A new entertainment hotspot is opening in Ottawa, packed full of board games, good food and cold beer, rather than sweaty bodies and top 40 jams. With over 700 board games available to play, from children’s games to 18+, there is something for everyone at The Loft Board Game Lounge. The Loft has moved into […]
Started from the bottom, now we…well, we’re still pretty close to the bottom.
Given that Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed four new women to the Canadian cabinet today, the political science & women and gender studies double minor in me should be rejoicing. But I’m not. Don’t get me wrong. I am incredibly happy that there are now more women in the Cabinet than ever, and that the […]
Sexual assault support centre aims to educate
By: Ellen Cottee Carleton University opened the doors to its new Sexual Assault Support Centre on campus in April, after plans for the centre were announced in January 2012. Carrolyn Johnston, co-ordinator for Sexual Assault Services at Carleton, said that while the centre has been open for over a […]
A Challenge for International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day to all the ladies out there! (I’m not addressing the issue of intersectionality in this post, but know that I do recognize it…it would just take an entire blog 5000 years to address those issues alone. Also, I’d feel like a fraud trying to discuss the issues facing women of colour […]
Why I get so angry about rape jokes. (trigger warning for discussions of sexual assault.)
Rape happens. Rape jokes happen. Both of these are a problem, however, only one is *generally* demonized by the public (and rightly so!). But, there needs to be a shift. Rape jokes need to be demonized on the same level as rape. “Why? They’re just jokes!” I hear every single time I bring this up […]
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