Knitting for Mental Health with the CWGS

(Image via medicalalert.com) Staff Writer: Maya Arruda Email: marruda7@umassd.edu Every single student has a familiar friend on campus: stress. Exams cause stress, an overabundance of school assignments causes stress, and balancing work and school also cause stress.  Stress is everywhere on campus this month as finals are rapidly approaching. Coincidently, April also is National Stress Awareness Month.  Even though national mental health awareness month is … Continue reading Knitting for Mental Health with the CWGS

 

UMass D Unveils New Project To Provide Free Menstrual Products

Arts & Entertainment Editor: Kamryn Kobel Email: kkobel@umassd.edu On Wednesday, February 1st, UMass Dartmouth unveiled the first free menstrual product dispenser on campus. The Center for Women, Gender, & Sexuality (CWGS) partnered with the Student Government Association (SGA) to bring this project, called the Menstrual Access Pilot Program, to fruition.  The project was led by Juli Parker, the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of … Continue reading UMass D Unveils New Project To Provide Free Menstrual Products

 

UMassD Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Hosts Consent Discussion

Volunteer Writer: Ella Foster Email: efoster3@umassd.edu On September 30th, the Umass Dartmouth Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality (CWGS) hosted Dr. Lori Bednarchik’s hour-long discussion of consent and awareness of sexual violence. Bednarchik specializes in relational/interpersonal communication with students and teaches young people specific skills to communicate consent. In her talk, Bednarchik said that “students think communicating consent is positive and beneficial, safe and useful … Continue reading UMassD Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality Hosts Consent Discussion

 

Fabric, The Untapped Renewable Resource: #TrashRich with Kathryn Greenwood Swanson

Staff Writer: Kamryn Kobel Email: kkobel@umassd.edu On the evening of September 21st, I made my way to the Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality offices and found myself in a cozy room that had been filled with storage bins overflowing with scrap fabric. On the floor lay a huge braided rug: handmade, exploding with colors, and full of life and personality. I, along with many … Continue reading Fabric, The Untapped Renewable Resource: #TrashRich with Kathryn Greenwood Swanson