By Courtney Mata |Staff Writer| Popular media and society place pressures on all of us to have the perfect body but the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) on campus takes a more accepting approach of society’s views and celebrates women in all shapes and sizes. WRC held a week worth of activities designed to encourage women to love their bodies, despite society’s views. The events ranged from discussions, group workouts and writing positive things about your body on their mirror display. Angelica Davalos, student assistant for the center, held a discussion on women who struggle with body image. Davalos touched on many points explaining how society and peers can have a negative … [Read more...] about Women’s Resource Center promotes positive body image for ladies
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Attack ads: proceed with caution
By Sara Nydam |Staff Writer| Negative campaigns prove to be an effective way to sway voters but are harmful to the decision making process of those listening. Although you like to believe you judge people based on merit and reputability, it is human nature to focus on the bad rather than the good. This is why attack ads have worked in the past and will work in upcoming elections, because “there’s nothing like a sinister portrayal of a greedy, self- centered villain, replete with grainy images and menacing music, to stir up our unconscious minds,” reported The Los Angeles Times. I believe that attack ads normally begin as ridiculous exaggerations of events that occurred when the … [Read more...] about Attack ads: proceed with caution