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Author: Mary Di Valerio

"Mary Di Valerio is an active feminist and student at Truman State University. She is passionate about human rights and hopes to go into law and politics.
Robert Spencer

Tension mounts with Islamophobic speaker scheduled at Truman State

April 10, 2017 Mary Di Valerio Activism, Civil liberties, Democracy, Ethics, Justice, Legal issues/Law, LGBT 8 comments

When I woke up this morning, I was outraged to discover that $3,050 in Truman State University funds (taken from the non-optional “student activity

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Gender issues in the military

A progressive feminist view of equality in the military draft

March 29, 2017 Mary Di Valerio Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Democracy, Gender issues, Military One comment

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been an outspoken feminist since my awkward middle-school years. I own multiple shirts proclaiming “This is What a Feminist

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The sexual politics of meat

October 18, 2015 Mary Di Valerio Food, Gender issues, Women 2 comments

According to Carol Adams, the author of The Sexual Politics of Meat, “Meat is a symbol for patriarchal control.” Meat has been historically associated

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Men get raped, too, but no one talks about it

December 1, 2014 Mary Di Valerio Crime/Violence, Gender issues, Legal issues/Law 2 comments

I recently administered a survey to a group of students at Truman University on the topic of sexual assault. The results showed that most

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In response to “Women Against Feminism”

August 6, 2014 Mary Di Valerio Activism, Women 2 comments

Photographs of young, privileged white women holding handwritten signs about why they “don’t need feminism” have been circulating the internet this week, showing up

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Microbeads: A not-so-tiny problem

July 11, 2014 Mary Di Valerio Activism, Consumer issues, Environment Leave a comment

  In the well-lit aisles of your drugstore, millions of tiny and dangerous pollutants lurk in the cheerful packaging of your favorite exfoliating cleansers.

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Miss USA and the rape culture

June 11, 2014 Mary Di Valerio Crime/Violence, Women 10 comments

As I scrolled through the morning news, I noticed that a new Miss USA had been crowned last night. Curious, I clicked the link

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Graduation rules for girls: Another reason for feminist outrage

May 28, 2014 Mary Di Valerio Women, Youth issues 6 comments

I was walking down the hallway of my high school, casually reading the instruction sheet for my upcoming graduation when something stopped me in

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GMOs: There’s something fishy about these tomatoes

February 11, 2014 Mary Di Valerio Business, Corporations, Food, Science 2 comments

In Russia, officials are seriously considering passing a sweeping ban on all genetically modified crops. In banning GMOs, they will be joining other countries

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Public Opinion Polling

McCaskill

McCaskill vs. Hawley: What the pollster asked

April 17, 2018

Missouri’s incumbent U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill faces a challenge in November from

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American Communitiy Survey

American Community Survey: Is it useful? Is it safe?

April 7, 2018

I filled out the U.S. Department of Commerce’s American Community Survey today,

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Brexit

Brexit, Colombia, Trump, and the threat of the unexpected

November 4, 2016

This year pre-Brexit, polls in Britain were equivocal. Would Britain continue as

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poll

Inane questions undermine poll results

August 30, 2016

Last night, Rachel Maddow reported that a just-released national poll by liberal-leaning

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