Em-URGE-ing Voices

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Posted by Summer

A New Top Priority for College Campuses: Why Your College Needs to Advocate for Survivors

October 15, 2013

This weekend, my college lost an important part of our community with the passing of our Dean of Students, Bekki Lee.  Bekki was a… Read more »

Posted by Katherine

Parental Consent is Advised (and Anti-Choice)

October 14, 2013

If you haven’t yet heard the story of Anonymous 5, the 16 year-old Nebraska Girl who had to ask the court system for permission to… Read more »

Posted by URGE Staff

Obamacare, Sex Education and You

October 11, 2013

With headline after headline, news story after news story since its introduction in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”… Read more »

Posted by Diana

Self-Care 101

October 9, 2013

Self care, it’s mandatory. It’s as easy and simple as it sounds, caring for yourself. But one thing I’ve noticed is that women and… Read more »

Posted by Summer

Why I Won’t Shut Up About the Shutdown

October 8, 2013

So let’s get a couple of things straight. The politicians who refuse to pass a federal budget in protest of the Affordable Care Ac… Read more »

Posted by Allie

We Won’t Go Back: Raising Youth Voices in Reproductive Justice

October 7, 2013

History was recently made in Ohio when over 300 people rallied at the capitol in Ohio for reproductive rights. I was fortunate eno… Read more »

Posted by Nick

Domestic Violence & LGBTQ History Month: 5 Uncomfortable Truths

October 4, 2013

Who hasn’t seen the “Don’t Be That Guy” posters around campus? My personal favorite features two males in the poster highlighting… Read more »

Posted by Kayla

CBS’s ‘Elementary’ is Back to Break New Ground

October 3, 2013

Last week, season two of CBS’s number one drama, Elementary, premiered. I, of course, was sitting attentively on my sofa, blanket… Read more »

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