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Intersectional ecofeminism discussed at the 23rd annual women’s conference

Ava Norgrove, Reporter // November 16, 2021

Chico State’s Gender & Sexuality Equity Coalition held its 23rd annual women’s conference on Saturday to discuss how different forms of oppression overlap in regards to the climate crisis and...

Graphic made by Erin Holve

A feminist’s struggles with the new Supreme Court justice

Erin Holve, Opinion Columnist // November 5, 2020

As I studied for a class one evening, one of my friends texted me that Amy Coney Barrett had just been confirmed as the new Supreme Court justice. My first feeling was anger, the deep-seeded type that...

A tribute graphic to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bater Ginsburg by Erin Holve

RBG, What can we learn from her life?

Erin Holve, Opinion Columnist // September 22, 2020

I’ve never been someone to mourn the loss of a celebrity or public figure. Often shrugging my shoulders in a kind of cruel indifference. An inconsequential happenstance.   When I heard...

Illustration by Melissa Joseph

Am I a Feminist? Feminism, It’s More Complex Than You Think

Erin Holve, Staff Writer // March 6, 2020

For many years I struggled with calling myself a feminist.  I lacked all confidence in myself. Feminists were these mythical creatures filled with all the conviction and power their gender offered...

Norman Fucking Rockwell! tears up the modern feminist message

Kati Morris // September 18, 2019

Listen to the track "The Man" from Taylor Swift's new album, "Lover" and the message it sends is immediately clear. If I was the man, she said, "I'd be a fearless leader. I'd be an alpha type."Swift is...

Elaine Kramer (left) and Pam Farly (right) were two of four women panel members during the Tuesday night discussion session. Photo credit: Kendall George

Women’s symposium brings 600 people to advocate for female leaders

Kendall George // February 18, 2019

From Feb. 12 to Feb. 15, the Wildcat Leadership Institute hosted a "Women Like You" convention, featuring five days of events all under the theme of female empowerment in business/professional settings....

A portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his Senate hearing regarding accusations of sexual assault. Acrylic ink printed on plexiglass. Photo credit: Angel Ortega

BMU hosts interactive, insightful art gallery

Mitchell Kret and Angel Ortega // February 1, 2019
"Resist, Persist and Rise" gallery highlights social movement and female empowerment
Protestors showcased their signs at the 2019 Chico Womens March. Photo credit: Christian Solis

Chico Women’s March 2019 highlights Camp Fire recovery, indigenous advocacy

Kendall George // January 19, 2019

Early Saturday morning, Chico residents filled the city plaza for the third annual Chico Women’s March. People took to the downtown streets to stand in solidarity for women’s rights, climate change...

Men should not be left out of the equality fight

Brooke Martin // October 17, 2018

Meninism: myth or fact?President Donald Trump was recently quoted saying, “It is a very scary time for young men in America…” He has since faced much backlash for this comment, but it...

Feminists respond to meninism

Rachael Bayuk // October 17, 2018

Do we even have to?Meninism started as a joke. It should end as one too.To suggest that the Meninist "movement" is a legitimate and positive thing is ridiculous. They are not revolting against a power...

Bottoms Up Espresso opened Friday after receiving criticism for the attire of their employees. Photo credit: Caitlyn Young

Bikini barista coffee: Stop objectifying women’s bodies

Natalie Hanson // October 3, 2018

Why “breastaurants” are a dying business model For the last month, the newest coffee chain to come to Chico has been generating a lot of buzz. Bottoms Up Espresso began to garner criticism from...

Karla Guzman and Casie Arechiga start out the conversation by explaining the textbook definition of Feminism. Photo credit: Hannah Yeager

‘F Word’ series comes to campus

Hannah Yeager // April 4, 2018

Student-run and advertised, the feminism talk given on March 28 brought more than 20 people into the Cross-Cultural Learning Center for a workshop turned open forum on the word feminism.“This what...

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