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The Mistakes Dress

***Guest Post*** Like many people in college, my friends and I were young, broke, and sometimes stupid.  We made dumb decisions about how much to spend on sushi, how long that political econ homework actually take, and what kind of shoes ...

Sorry Not Sorry

Public apologies: the quickest way to say you're sorry without having to actually show any remorse. We've seen a slew of public apologies since the #MeToo movement began, but if we think back, we can see they're really nothing new.  ...

#MeToo, Madigan

Timothy Mapes Harassment Scandal (LINK) Does the #MeToo movement still matter?  Haven't we talked about this enough?  Surely everyone knows and understands how unacceptable sexual harassment in the workplace is by now! If you're like many Americans, you've heard these questions.  Maybe ...

Bachelorette Background

Our American obsession with reality TV says a lot about us as a culture.  Some people love reality TV.  Some people love to judge those people.  But with a reality TV star sitting in the Oval Office, we can't deny ...

It’s not your fault. Ever.

Content note:  discussion of violent sexual assault and victim-blaming. . . . . . A student was violently sexually assaulted by an acquaintance this weekend at NIU (LINK to article).  The student was working on a final project for school when the attacker stopped by, physically ...

CASA

As we've posted previously on our blog, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.  We are so grateful for our amazing children's counselors, our prevention specialists who do education in the schools, and our caseworkers who work tirelessly for parents and ...

Give DeKalb County

When I was in college, I had a roommate who would wake up at 3 am to watch tennis.  No watching replays for her.  Who cared if I had a test the next morning?  The match was on in Australia!  ...

Remembering

The massacre at Columbine High School was 19 years ago today and listening to the voices of students, it feels like not much has changed.  School shootings are still common and mass violence has become all too familiar.  From students ...

Child Abuse Prevention Month

We've been spending a lot of time preparing for April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but did you know it is also Child Abuse Prevention Month?  Read our article in DeKalb's Daily Chronicle to learn how we are working with our ...