Women honored at Awards Ceremony
Valentina Vargas, Multicultural Reporter
March 27, 2019
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Awards Ceremony held at the 7th Street Underground honored empowering women who are students, faculty, and community members. The women who were honored for their achievements or recognized for their research studies were nominated by colleagues or profe...
Alumna talks advocating for women amid #MeToo era
Hannah Sieg, Contributing Writer
March 5, 2019
Eastern kicked off Women’s History and Awareness Month (WHAM) with “The #MeToo Movement: Transition From Outrage to Action” with keynote speaker Julie Proscia at the Doudna Lecture Hall Tuesday night. “The ‘Me Too’ movement means taking steps to become an advocate for ourselves,” Juli...
Alumna to present on #MeToo movement to open Women’s History Month
Hannah Shillo, Entertainment Reporter
March 4, 2019
Eastern is kicking off Women’s History and Awareness Month (WHAM) with “The #MeToo Movement: Transition From Outrage to Action” with keynote speaker and Eastern alumna Julie Proscia on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Doudna Lecture Hall. English professor Marjorie Worthington said Proscia is part of an Illinois Senat...
Survivors’ voices need to be heard
Liz Stephens, Columnist
February 25, 2018
Recently I wrote an article speaking out about the story of my sexual assault in hopes of encouraging other women to feel comfortable speaking out about their own stories. I was invited by Elizabeth Halbe, a woman from the Charleston community whom I’ve done many theatre productions with, to ...
Every story of sexual assault is important
Staff Editorial
January 29, 2018
Ever since the #metoo movement started, a welcome change has been happening across the nation. People are finally starting to realize that sexual assault, harassment and abuse is an issue. Something that was once swept under the rug, that was once ignored and denied, now has a spotlight on it. Things...
Ludlow to speak on 2017 and 2018 women’s marches
Andrew Paisley, Campus Reporter
January 23, 2018
Women’s marches both past and present will be talked about in a speech entitled “Nevertheless, She Persisted” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. English professor Jeannie Ludlow, the coordinator of the women’s, gender and sexuality...
Everyone is accountable for their actions
Abby Carlin, Columnist
January 17, 2018
By now, most of us have read our fair share of sexual assault and harassment accusations in Hollywood. With #MeToo and #TimesUp, women, men and nonbinary individuals finally have a space in which their stories are heard and the movement is gaining traction. With any social movement, these accusations...
#MeToo: My story of sexual assault
Liz Stephens, Columnist
October 22, 2017
The amount of women I have seen recently posting on Facebook saying #MeToo confirming they have been victims of sexual assault, harassment or other acts is substantial. I too posted #MeToo, but was almost uncomfortable because I still feel slightly ashamed to be one of the statistics. I did not...
