Survivors Versus Schools: Is Title IX Implemented?
Trigger warning for sexual violence. The Paper Tiger uses “sexual violence” to encompass a broader range of experiences than the traditionally more narrowly-defined terms “sexual […]
Author: Amelia Roskin-Frazee
Ferguson Update
As each minute passed after 8 p.m. CST on Monday, November 24, 2014, the more than 200 protestors huddled in front of the Ferguson Police […]
Twitter Responds to Hateful Tweets
It seems like trolls are hiding under every bridge. On November 13, 2014, the New England Patriots told their 1 million Twitter followers that as […]
Whitewashed School Curriculum Proposed For Colorado County
Imagine an AP U.S. History class in which real history—successes, mistakes, paradoxes and failures—has conveniently been forgotten. Study guide: valiant European “explorers” arrived on virgin […]
Teacher Resignation Illuminates Uncivil Discrimination
“‘Queer bohemian’ chairs theology department at Woodside Priory School” When the students at Woodside Priory High School in Woodside, CA read that headline published in […]
Negative Inaction: the Cost of Ignoring Discrimination
You did not get rejected from your dream school because of affirmative action. You got rejected because you got rejected. “If I were black, I […]
Michael Sam: First Active Openly Gay NFL Player?
Michael Sam, a defensive end from University of Missouri, became the first openly gay NFL draft prospect when he came out publicly to Chris Connelly […]
Sochi Olympics: Gay Rights Controversy
When you hear “Winter Olympics,” you probably think about snowboarding and ice-skating. However, you probably do not think about equal rights. Yet, that is what […]
Remembering Nelson Mandela
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, called “Madiba” in honor of his Xhosa clan name, certainly believed seemingly impossible things […]
Colin Kaepernick Regressing? Statistics Disagree
Another 49ers season has come and gone without a Superbowl win. To add salt to the wound, the Seattle Seahawks blew the Denver Broncos apart […]
