Category: Opinion
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Study Spots on Campus Ranked
Words by: Catherine Hogan ’24 While our campus at Emmanuel may be small, there are still a variety of places that you can visit to get some work done (without spending money sitting at a coffee shop). These are the five study spots on campus, ranked. 5: The second floor of the JYC: The JYC…
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Op-Ed: Native American Stereotyping in Sports Mascots Goes Way Beyond Sports
Words by: Juliana Cimino The Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted a virtual event on Tuesday, November 30th titled Native American Stereotyping in Sports Mascots. Dr. Javier Marion, Associate Professor of History, hosted the event. During the event, he showed the TED Talk, “Walk a mile in my redface — on ending the colonial in culture: Cornel Pewewardy at…
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Op-ed: Inspiring First Ladies: Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton needs no introduction for her accomplishments, nor for her contributions to the capabilities of women in politics with her incredible decades-long career. She has defied the expectations of so many and has achieved many firsts throughout her political career, which have proven to all that women are strong and that women are capable.…
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Op-ed: Inspiring First Ladies: Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan is remembered today for being one of the “powerful” and influential First Ladies in the modern presidency, being one of the most prominent examples of an equal partner to the president during his time in office. Nancy Reagan met her future husband Ronald in 1949 when they were starring in a Hollywood film…
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Op-ed: Inspiring First Ladies: Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson, born Claudia Alta Taylor is remembered by history and the media as a socialite wife who only dealt with minor political issues such as highway beautification and was subordinate to her domineering husband Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th U.S. President. The truth is the complete opposite and Lady Bird was a much…
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Op-ed: Inspiring First Ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt
History has a habit of overlooking the achievements of women. Unless a woman was at the forefront of a great political or social reform, or had a more “refined” role in ensuring peace or settling a domestic conflict, any credit for women’s accomplishments are often placed in the shadows of a man’s spotlight. However, it…
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Op-ed: The Wage Gap in America: Not a Myth, in Fact it’s all Too Real
This piece was originally published in March 2019. Whether one follows the news or has any form of social media it has become blindingly clear that gender inequality and blatant sexism is still present, especially in the workforce. Even though women are rightfully becoming more present in various fields they are still not getting paid…
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Op-ed: Why Everyone Should Take a Writing Class
This piece was originally published Fall 2020. For the fall semester of my senior year, I decided to take two creative writing classes, prose writing and fiction writing, and I’m absolutely loving it! I’ve always enjoyed writing, no matter what I was writing about. I’m the type of person who prefers to write the research…
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History of the Women’s Vote
This piece was originally published in October 2020. With the recent death of feminist icon and supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the role of women in politics and government has never been recognized more. Nor has the power of women to create lasting change ever been more certain than it is in today’s society.…
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