Em-URGE-ing Voices

Your urgent thoughts, urging action

Posted by Nick

Disenfranchisement, A Little Bit Bigger in Texas

October 25, 2013

The saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas, including our bigots at the capitol. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about Southern co… Read more »

Posted by Kayla

Four Ways to Spot a Bad Ally

October 24, 2013

Society has advanced leaps and bounds over just the past decade when it comes to rights and acceptance for members of the LGBTQ+ c… Read more »

Posted by Summer

Dear Emily Yoffe: I Don’t Need Your Advice. Please Stop, Seriously.

October 22, 2013

Lots of you may have already seen Slate’s recent article “College Women: Stop Getting Drunk.” For those of you who haven’t, Emily… Read more »

Posted by Katherine

The Politics of Finding Yourself on the Page

October 21, 2013

The Toast did a lovely piece this week that filled my stomach with butterflies upon dizzying butterflies called “Annie on My Mind… Read more »

Posted by Allie

Responsibility and Reproduction: Abortion as Radical Self-Care

October 21, 2013

What is the typical picture that anti-choice politicians paint of a person who chooses abortion? She is a cisgender straight woman… Read more »

Posted by Nick

Interns in the United States: Unpaid and Unprotected

October 18, 2013

No benefits, long hours, random tasks, and all for the sake of “experience” on our résumé. As if unpaid internships weren’t alread… Read more »

Posted by Kayla

Why Anti-Choice Groups are Afraid of Students…and They Should Be

October 17, 2013

Yesterday, the University of Central Florida (UCF) was paid a visit by the not so pleasant anti-choice organization Created Equal…. Read more »

Posted by Diana

Here’s Hoping Janet Yellen is Good for Youth Employment

October 16, 2013

So, Janet Yellen was nominated by President Obama on October 9 to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. That sound you hear, i… Read more »

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