Colombian actress and social rights activist Patricia Ariza came to campus to speak to a full house of USF students and faculty, and other visitors about her unique movement for women’s rights in Colombia. Ariza is the president of the Colombian Theater Corporation, and the co-founder and director of Teatro La Candelaria, which is a [...]

My first reaction to the lifting of the ban on military women in combat was similar to many others’: What a proud moment for our country! My approval slowly transformed into confusion after revisiting an article I read last semester: “Women Warriors” by Christine Sylvester. My confusion then morphed into steady disillusion, as Sylvester’s writings [...]

I am writing in response to Amanda Rhoades’ article, “40 Years Since Roe v. Wade Some Still Determined to Halt Progress.”  I am grateful for my USF degree in Psychology, and graduate degree, which have enabled me to become the woman and mother I am today. It is not my business to judge Amanda nor [...]

This week marked the 40th  anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion and affirmed that people with a uterus have the right to choose what’s best for them in conjunction with their doctor, without the interference of politics. However, this weekend also marked the “Walk for Life” march in San [...]