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Posted by Samantha

Public Service Announcement — Abstinence-Only Programs Hurt our Young People

November 9, 2012

The Presidential election is finally over and now that we know we have four more years with President Obama, we need to look at ou… Read more »

Posted by Lydia

West Side, Best Side: Election Day in California

November 8, 2012

Congratulations Mr. Obama- I hope you succeed these next four years. I send sympathy to the Romney’s- but there is always 2016. An… Read more »

Posted by Amanda

My Reflections

November 7, 2012

The battles have been fought, the words are immortalized in internet memes, and the impact of this election is rippling throughout… Read more »

Posted by Lauren

CHOICE: a poem

November 5, 2012

She peed on that stick It’s her third test today It keeps coming up positive In her head she starts to pray She’s got a midterm to… Read more »

Posted by URGE Staff

For Millennial Voters, What Really Matters Is the Morning After

November 2, 2012

Our Executive Director has an op-ed in the Huffington Post about the youth vote in this election: “This election is important and… Read more »

Posted by Lauren

Think Before You Pink: A Review of “Pink Ribbons, Inc.”

November 1, 2012

On October 17 the Women and Gender Sexuality Studies department at CSULB had a showing of a new film- “Pink Ribbons, Inc.” It was… Read more »

Posted by Amanda

Don’t Slut-Shame Halloween

October 31, 2012

  As a free-thinking woman living in the 21st century, I am deeply offended by the slut-shaming that coincides with the arriv… Read more »

Posted by Lydia

Suffrage: A Reproductive Justice Issue

October 29, 2012

Let’s open our grade school history textbooks, shall we? Most of us know that, historically, suffrage was intended for white men o… Read more »

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