Em-URGE-ing Voices

Your urgent thoughts, urging action

Posted by Sarah

Juno, Choice, and Stigmatizing Teen Pregnancy

October 16, 2012

Click to watch the trailer for Juno When Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman’s Juno premiered five years ago, it became an immediate cri… Read more »

Posted by URGE Staff

An Open Letter to Abigail Fisher

October 12, 2012

Abigail Fisher was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin and is currently suing the school because she believes sh… Read more »

Posted by Lauren

My Encounter with Gloria Steinem

October 11, 2012

Gloria Steinem is my hero. She is a journalist, author, political activist, speaker, and philosopher extraordinaire. Her name is r… Read more »

Posted by Amanda

A History in Images: 4000 Years for Choice

October 10, 2012

Today I’d like to set aside all the hate and feelings of defeat we may be feeling during this nerve-wracking time and introduce yo… Read more »

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Campus Diversity is Indispensable

October 9, 2012

Tomorrow the United States Supreme Court will hear Fisher v. University of Texas, a case that could have the effect of banning all… Read more »

Posted by Samantha

Issa Rae and Awkward Black Girl making the world stand up and LISTEN!

October 9, 2012

Issa Rae is a talented director, producer, and actor has taken the internet and the web series realm by storm with her show The Mi… Read more »

Posted by Sarah

Why Does No One Talk About Sexual Assault in the LGTBQ Community?

October 5, 2012

For the most part, I exist within two realms: That of American women and that of LGBT Americans. When a friend makes the playful j… Read more »

Posted by Lauren

Film Review: The Business of Being Born

October 4, 2012

I learn more from watching Netflix documentaries than I do at college. Recently my mind has been completely blown by the film The… Read more »

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