Dear Dub

BY: KATE ANGUS '20 AND SERENA THORN '19 For many, the #metoo movement has been difficult. It’s hard to see people you once admired exposed as sexual predators, and it’s even harder to face the reality of the prevalence of sexual assault…

The word of the year in 2017 was complicit, but what does being complicit mean? The dictionary definition mentions being a part of an illegal activity, but the word has evolved in recent times. Many people are using this word to describe…

Over the past few years, the Dub has been fielding complaints that our annual “Consent is Wet Hot” tanks do not express how consent is also mandatory. I agreed, but recently I have been rethinking my opinions on those complaints. After…

Some days are better than others, but on the days that you can’t seem to get out of bed there are a few things you deserve to be reminded of. Your personal manifestation of trauma and healing is valid. It’s okay not to cry; it’s okay to…

The concept of self-care spans across so many facets of life that it seems critical to productive living, but how has it become so skewed? You can read psych articles about the benefits of actions and activities rooted in self-care, refer…

(Disclaimer: In this article, I will be discussing assault in a heteronormative context as it is how my personal experience happened. This article does not look to discount the experiences of people who do not identify sexually as…

Yeah, me too. And her too. And my mother and grandmothers too. And my best friend too. And the girl who sits next to me in class too. And one in three women worldwide too. And you too? You’re not alone. The deluge of “me too” on social…

There were many unforgettable lines in Angela Davis’ keynote last week, but my mind keeps returning to one in particular, circling back and back like it’s stuck in the rinse cycle of a washing machine. I keep thinking about when she said,…