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Butting in on the right issues

By Emma Wenninger · Tuesday, Sept. 9,2014 12:05 p.m.

Ray Rice was a player for the Baltimore Ravens until video surfaced of he and his wife in a fight that culminated in his hitting her so hard he knocked her out.Now, Janay Rice, the wife in question, has spoken out, demanding privacy and a little bit of slack.

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Beanpoles vs. beefcakes

By Michael Homan · Tuesday, Sept. 9,2014 11:38 a.m.

When New York Fashion Week kicks off Thursday, two different embodiments of the male figure will be under scrutinized debate on the subject of manliness: beanpole dudes and beefcake bros.I certainly know nothing of the fashion realm and I don’t pretend to, but I am aware of the impact fashion has on people’s perception of what’s attractive and what’s not.

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Who's really to blame

By Natalie Rowthorn · Monday, Sept. 8,2014 5:43 p.m.

Whether you’re always glued to your phone or find yourself endlessly refreshing Twitter, chances are you’ve heard about the leaked photos of various female celebrities this past weekend.An unidentified hacker accessed the iCloud accounts of Jennifer Lawrence, Victoria Justice, Ariana Grande, Kate Upton and several others and posted private nude photographs of the female actresses on the Web.

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A different kind of progress

By Claire McElwain · Monday, Sept. 8,2014 11:34 a.m.

In an unfortunate, yet sadly unsurprising, turn of events, another NBA team owner has found himself the center of a racial scandal.

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The f-word

By Sarah Kissel · Sunday, Sept. 7,2014 2:01 p.m.

Despite the movement’s best efforts, a major branding failure has resulted in a generation of women and men alike who are reluctant to identify themselves as feminists. A YouGov study published in 2013 found that only 28% of Americans identified themselves as feminists before hearing the official definition: one who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. After hearing that definition, that statistic jumped to 57%.

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The bathroom binary

By Jordan Riley · Sunday, Sept. 7,2014 1:49 p.m.

Any girl who has been to a movie theater, sporting event, or mall knows the struggle of a long waiting line for the bathroom.

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Now trending: high-waisted misogyny

By Elisa Shrack · Sunday, Sept. 7,2014 1:44 p.m.

TotalFratMove.com, a blog about college life, recently posted an article titled, “Why Girl Should Stop Wearing High-Waisted Shorts.”The article was posted on my newsfeed by many female friends, all of

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Internet safety

By Stephen Kroll · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:23 a.m.

When hackers stole nude photos of celebrities this past weekend, it was a crime of theft.

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The group project dilemma

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:14 a.m.

There’s not one person in this entire university that jumps for joy when the professor assigns students into groups for a project.

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Living while distracted

By Michael Homan · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 4:35 p.m.

There are hundreds of statistics highlighting how dangerous glancing away from the road for a mere five seconds can be (which, at 55mph will get you the length of a football field), and yet people still get in their cars with phone in hand.

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21st century modesty

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 4 p.m.

In today’s age, the call to combat slut shaming and the negative stereotypes associated with short hems and crop tops have inadvertently created a stigma against women who decide to wear less revealing clothing.Whether the motivation for modesty is rooted in pride or religious principle, it is just as celebratory to cover up the majesty of the female form as it is to flaunt it.These opposing views of the female form create a dichotomy of perfection that is as dangerous as it is, occasionally,

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Nutty attraction

By Riley Zipper · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 11:30 a.m.

Last week, I was on the couch with my boyfriend watching an episode of "Will & Grace" that I had seen a thousand times before when, during a commercial break, something strange caught our attention.The commercial was for a Payday candy bar.

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