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Every Single They. We should accept and embrace the natural evolution of language.

perspectives • April 23, 2016

Language is ever-changing. there’s a reason why you don’t hear Shakespearean English while walking down the street. I’m not using “doth” or “thou” in my writing, and that’s because, over...

Skating Out of Norms: Junior Ali Sinnett joins the Carmel Ice Hounds, a predominately male team

sports • October 9, 2015

She waits right next to the locker room, dressed in full hockey gear. The Carmel Icehounds Blue team is about to start its daily pre-practice talk, but they are one player short. Then, a coach opens the...

Recent developments in coaching gender equality causes Carmel to analyze its own coaching staff

News • September 16, 2015

Recently, female coaches have been dominating headlines everywhere for attaining coaching positions on male professional sporting teams. Becky Hammon was not only hired as an assistant coach for the San...

#banbossy. Ban Bossy campaign has the power to change societal perceptions of female leaders.

perspectives • April 24, 2014

An interesting contrast in our society: Women who lead are considered “bossy,” while men who lead are considered commanding. Recall the last time you were in a classroom setting or worked in a group...

Despite current gender gap, female students seek to achieve in top leadership positions

News • April 25, 2013

During her freshman year, Meredith Baranowski, current Speaker of the House, walked into her first House meeting and saw a lone female on stage, Sunny Huang ’10, then Speaker of the House. “My immediate...

An increasing number of females join stereotypically male clubs

feature • December 13, 2010

By Nick Andrews <[email protected]> While the overwhelming perception may be that comic fans are male, Kaijah Monson, Comix Club member and sophomore, would disagree. Monson said, “(I like)...

He Said, She Said: The Social Networking Gender Gap

Author Archives • May 20, 2010

As the use of social networking sites increases, different genders begin to use the sites in different ways for different reasons. By Celina Wu <[email protected]> When she arrives home after...

Gender equality will soon prevail

perspectives • February 27, 2009

By Michelle Hu <[email protected]> There’s a girl from Yemen that just made the best decision of her life: to get a divorce. She became the youngest divorcee in the world last April, after her...

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