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USI professor studies informed consent on abortions

USI professor studies informed consent on abortions

Noah Alatza, News Editor January 28, 2019

Assistant Professor of Gender Studies Grace Howard has been studying and working on reproductive law and policy since she was undergraduate in college. She said she knew she wanted to continue her...

Alex Levine, a six time V-Day veteran, demonstrates all the ways her character likes to pleasure women in the monologue “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy” last year.

‘Vagina Monologues’ seek justice

Gabi Wy, Features Editor March 1, 2017

In soft lighting that seemed to have a hint of pink in its glow, performers and the audience chanted in unison to reclaim the word ‘cunt.’ The university’s presentation of ‘The Vagina Monologues’...

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Gabi Wy, News Editor March 17, 2016

President Linda Bennett announced at the beginning of the semester that the university will focus on the concept of “civility.” Bennett said this focus promotes healthy discussion despite critical...

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