By ANNIE ATURA
October 21, 2010
One of the take-away lessons from the DKE controversy recalls the old adage: many a true word is spoken in jest. The Yale Daily News unfortunately did not learn that lesson from their fraternity brothers …
October 20, 2010
The Women’s Center held a second Open Forum on Tuesday night to further discuss DKE pledges’ chants on Old Campus. Although the new Board had begun this dialogue series before the campus erupted in response …
October 18, 2010
This week, Yale alumni are coming together in order to buy an advertisement in the Yale Daily News’ Parents’ Weekend edition. The alumni are urging that all members connected with the Yale community (parents of …
October 13, 2010
Q: Wax? Or no wax?
Waxing is expensive, and, even if you do it regularly, there will always be times when your vagina will resemble a stubbly chin. If your pubes are thick, …
October 3, 2010
This column is here to advise readers on women’s issues from a feminist perspective. But what are women’s issues? It’s easy (too easy) to think of relationships, sex, and body when we think of being …
September 6, 2010
May 1968 is the figurative (as well as literal) date assigned to the Parisian student revolution. These students used the slogan “Pris La Parole!” This particular segment of the generation of ’68 included …
August 23, 2010
On a recent afternoon, a friend of mine was walking to work across the New Haven Green when a stranger decided he needed her. “Needed me,” she stressed, incredulous, as she recounted the story over the …
July 28, 2010
In the United States today, job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age is prohibited. However, none of these stipulations address weight. In the fashion industry, plus-size models (sizes 14+) fight …
May 19, 2010
Senior Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazim Sadeghi declared last month during a Friday sermon in Tehran that “women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which consequently increases …