Accepting the LGBTQ+ Community; Now vs Then.

By Alec Zajac

We have embarked on a new age of freedom and tolerance. Today, we are accepting sexuality more than past generations ever did. Moving forward in time we are becoming stronger, learning to accept and coming together to support one another. 

LGBTQ pride flag. Image from Google Images.

“It’s clear that people under a certain age are much more comfortable not just with same-sex relationships but with bisexuality, gender-fluidity and all sorts of other ways of living that fall outside the traditional binaries of straight and gay, male and female,”  journalist Laurie Penny from The Guardian said. 

Oakland University Hosts 17th Annual Diverse Voices Conference

By Jeremy Curtis

The LGBT community continuously works to promote diversity and acceptance.

Diversity has become a big issue now more than ever. People are talking about how others live more often, whether it’s what divides or pulls us together.

But why does diversity matter? What do we continue to discuss it? How does it directly influence our everyday lives? And most importantly, how do people defend and promote their diversity?

On March 23, Dr. Chaunda L. Scott, Associate Professor in the Department Organizational Leadership, in the School of Education and Human Services at Oakland University, hosted the 17th annual Diverse Voices Conference at Varner Recital Hall.

Feminism in the 21st Century

By Rachel Pipia

The #MeToo movement is a focal point in feminist discourses.

The word “feminism” can incite a very different reaction depending on the person’s opinion of the word.

Many people are put off by the word itself, thinking it is about women overpowering men. Others are more skeptical based on some of the more radical practices of feminism.

Many different factors build up to give feminism the negative association it has today.

It Could Never Happen to Me

By Taylor McDaniel

Many of us convince ourselves that where we live is safe, that we can trust those around us, and that we will somehow be the exception to the rule; the alternative is too terrifying to even think about.

Convicted Rapist, Brock Turner

We never expect to be a victim of a crime, especially not one as heinous as sexual assault.

It happens in our homes. It happens at work. It happens on the streets. It happens at school.

Navigating Religion and Sexuality On-Campus

By Rachel Reppert

Karen Arbitter attends Oakland University, Auburn Hills, Mich. She is a bisexual individual devoted to Christianity and God. Photo Courtesy Karen Arbitter.

“I am still a Child of God from day one till the end of time.”

Karen Arbitter, a bisexual Oakland University Student said. She is just one of many Christians who just happen to also be a part of the LGBT community.

Arbitter knew that she was bisexual back when she was 14 years old, but didn’t come out until last year. She was boy crazy for the first half of her life and when she turned 14 she started to have feeling for girls as well as boys. She has a stronger connection with females than she does males. She looks at men like her brothers than as her sexual partners.

OPINION: John Oliver shows us how news can evolve

By Noah Thulin

News is a big show of “look at how horrible this is.” It gets people all riled up and make them feel like they need to watch as if their lives depended on it.

Why do we only see the news as a dark warning when there’s an alternative? What might that be?

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Well, take a look at Last Week Tonight hosted by John Oliver. It’s a show that presents news in a different way, one that grabs our attention because we can actually help change the things he talks about. His show isn’t just pointing to the horrible fire and saying, “Look how horrible.” It’s saying, “Here’s how we put it out.”

Working toward inclusion on and off campus

By Starr Brown

A prestigious scholarship awarded to a handful of people each year, The Keeper of the Dream Award, shows how Oakland University students are eliciting change on and off campus every year.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Keeper of the Dream Award recipient Lakaysha Mitchell, Marshall Family Scholar Foundation representative Sherrie Nunn-Berry // Courtesy of the Oakland University Center for Multicultural Initiatives.