Death in the Age of Social Immortality
**Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of self-harming behavior, suicide, and death.** Abigail* hanged herself inside of a closet one November* afternoon. She’d come…
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Seeking Representation in the Wide, White World of Emojis
The great thing about emojis, the pictorial images that can be inserted into smartphone messages, is that they help us convey meaning, emotions and…
Read MoreHardly Quantifiable: Belonging and Empowerment at the Periphery of Science
On Friday, November 14, Dr. Stith gave two informational and eloquent talks at Vassar College that touched upon two inseparable topics: science education and…
Read MoreTwo Weeks in Review: Sexism for the Modern Female Scientist
The past two weeks have been filled with difficult yet life-affirming conversations related to the experiences that I shared as a woman in the…
Read MoreConfused Boundaries: A New Conceptualization for Cyborg Identity
The cyborg is our ontology; it gives us our politics. The cyborg is a condensed image of both imagination and material reality, the two…
Read MoreLooking for Lovelace: In Search of Role Models for Women in Computing
In the field of computing, there is a paucity of people that do not identify as white, cis-gendered and male. This problem is most…
Read MoreErlenmeyer Flasks and Lip Gloss: Experiencing Femininity in the Biomedical Sciences
In class, I am often viewed as a “Science Barbie.” I know what my classmates are thinking most of the time: throw a lab…
Read MoreThe Inaccessible Tools to an Accessible Education
As a student registered with the Office of Accessibility and Education Opportunity at Vassar, I was recently given a computer program made by Texthelp…
Read MoreSTDs? There’s an App for That
If you’ve ever been tested for STDs, you’re well aware of the hassle and anxiety the process entails. You wait nervously for hours to…
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