeshop case isn’t really about cake at all. It’s about discrimination. This case could potentially lead to legalizing discrimination against the LGBT+ community because a couple requested a wedding cake and was denied.

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October 12, 2017 | Chloe Hallinan | Education, Free Speech
How UC Berkeley’s ‘Free Speech Week’ affected marginalized students

“Free Speech Week” has since been largely dismissed as an insignificant failure due to its poor organization and paltry audience. But our campus certainly felt the negative effects of this event anyway.

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February 07, 2017 | Chloe Hallinan | Education, Feminism, Free Speech, Politics
Bridging The Divide

I dressed up as Donald Trump for Halloween in 2015. My costume was inspired by my disbelief that a “sexy Donald Trump” costume was being sold on the Internet. Instead of supporting the company that had (seemingly earnestly) created that costume, I decided to parody the idea by making my own.

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August 31, 2016 | Reilly W | Education, Feminism, Free Speech, Politics
The Truth About Safe Spaces and Trigger Warnings
This past week, the University of Chicago sent a letter to incoming freshmen that stated they would not support “trigger warnings” or “safe spaces” at the school. Instead of making the topic a...
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May 12, 2016 | Gabby C | Education, Feminism, Free Speech, Girls
Teen Girls Are Going To Keep Rebelling Against Sexist Dress Codes
When girls wear short skirts, we call them "inappropriate." When girls make bold decisions about their lives, we call them "vain." When girls call themselves feminists, we call them "ugly." When girls...
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March 17, 2016 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Free Speech, Misogyny, Online harassment, Politics, Violence against women
Why President Obama's Decision to Call Out Online Harassment Is So Important
President Obama could have discussed any number of pressing issues during his recent speech given in honor of Women's History Month. A significant portion of his speech, however, was devoted to an iss...
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July 12, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Free Speech, Gender-based violence, Media, Science and tech, Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Jaclyn Friedman On Hate Speech On Facebook
Last month, awesome feminist activists Jaclyn Friedman of Women, Action and the Media (WAM!), author/activist Soraya Chemaly and Laura Bates of the The Everyday Sexism Project launched a campaign to e...

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