Archive for March, 2023

Feminist Icons Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan Headline Hunter’s Sylvia Plath Symposium
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Feminist Icons Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan Headline Hunter’s Sylvia Plath Symposium

Feminist icons Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan spoke at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute during the keynote session of Hunter’s “Sylvia Plath Symposium,” commemorating the poet’s life and legacy on the 60th anniversary of her death and 90th anniversary of her birth year.  The keynote kicked off with a […]

Students decorate cookies to look like vulvas and learn about female anatomy. The host of the event, Sanjana Ahmed, says, “I think a lot of the students who attended did a really great job by decorating it to be realistic.”
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“Design Your C**kie” Event Educates Students on Female Sexual Health

When one thinks of the female anatomy, it is often stigmatized with feelings of disgust or discomfort. That sentiment is what the “Design Your C**kie” event, created by Mother Nature’s Gift and the Purple PEERiod Project, was made to combat. The event was hosted on March 23rd and invited students […]

Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodson Discuss New Book on Low-Wage Women at Hunter’s Roosevelt House
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Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodson Discuss New Book on Low-Wage Women at Hunter’s Roosevelt House

On Thursday, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College invited sociologists Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodson to discuss their book, “Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty,” as part of the institute’s commemoration of Women’s History Month. The conversation, held virtually over Zoom, […]

Transfer Students Struggle to Succeed at Hunter College
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Transfer Students Struggle to Succeed at Hunter College

Transfer students at Hunter College suffer through many more challenges compared to their peers. “It’s kinda like when you’re landing you want a cushion there instead of just falling,” said transfer student Hilah Ottman, “it would have been nice to have a little bit more information on how to do […]

Hunter College’s Hindu Student Association Celebrates Holi
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Hunter College’s Hindu Student Association Celebrates Holi

Hunter College’s Hindu Student Association, known as HSA, held an event on March 15 which celebrated Holi, a Hindu holiday that is also widely regarded as the festival of colors.  The holiday is meant to signify love, the triumph of good over evil, and marks the beginning of spring. The […]