Grace Rivers

RIVERS: Redouble Environmental Justice Efforts

An estimated 91% of the world’s population is breathing polluted air daily, an astonishing statistic that is the consequence of global … [Read more...] about RIVERS: Redouble Environmental Justice Efforts

Earlier this year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive that equated gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth with child … [Read more...] about RIVERS: Combat Transphobic Ideology

The United States boasts the world’s largest prison population and high rates of wrongful convictions and recidivism, or the reoffense of … [Read more...] about RIVERS: Confront Racial Bias in Prison Populations

CW: This article contains references to gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on-campus resources. I remember sitting … [Read more...] about RIVERS: Reframe Gun Discussion

September 16, 2022 by Grace Rivers 2 Comments

By now, the initial shock produced by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade has become a persistent disappointment for feminists as … [Read more...] about VIEWPOINT: Reject the Criminalization of Pregnancy

Lia Thomas, a swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, made history as the first transgender swimmer to win a National Collegiate Athletic … [Read more...] about RIVERS: Protect Transgender Athletes

Being an LGBTQ woman gives me a unique connection to femininity and allows me to redefine what my womanhood means to me. I have a deeper … [Read more...] about VIEWPOINT: Redefine Restrictive Views of Femininity

I have been vegetarian for nearly five years and have exclusively used reusable menstrual products for four. When others learn of my … [Read more...] about RIVERS: How Feminist Practices Protect the Planet

“Once on the lips, forever on the hips,” my family members would say as I reached for another scoop of ice cream after family dinner. They … [Read more...] about RIVERS: Redefine Unrealistic Beauty Standards

Ever since I was little, my mother has instructed me to give an extra long hug to male family members at funerals. “They don’t always show … [Read more...] about RIVERS: Deconstruct Pillars of Toxic Masculinity