Tradeswomen speak at Smith College to encourage an increase in diversity in...
Tradeswomen of Western Massachusetts held a panel titled “Only 3% are Women? A Forum on Diversifying the Construction Workforce” at Smith College on Thursday to inform and encourage women to decrease...
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Heading to Fairfax, Virginia to take on George Mason, the Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team will depend on the continued exemplary play of leaders Holly Turner and Kiley Anderson to accel them to...
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In progressive Pennsylvania, history is holding women back
(Justin Surgent / Daily Collegian) A few weeks ago, the United States celebrated Women’s Equality Day. Almost one hundred years ago, on Aug. 26, 1920, the became law and women were granted the right to...
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Students demand bathroom accountability
(Kate Mitchell / Daily Collegian) Students, faculty and administration gathered to discuss why the sign for the first-floor bathroom in Baker Hall was changed from “gender-inclusive” to just for...
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Women take the field of agriculture at UMass
(Benno Kraehe / Daily Collegian) (Translated: 농업에 진출하는 매사추세츠 대학교 여학생 수 증가 , Las mujeres toman el campo de la agricultura en UMass) Farming is a male-dominated field, although at the University of...
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Police are more lenient with women than men
(Judith-Gibson Okunieff/ Daily Collegian) New York City is famous for many things, including its controversial stop-and-frisk policies. The New York Civil Liberties Union has pointed out its concerns...
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The objectification of women in Greek life
(Jessica Picard/ Daily Collegian) Across the United States and on our campus here at the University of Massachusetts, women are consistently treated as objects in fraternities. While the culture of...
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Free the woman, not just the ‘nip’
(Jessica Picard/ Daily Collegian) Available to read in German. My sociology class recently got into a heated discussion about cultural appropriation, but one comment from a male classmate struck me...
View ArticleUMass women’s soccer wins sixth straight game
The Massachusetts women’s soccer team used a persistent offensive attack to claim its sixth consecutive victory on Sunday, defeating Rhode Island 1-0. Sophomore Kelly Marra netted the lone goal of the...
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Don’t harass women at work
(clive darra/ Flickr) “I broke no laws. I merely took a chance with my heart,” is a quote from a 37-year-old man who asked a 16-year-old Starbucks barista on a date while she was at work. That’s just...
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