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‘Monologue Q’ Sets Stage for Empowerment

February 12, 2019

"The Vagina Monologues" quickly turned into an award-winning play that inspired women’s empowerment. However, its lack of diversity prompted three Fordham students to start their own production.

Class of ’23 Set to Become Most Diverse and Highest Achieving

February 6, 2019

Fordham continues to accept higher-achieving and more diverse students every year, indicating Fordham is becoming a more competitive institution in terms of admissions.

Title IX Gender Disparity Raises Concerns

November 14, 2018

With a predominantly large presence of male staff members heading the Title IX process, questions about its contribution to the number of unreported sexual assault cases seem to emerge.

It’s Never Been About Bathrooms

February 28, 2018

Until two years ago, transgender and gender non-conforming (trans/gnc) identities were inextricably li...

Deconstructing the Idea of Gendered Clothing

September 25, 2017

By KILEY CAMPBELL Staff Writer If I haven’t made my being transgender blaringly obvious through ...

Fashion Trends Subvert Gender Expectations

September 16, 2016

By KARIN HADADAN Contributing Writer Years ago, the world of fashion was strictly divided in two: womenswear and menswear. In the past five ...

The B-Word and its Many Meanings

September 30, 2015

By KATHY YOO Contributing Writer In her MTV documentary, “My Time Now,” rapper Nicki Minaj shares he...

Is This the End of Gender-Based Labeling in Retail?

August 28, 2015

By EMILY SITNER Staff Writer Girls play with dolls. Boys play with superheroes. Girls like pink,...

Sarah Thomas: Breaking the NFL’s Glass Ceiling

April 29, 2015

By MATTHEW MCCARTHY Sports Co-Editor Published: April 29, 2015 The National Football Leagu...

We Must Remove Desexualization From Equality

April 16, 2014

By RACHEL SHMULEVICH Opinions Editor Published: April 16, 2014 Gender equality is a battle which ...

Prism, First LGBTQ Retreat

February 12, 2014

By GUNAR OLSEN Staff Writer Published: February 12, 2014 For the first time in its history, For...

Feminism Exists Everywhere—Even at Home

April 3, 2013

By AMY BUCKNAM Staff Writer Published: April 3, 2013 The cover story of the March 25 edition of N...