Author Archives: Katrina Majkut

The View of “For Better or For Worse”

From JFK to John Edwards to Eliot Spitzer, Prince Charles to Picasso, from Kobe to Tiger and countless other celebrities, these men promised ‘for better or for worse’ and yet each had an extramarital affair or two. While women too commit their own sex scandals, it’s the male affairs that take center stage the most. But women do share the spotlight in affairs – mostly as the victimized wife. Placed before their peers, the wife must decide whether or not to uphold the concept of ‘for better or for worse’ after their husbands have broken their own shared vows first. Divorce is not an easy decision.
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The Pregnant Athlete: Title IX and Reproduction Rights Team up

A 17 year-old Texan has filed a complaint with the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights against the Fort Worth school district for not allowing her to play on the volleyball team because she is pregnant. Senior, Mackenzie McCollum of Arlington Heights, dreamt of receiving a college scholarship and needed to play in order [...]
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Going Rogue or in Vogue?

For someone who’s been equated with a sexy librarian, has a porn-star lookalike and was one of 2008’s top sexy Halloween costumes, it’s been proven once again that sex and Sarah are seldom far apart. It has been almost a year since we were inundated with red blazers, Alaskan homespun values and hockey-mom sayings. Now [...]
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Feminists Fight Over Change, Not The Wedding Bouquet

Come July, I am marrying a man, I will wear white, I will even wear high heels (for at least a portion of the wedding) and I call myself a feminist.  As a bride and a feminist, my goal is to dissect the formal, patriarchal institution of weddings in order to modernize the practice and [...]
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