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As a young feminist, I have often touted my independence. I mean, that’s what I should be, right? Independent? A woman on my own with nothing and no one to hold me back from my goals? For a while, I considered independence as the key to my success. And, to be honest, I didn’t mind that. That is, however, until I noticed an unsettling link between independence and loneliness.
In 2016, I decided to try online dating apps for the first time. It was great until I was assaulted. Three times. Over the course of less than two years. The first time I was attacked came at the end of an evening I spent with a man I met on Tinder. We had dinner downtown and then went to hang out at his apartment complex’s pool. I figured this was totally safe — neighborhood pools are public areas and there were other people there. I had to use the public bathroom before going back home for the evening, but it was being renovated, so my date invited me to use the bathroom in his apartment before heading home. I agreed. Once I got inside, however, the nightmare every woman fears began. He grabbed my arms — leaving bruises — and attacked my face with his tongue. It was disgusting, but after a few seconds of struggling to get away, I realized that this man was not going to willingly let go of me. My brain went into survival mode: I kissed him back until he let go of my arms, at which point I ran toward the door. I jammed my foot in the doorway as he tried to slam it shut. I knew then that it was time to start screaming for help. He must have known, too, because as soon as I opened my mouth to start screaming, he lost his grip on the door enough that I was able to use my foot and a free hand to pry it open and run away.
Which is it — a murderous band of disease-ridden invaders working diligently to bring terrorism and havoc into our country or a group of women and children walking slowly toward the U.S. fleeing gang violence and seeking asylum?
The stuffy and sweaty Garrett Spitzer looked down to see a small crowd forming below the 20-foot telephone pole he sat on.
Over the past two weekends I have attended two pride parades — one in Atlanta and one locally on Bo Diddley Community Plaza — in solidarity with friends and family members who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. In response to my travels, I was asked why pride parades continue to be heavily celebrated, despite the fact that this community now has the right to marriage and most discriminatory practices are now outlawed. I will try to answer this based on my own observations and ideas.
For Alyssa Chavez, the scariest part of Halloween is the unwanted attention she might receive while dressed in her costume.
Angie Suarez only expected a free meal when she went to Fast-A-Thon for the first time last year.
The World Bank estimates that women account for 45.8 percent of the labor force in the U.S. Despite our near-equal presence, many women still don’t feel comfortable and confident in the workplace.
Sex. There, I said it: SEX.
Ashley Marceus wants an African American studies department and to end racism on campus.
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Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.
In late June, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his plans to retire from the bench. This set a fight in motion over the future of the court and gave President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint a second justice.
Mermaids from across the nation gathered at Ginnie Springs last weekend.
Ever wondered if your constant browsing of social media is depressing you? Here’s the science.
Citizens of Gainesville came together last Thursday to bring awareness to the high price and lack of accessibility of the morning after pill, or MAP, on campus.
Solutions by The State News
