Period Pains
Caroline Lipski, Contributor
February 13, 2019
Filed under Commentary, Opinion, Women
Just this past week I was trying to help a friend out when I made a discovery in one of the bathrooms on campus. This discovery—or lack thereof—was the absence of period products, which left me questioning my own value as a woman and student on this campus. My doubts were confirmed by the fact that...
New SLU Study Gains National Attention
Riley Mack, News Editor
January 30, 2019
In Ethiopia, the school dropout rate for girls remains at a staggering 51 percent, according to the Dignity Period project, a main cause for dropouts being the lack of access to menstruation products. Despite taking place halfway across the world, this problem is not foreign to St. Louis. Women ...
Soaring Through the Glass Ceiling: The Struggles of Women Going into Male-Dominated Fields
Riley Mack, News Editor
January 30, 2019
Filed under News, Science, Women
For women during World War II, it was Rosie the Riveter telling them “We Can Do It” that motivated them to step into the male-dominated workforce; for college-aged females today, it is breaking the glass ceiling. Currently, women in majority-male workplaces can expect higher rates of gender discrimin...
Marchers Brave the Cold for Women’s March 2019
Photos: Riley Tovornik and Captions: Emma Carmody
January 25, 2019
Riley Tovornik
A speaker introduced as Miss Leon speaks to the crowd passionately, focusing on transgender rights.
January 25, 2019