by Celeste Montaño I’m not a big fan of elevators, especially the ones in my dorm. I greatly appreciate my personal space, and it’s hard to have any space in a small room packed with students; plus, it sucks when I have to push through all the tall people to get out. But mostly, I hate…
by Carmen Rios I’m excited to announce today that SPARK is working with the National Federation of State High School Associations in an effort to provide resources about sexual violence prevention to high school athletic coaches. Over 65,000 people signed SPARK’s petition, penned by Colby College football player Connor Clancy and me, asking the NFHS to offer…
by Christin Bowman **Trigger warning. This blog is about sexual violence.** If you’re anything like me, you’ve been thinking about the Steubenville rapes for a while now. You’ve seen the horrific details of the crime, the multiple sad excuses for journalism, and the even more disturbing public outrage when the rapists got what they had…
by Annemarie McDaniel As the nation watched the Steubenville rape case come to a close, we also watched something else happen: the coverage of multiple news sources sympathized with the convicted rapists while ignoring the narrative of Jane Doe. The good old Internet has exploded, calling out how media’s coverage was offensive to the victim…
[This post contains testimony from the Steubenville, OH rape trial and may be triggering for some readers.] by Bailey Shoemaker Richards Among the many arguments offered by defense attorney Walter Madison during the Steubenville rape trial–plenty of which are despicable victim blaming, but are unfortunate not uncommon–several have stood out. One in particular hinges on…
by Carmen Rios This past December, the US looked on in horror as a case of vicious sexual assault unfolded in Steubenville, OH. With the trial set to begin this Wednesday, what began as a local event will become a national conversation. And as media descend upon and digest the goings-on in the courtroom, we…
Eminem’s new track featuring Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie,” has received intense media attention over its accompanying music video. Since its debut last Thursday, “Love the Way You Lie” has been viewed almost 18 million times on YouTube. The video’s graphic depiction of domestic violence and and stars Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan make it, for better or for worse, a hot button topic.…