College Feminists Connect!tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-812477105327040112012-01-28T17:48:53-06:00TypePadNew Liaison Introtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e20168e64170bd970c2012-01-28T17:48:53-06:002012-01-28T17:48:53-06:00Hey Everybody! My name is Marrta Wyatt and I'm a senior Women's Studies major at Augsburg College. I'm super excited about being a campus liaison this semester and getting to learn and share with this awesome community. I'm involved in Augsburg's Queer and Straight in Unity group and in the Women's Resource Center and Feminist Collective. (Watch for lots of awesome events from both of those groups this semester!) Let's see, when I'm not doing Augsburg and school stuff, I like to watch stupid TV with my roommates and their 3 dogs and 2 cats, eat junk food, and hang...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/new-liaison-intro.htmlbeing bi...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e201630019f9cd970d2012-01-25T10:16:30-06:002012-01-25T10:17:46-06:00Many people constantly assume I am straight… unless I am wearing a feminist t-shirt, in which case I am ‘for sure’ a lesbian. What a conundrum! For people to think I am bi, I have to tell them. Don’t get me wrong I have no problem telling people I am bi its just annoying when I have to explain how I can be bi… I have explained my bisexuality to straight, gay and lesbian people. Straight people can be confused about how you can like both men and women. * Have you ever been in a relationship with a woman?...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/being-bi-many-people-constantly-assume-i-am-straight-unless-i-am-wearing-a-feminist-t-shirt-in-which-case-i-am-for.htmlBlue Waffles: Perpetuating the 'Vagina of the Patriarchy' One Breakfast at a Timetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e2016300025083970d2012-01-23T14:59:21-06:002012-01-23T14:59:21-06:00Did you know waffle is slang for vagina? Interesting. I never would have thought of a vagina while eating waffles. It's quite nonsensical as slang terms go; which is fitting because the newest "STD" on the radar is equally nonsensical. Information about "blue waffle disease" has apparently been circulating around the internet since 2010 - but I just caught wind of it this weekend by reading an article from the Women's Health Foundation. What, might you ask, is "blue waffle disease"? I thought the best definition was on UrbanDictionary.com, but essentially it is a (FAKE) STD which can only be...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/blue-waffles-perpetuating-the-vagina-of-the-patriarchy-one-breakfast-at-a-time.htmlTeen Mom Statstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e20168e5e650e0970c2012-01-21T13:12:31-06:002012-01-21T13:12:31-06:00Jezebel has an interesting article up that gives some of the stats on why teen moms didn’t use birth control: as expected, many of the reasons are pretty atrocious and seem to stem from bad sex ed and harmful attitudes about sex. #1 is that they didn’t think they could get pregnant. Read that again. The #1 reason that teen girls get pregnant while not using birth control is because they think they can’t get pregnant. Girls deserve access to full information about their bodies and their lives so that they can make informed choices about how to treat their...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/teen-mom-stats.htmlCatch Up On What You Missed: Friday Highlightstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e20168e5dccf2e970c2012-01-20T11:12:01-06:002012-01-20T11:12:01-06:00"Pregnancy Centers Come Under Fire for Abortion Info" NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota released a report this week which chronicled the types of information given to women who seek help at crisis pregnancy centers. Get the full story from the Star Tribune. "Birth Control for Men?" Ms. Magazine's blog takes another look at what new birth control methods developed for men might look like. For the full story see the Ms. Magazine Blog. "Duluth Joins Campaign to Defeat the Marriage Amendment" The Duluth City Council just announced they voted to formally oppose the Marriage Amendment which will appear on the ballot in...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/catch-up-on-what-you-missed-friday-highlights.htmlPraxis and Thoughttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e20162ffa03b39970d2012-01-15T14:07:23-06:002012-01-15T14:07:23-06:00As I begin posting here at College Feminists Connect, and also in my personal life of thinking and reading and similar things, I’ve been wondering why I choose to devote my time the way I do. There are many people who choose to live their beliefs by going out and making physical changes in the world: I live my beliefs by thinking and sharing thoughts. Am I really doing anything useful? How much good does it do for CFC to have a blog? Would our resources be better used simply providing info on internships, jobs, and events? I’d like to...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/praxis-and-thought.htmlHighlights: Catch Up On This Week's Exciting Newstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e20168e569fcdd970c2012-01-13T10:00:00-06:002012-01-13T10:00:00-06:00"Finally, Finally! FBI's 'Forcible Rape' Definition is Officially History" It's official, the FBI has changed their definition of rape - which means statistics will better reflect actual incidences of sexual assault. This change will also help highlight better ways to fight rape culture and stop sexual violence. Get the full story at Ms. Magazine's Blog. "Yale University Discovers Firsthand the Awful Results of Gender Cohabitation" The results are in! And they're not awful - they're actually exactly what you might expect. Check out Yale University's foray into mixed gender on-campus housing in this Jezebel article. "The Tea Party's Not-So-Civil War"...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/highlights-catch-up-on-this-weeks-exciting-news.htmlAnother New Campus Liaison: St Olaf Collegetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e20167605befc3970b2012-01-11T11:46:17-06:002012-01-11T11:46:17-06:00Hello all! My name is Olivia, and I'm currently a senior at St Olaf College majoring in philosophy and religion, now taking on the post of campus liaison. I am extremely excited to be involved in this organization and to get out news and connect with all of you. In the rest of my life, I edit for a professor, work the college switchboard and at the writing center, swing dance, rock climb, debate, blog for teenskepchick (shameless self advertising), participate in the pro-choice group on campus and and ocassionally do improv comedy with our school's group. I also read...(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/another-new-campus-liaison-st-olaf-college.htmlNew Campus Liaison - Minnesota State University, Mankatotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e20168e5433848970c2012-01-09T16:51:51-06:002012-01-09T16:51:51-06:00Hi. My name is Madeline Greene and I'm a senior at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I'm majoring in Public Relations (emphasis on Social Media) and Gender and Women's Studies. I am the new campus liaison for MSU. I am a programming intern at the MSU Women's Center, work as an events assistant at a hotel and also as a student worker at University Printing Services, give tours to prospective MSU students, write for the campus newspaper, blog for a website entitled University Chic, gaining PR experience as the Social Media Manager of a student-led PR firm and much, much more....(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/new-campus-liaison-minnesota-state-university-mankato.htmlLet's Talk About Being Pro-Choicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452918269e2016760413e58970b2012-01-09T15:00:30-06:002012-01-09T15:00:30-06:00The legislative session of 2011 was fraught with ridiculous attacks on reproductive rights. Limiting access to abortion is a hot issue right now - and abstinence only education is (and likely will be for the foreseeable future) a problem in regards to how people are educated about sex. When you feel so strongly about an issue it can be difficult to see clearly when people constantly attack it. Reproductive rights are such an intense topic for everyone because they are so personal. I cannot imagine someone telling me I can't have access to birth control or adequate information about sex....(Bonnie Peace Watkins)http://www.collegefeministsconnect.org/2012/01/lets-talk-about-being-pro-choice.html