July 30th, 2018
***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 ...
July 16th, 2018
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. ...
July 3rd, 2018
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 ...
June 20th, 2018
Do we really trust that our children are safe in immigration detention camps? Do we look at a tent city full of babies and think we've done the right thing? Can we ignore the lifelong trauma our children will face ...
June 18th, 2018
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 ...
May 8th, 2018
Content note: discussion of violent sexual assault and victim-blaming.
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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 ...
April 24th, 2018
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 ...
April 23rd, 2018
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! ...
April 20th, 2018
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 ...
April 2nd, 2018
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 ...