Conflicting views on gentrification signal its importance as a topic of constant discussion and analysis. The arguments on either side illustrate that gentrification has a strong effect on certain communities but whether or not it brings with it positive change or destruction is still being debated.
Read MoreRoxane Gay Speaks at Garrison
As part of the new Scripps Presents speaker series, novelist Roxane Gay visited Scripps College on Mar. 31 to discuss topics relating to her upcoming memoir, Hunger.
Read MoreScripps Hosts Title IX Workshop
On March 24, Scripps College hosted a workshop about Title IX activism and how its civil rights approach is used to fight against gender-based violence in educational institutions.
Read MoreWhite Male Tears: Deconstructing the Men’s Rights Movement
Angry white men are not a new concept and have far preceded our current contemporary society.
Read MoreWhole Foods Fails Abuse Survivors
As a result of our reliance on a capitalist system that often survives on the exploitation of society’s most vulnerable, there exist very few mechanisms at the present to protect survivors of abuse if it means that the image of corporations might be damaged in the process.
Read MoreDiet Culture
The media creates a one-dimensional view of beauty and self-acceptance that is often damaging to those who don’t fall into very specific categories set forth by society.
Read MoreBreastfeeding: The Ongoing Controversy
Whatever a parent chooses, whether to breastfeed or bottle feed, they have a right to do so safely.
Read MoreWhy the Bechdel Test is Not Enough
“...For many, passing the Bechdel Test is a film’s stamp of feminist approval, and the obsessive process of categorizing films loses sight of Bechdel’s initial intention: a more equal and true representation of women in film...”
Read MoreA Look at the Ribbon in Pink
As October draws to an end, it’s important that we step back and examine how social media campaigns and slogans geared towards breast cancer have crafted a movement that simultaneously raises awareness and often misrepresents the struggles of affected individuals.
Read MorePornography: Ethically Sustainable?
At the end of the day, most pornography exists as a business utilized for profit.
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