by Peter Boettger A core memory I had of high school was the countless times my then-basketball teammates would trash talk the girl’s basketball team. They would say things along the lines of: “Oh I would score 50 points on the girl’s team;” “If I was a girl, I’d basically be girl-Shaq;” or “Their games are so boring.” More importantly, I’ll always remember one day … Continue reading “Basketball is basketball” despite gender disparities
Staff Editorial: Oct. 28, 2021 “For kids.” This is the marketing on all of Disney’s child-sized Halloween costumes this year, and it is long overdue. For the past several decades, as the commercialization of Halloween became more popular and culturally relevant, the need for the perfect costume captivated the minds of children across the country. On one spooky, candy-filled night of the year, kids are … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Letting kids be kids: costumes and creativity
Katia Faroun | Features Editor 09/17/2020 When discussing colonization, most people think of Christopher Columbus and the conquest of land and people. But there’s another consequence rarely mentioned, but just as significant: the colonization of knowledge. Oyeronke Oyewumi took the Zoom podium on Tuesday to explore the topics of knowledge, gender and language with the Duquesne community. One of three events of this year’s virtual … Continue reading Africa Week webinar discusses decolonizing knowledge
UPDATE: 9/26: This story has been updated to reflect comments provided by the Catholic Diocese. 09/26/2019 Ollie Gratzinger | editor-in-chief Last year’s poster for the Gender Neutral Fashion Show, cohosted by the Gender Forum and Department of Women and Gender Studies (WGS), featured a male-presenting runway model sporting a dress. The event was well attended and favorably received, according to Gender Forum President Emma Shirey. … Continue reading Gender Neutral Fashion Show impeded by university
03/28/2019 By Zoe Stratos | Staff Columnist With March Madness in full swing as of March 21, the worldwide obsession with NCAA men’s basketball began again with the number 10 seed Minnesota Golden Gophers upsetting the number 7 seed Louisville Cardinals 86-76. Shortly after the men, on March 22, NCAA women’s basketball began with the number 1 seed Louisville Cardinals beating the number 16 seed … Continue reading Women’s sports ought to have same following, appreciation as men’s
11/01/2018 By Rachel Krotseng | Staff Columnist The focus of Supergirl has always been equality and change, and now it is making history by casting Nicole Maines for the role of Nia Nal, a cub-reporter at Cat-Co Worldwide Media, television’s first transgender superhero. The current political divide between people on matters of immigration is reflected in the divide between humans and aliens on Supergirl. With … Continue reading CW’s ‘Supergirl’ shows TV’s first transgender superhero
04/05/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Well, folks, Trump is back at it again. This time, he reawakened last summer’s woes surrounding the government’s attempts to ban transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military. Not only that, but he made his announcement in the week leading up to the International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day aimed at celebrating trans people and acknowledging … Continue reading Trump encourages bigotry with transgender ban
By Zach Landau | Editor-in-Chief 02/15/2018 As announced on Twitter yesterday, South Korean player Kim “Geguir” Se-yeon will be signed to the Shanghai Dragons. Not only does this mark a significant nab for the Dragons, who are currently dead last in the Overwatch League (OWL), but also for Se-yeon, who will be the one of the first female players in this section of the esports … Continue reading Diversity isn’t tokenism, it’s a necessity
02/01/2018 By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor Although several celebrities at the 2018 Grammy Awards were adorned with symbolic white roses, the statement of solidarity for the initiative to end sexual harassment and gender inequality ultimately ended there. The hashtag #GrammysSoMale has been trending on social media since Sunday night, and rightfully so. The awards show had fallen flat due to a lack of gender … Continue reading 2018 Grammy Awards lack gender equality
01/25/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Features Editor On an unseasonably warm Sunday morning, the streets of downtown Pittsburgh began to fill with a united and diverse crowd. The City that Always Sleeps had seemingly woken up. The 2018 Pittsburgh Women’s March began at 11 a.m. on Jan. 21 on the steps of the City County Building. Looking out upon a sea of pink hats and … Continue reading Women’s March awakens PGH feminism, calls for unity
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