Is #MeToo Hitting a Sophomore Slump?
For the October 11 issue of The New York Review of Books, Jian Ghomeshi was invited to pen a long essay about his life after sexual and domestic abuse allegations …
Rape Culture
Leave Teenage Girls Alone
When I talk to women my age about their high school dating experiences, almost all of us can recall a time where an older man made us uncomfortable. It could …
Out With the Weinstein, In With the Woke Scenes
Do you know what’s a fun way to pass the time when you’re home for the holidays, your parent’s house doesn’t have internet access, and everyone’s gone back to work? …
In Weinstein’s World, #MeToo is Only the First Step
[content warning: Although it contains no overt or graphic details of bodily violence, this piece discusses various aspects of sexual violence, harassment, and victim blaming.] If you’ve merely opened and …
Guest Editorial: Sexual assault – It’s never okay
As the TCSA Women’s Commissioner and CFS delegate on March 6, 2015, I was invited to the launch of Ontario Premier Wynne’s $41 million three-year action plan to combat sexual …
Towards ending sexual assault on campus
Sexual assault on campus is a subject that has manifested quite frequently in the recent headlines. Sexual assault is an issue that has been a concern for over decades, …
OPIRG: Dealing with Rape Culture
Rape culture is a worrisome phenomenon in which attitudes of sexual harassment, rape, and misogyny are perpetuated and normalized within our society through forms of media and social interaction. To …
Letters to the Editor: Issue 12
Slut Walk talk Re: “Trent Feminist Society hosts on campus Slutwalk” (feature, issue 10, November 18) Dear Editors, This afternoon, I was having a calming tea at the Seasoned Spoon …
TCSA sets positive example with positive space training
Last week, as a part of Consent Week, the TCSA presented a positive space training facilitated by members of the Centre for Human Rights Equity and Accessibility and the Trent …
Local comedian’s ordeal proves online sexual harrassment is no joke
Kristal Jones, a local comedian in Peterborough, recently found herself as the recipient of vicious sexual harassment and cyberbullying from another local comedian. When she simply responded ‘Not funny’ to …