Daily Archives: October 7, 2011

SlutWalk Continues to Take World by Storm

October 07, 2011   Madeleine Bromiley   No comments

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Ever since a cop’s comment on rape relating to women’s apparel, there has been an uproar involving women all around the world.  Slutwalk is a protest march that has reoccurred throughout the world as one of the greatest feminist movements since the first rally in Toronto, Canada in April of this year.  It all started on January 24, 2011 when a Toronto police officer suggested that in order to stay safe, “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized.”  Women in Toronto became outraged and decided to use their freedom and right to demand more than an apology by protesting.  The protests are usually in the form of a march, filled with women, some dressed in inappropriate or what would be labeled as “slutty” clothing and some dressed normal. The Slutwalk march has taken place all over, including college campuses and even internationally in well-known parts of the world. A lot of the marches are accompanied by rape and sexually abused victims, along with other women and sometimes followed by self-defense classes. Women that join the march are walking to protest women’s rights and to reassure that it isn’t the woman’s fault when she is being victimized.

To find more about a Slutwalk protest being held near you and to read stories about different women’s experiences, click here.

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Germany Bringing Nazis to Justice

October 07, 2011   Meagan Cahuasqui   3 Comments

In May of 2011, ninety-one year old John Demjanjuk was found guilty of crimes committed during his employment in a Nazi death camp during World War II.  A guard at the former Sobibor death camp in Poland in 1943 he was convicted of 28,060 counts of accessory to murder.  Many see this historic moment as an opportunity to bring other former Nazi suspects to justice.

Demjanjuk has been sentenced to five years in jail whilst he and his lawyer appeal the decision.  In a report in the Telegraph, this is the first time someone from a Nazi-era case has been able to be convicted without direct evidence of participation in a specific killing.  Demjanjuk’s case stands as guilty due to his participation at a camp that is known to have been solely for killing, and so his complicity is de facto.

Although deported from his home in the U.S. to Germany for the trial and sentenced five years in jail, he is currently living free in Munich while he appeals his case.

The precedent of Demjanjuk’s case has made it possible for 4,000 other Nazi suspects to be brought to trial based on the same premise of working at camps specifically for extermination.  It would, however, be difficult to use this case for those who worked at camps that were not known to be used for killing.

There is a controversial air about the whole case, as some wonder the ethics of trying elderly men for crimes committed over 65 years ago.

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Oxford Dictionary Changes With the Times

October 07, 2011   Meagan Cahuasqui   27 Comments

As time goes on, society progresses in technology, medicine, and even language.  Oxford   dictionary has taken notice of the drastic changes to today’s English language, making it known to   all that the younger generation is taking over.

Oxford has rid itself of terms considered obsolete, like cassette tape (does anyone even know   what those look like anymore?) and brabble—a word even Microsoft Word does not recognize.  It prides itself on being an up to date commodity that changes with the world around it.  If that means having to add words like sexting and mankini then so be it.

The dictionary has even altered some definitions of old words to fit today’s ever growing trend of social networking.  Whereas a friend was once a ‘person who acts for one, e.g. as second in duel’ it is now also a member of one’s social network.  The same goes for the word follower, as it is now defined in terms of its use on Twitter and Tumblr.

There are those who oppose to the changing standards of Oxford Dictionary, claiming some of its inclusions absurd entries.  One man in particular, Bucks Burnett of Dallas, is banning the publication from his Eight Track Museum, where, coincidentally, cassette tapes are still seen on display.

It seems that with Oxford’s new reform on the English language, we won’t have any further use for the popular website urbandictionary.com.

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Wishpot Launches New Travel Deals

October 07, 2011   Madeleine Bromiley   No comments

Wishpot has created a Travel Channel that allows their members to add great travel deals to their wish lists. Wishpot is an online website that provides members to create their own wish lists by adding all of their favorite items online to their list to share with their family and friends and make it as long as they want. The website is also a baby and wedding registry and is as easy as pressing a button to add items all over the internet to your list. Wishpot recently created a new feature to their website, travel deals that can be added to your wishlist. With a large selection of destinations including Australia, Italy, and Costa Rica, wishpot can help you pick the best place for your honeymoon or a family vacation. This offer is only exclusive to members of the website and have also been offered with the help of their new partner, Preferred Guest Resorts (PGR).

To find out more information and become a member and create your own wishlist, you can go to www.wishpot.com, and to learn more about the travel deals offered, go to www.wishpot.com/channel/travel, their Facebook, www.facebook.com/wishpottravel, or their twitter at www.twitter.com/WishpotTravel.

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Colleges Welcome Students With Flash Mobs

October 07, 2011   Madeleine Bromiley   No comments

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College students have begun to welcome new students with a regular orientation that include flash mobs. These mobs include loud music, dance routines accompanied by mass amounts of students and sometimes even costumes. Faculty members, along with the students, have also joined in on the fun. The colleges that hold these flash mobs have gotten a lot of praise and have even started some commotion on the internet by holding a contest to see which college holds the best flash mob. For now, Wellesley is at the top. Another cool factor besides it becoming a new grand gesture in welcoming students, is that the mobs are filmed and posted on Youtube for everyone to see. Flash mobs have become a very popular and universal form of random entertainment involving a large amount of people breaking out into a dance in public places that are normally organized through social media, telecommunications and viral emails. Despite the bad rep that mobs have recently received this past summer in Philadelphia, colleges across the nation have used it to their advantage to add extra flare to their school’s spirit and community.

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