The newspaper, in its purest essence, is a tool for democracy. Provocative opinions are supposed to be printed in the paper, creating a healthy and necessary examination of issues. However, the news can never be wholly objective. Everyone is biased due to their personal experiences and beliefs…

Recently, a friend of mine was telling me that a man she works with consistently tells her about his sexual exploits and fantasies in explicit detail. This is sexual harassment. On many levels, people do not truly understand what sexual harassment is. There needs to be more awareness about what is considered sexual harassment…

Last year, The New York Times published a front-page article about a study that found that 19- to 22-year-old women are more interested in marriage and family than careers. The results said young women would rather stay at home than be in the workforce. Although the study used shoddy collection methods…

Recycle. Recycle. Recycle now. There’s nothing to it if you just know how.” Unfortunately, this hit elementary school rap is not very applicable to the WSU community. According to news released earlier this year in The Daily Evergreen, WSU is second overall in recycling for the Pac-10…

Women are counseled to yell “fire” or “help” when in a threatening situation, instead of “rape,” because it elicits a better response. This tactic, in itself, reveals the societal implications and apathy of sexual crime. Sixty-eight percent of WSU students say sexual abuse – including coercion…

In this day and age, electronic communication has replaced the majority of human contact. A phone call can be easily replaced by a “wall post,” and a greeting by an “electronic poke.” These electronic communication tools are really no different than interaction in small towns…

If my vagina could talk, it would dispel inaccurate assumptions about “The Vagina Monologues.” Critics oppose the production because they say it is reducing women to just a sexual organ. Instead of being empowering, they say, it is incredibly debilitating…

Money can’t buy love, but it can be used to create kindness. WSU students celebrated the day Wednesday on campus with flowers, candy, poems and even hot dogs. Some student organizations saw the consumer opportunity of Valentine’s Day to try to raise money for respective charities and events…

Bloody handprints on an extra-long twin bed and a turned down blanket insinuate a dorm-room rape. Pictures of women as war prizes are accompanied by domestic violence statistics. The Residence Life Social Justice Committee’s Tunnel of Oppression examines inequality and hatred while forcing participants to question different types of gender roles…

Inever read beauty or fashion magazines. Usually, I would rather read independent magazines or weekly news magazines that shorten the wait in doctors offices. But the other day I bought a Vogue. The cover was so glossy and charming with the pretty actress in a provocative pose…

Tuesday’s Daily Evergreen contained a news brief about an alleged rape that occurred during the weekend. Hidden on Page 3, this article was easily overlooked. However, this report cannot be ignored. Rape is a reality everywhere, on our campus and in our world…

Alittle more than 30 years ago, it was uncommon for women to go to college. It was even more uncommon to see a woman compete in an athletic event. In 1971, only 18 percent of U.S. women and 26 percent of men had actually completed four or more years at a university…

Last week Nancy Pelosi made history by being sworn in as the first woman Speaker of the House, becoming the first woman closest to the position of president, only second in line to Vice President Dick Cheney. This position holds the power to set the political agenda…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Sparkly snow, sleigh rides, mistletoe. What more could a person want? Oh right, a monogamous relationship to share all these magical moments. Many of my friends in their senior year of college are completely concerned with getting married…

Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued federal guidelines that recommended all women of child-bearing age consider themselves in a perpetual state of “pre-pregnancy.” This meant that all women – from their first period through menopause – need to give up smoking…