Four deaths. One month. One family. November is difficult. All four of my grandparents died this month — during different years thank goodness. This story isn’t supposed to be macabre or sad, but in case you’re wondering my mom’s mom passed on from colon cancer November 11th, 1986. I never…

Ways that today’s society is still restricting women — We’ve been hearing it for years now. Society, the media, and our designated feminist icon are all but screaming about the unfairness of current societal restrictions in regards to the female population. From the recent uproar over the “tampon tax” — the taxation of a female necessity under the guise…

Hungry Students Across the Nation Must Choose Between College and Food It always seemed to happen at the least opportune moments. This time, her stomach growled loudly during the middle of her Sociology lecture, while everyone was silently listening to the professor at the front of the classroom. She looked around, hoping her peers couldn’t hear her stomach’s desperate wail for…

For women of violence and assault, coming forward can be almost as traumatic as the assault itself. — One in four women will be sexually assaulted by the time she graduates from college. I should know — I am the one in four. …

Why I am Okay With Having To Explain My Newest Ink For The Rest Of My Life — I sat in the chair of a tattoo parlor and I watched a man probably twice my age, covered from head to toe in tattoos and piercings, hold my hand down so I wouldn’t yank it back in reaction to the searing pain that enveloped my whole hand as he…

Holiday puppies contribute to the millions of abandoned dogs — By now, all dog lovers have heard it — adopt, don’t buy. According to Psychology Today, there are currently 42.5 million households in the United States that own one or more dogs, bringing the total number of dogs in the country in excess of 70 million. There are at least…

Spare the rod and spoil the child. Paddle your kids and possibly raise their odds of developing mental illness. — A few Christmases ago, while at the mall searching for the perfect gift for my boyfriend, I witnessed a woman spank someone else’s child. …

Young girls are using selfies and social media to appear older and act sexier. — Story by Jennifer Sandy Picture this — you’re scrolling through your friend’s Instagram, when suddenly you see a picture of a young woman. She is a stereotypical “hottie.” She has a face full of expertly applied make up, and her Victoria’s Secret push-up bra makes her breasts look two cup…

Whether it’s iced, decaf, blended or with an extra shot, the struggle is very real — Story by Jennifer Sandy I know you. You may not give me much thought, you may not even recognize me out of my coffeehouse uniform, but I know you. …