Everyday Sexism

The Everyday Sexism Project was started by Laura Bates with the intention of providing a safe place for women to share instances of sexism that happen daily. The unfortunate truth is that we’ve all had to deal with this at some point or another. The range of offenses is vast, and women spend their lives being […]

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Badass Ladies Spotlight: Angela Zhang

After graduating from Monta Vista High School, Angela Zhang began researching a nanoparticle system that is able to target tumors, eradicate cancer cells, and monitor treatment responses simultaneously. In layman’s terms, this seventeen-year-old girl may have found the cure for cancer. While most girls her age were out spending time hanging out with friends and going […]

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No Foolin’

It’s April Fools’ Day, Germies, so get your prank on!   If you are wondering about the origins of this lighthearted holiday, you are not alone.  April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, dates back to at least the 1500s.  In 1561, Eduard de Dene, A Flemish poet, composed a poem about a nobleman who […]

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Quality Over Quantity

Remember elementary school when everybody knew each other? We all played the same games and went to the same birthday parties, and, with the exception of some playground quarrels, we were all friends. At least, that’s how it was for me. All my childhood friends traveled as a pack until Junior High (common story, I […]

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