Anyone who has gone to a sleepaway camp knows that the moment you leave camp and return home, you get really bored. “I have nothing to do …
Badass Ladies in History: Gertrude B. Elion
Gertrude B. Elion, or “Trudy” as she liked to be called, was a woman of incredible innovation in the field of science, specifically when it …
Speaking Up Against Domestic Violence
Recently in the news there have been multiple allegations of domestic violence against NFL players. Among the accused are Johnathon Dwyer of the Arizona Cardinals, …
Meet Kylie Simonds and Her Chemo Backpack
It all started with a school project to invent something to solve an everyday problem. Other kids chose the common route by building something like …
#CarryThatWeight
Germ reported earlier this week about Emma Sulkowicz, the Columbia University senior who is carrying her mattress around with her on campus as a visual …
America’s Campus Rape Epidemic
America has a serious epidemic that’s infected our college campuses, and it’s not an illness; it’s the amount of unresolved and unreported cases of campus rape. In …
#WhyIStayed
In the wake of the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal, people have turned to victim blaming Rice’s wife, Janay Palmer, for being complicit in her …
The Sexualization of Children: A Commentary on Visual Media
I just need to rant about this picture for a second. I don’t know the context, and I don’t know who took it, but staring …
New School + New Friends = You Got This
The beginning of a new school year is always stressful. It is full of unknown scenarios. Will you get the teachers you want? Will you …