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Birch: Menstrual products in every bathroom is essential to student success
What do students need to succeed? Most people might say things like school supplies, a work ethic or time management skills. While all of these are true, for a lot of students, one thing that hinders their success is a lack of access to menstrual products.
About one in five girls in the United States have had to miss days of school or had to leave early because they didn’t have menstrual products, according to the Confidence & Puberty Survey conducted by Always. This is due to menstrual inequit
About one in five girls in the United States have had to miss days of school or had to leave early because they didn’t have menstrual products, according to the Confidence & Puberty Survey conducted by Always. This is due to menstrual inequit
Birch: Leave the Christmas themes out of Hanukkah products
‘Tis the season where consumers go crazy and everything turns to shades of red and green. Living in the U.S. it is impossible to avoid Christmas this time of year. As someone who does not celebrate, I know that this is something you just have to accept.
I enjoy the Christmas season just as much as the next person. It’s fun to get into the spirit of it whether you celebrate or not. Everyone can enjoy partaking in the activities, seeing the lights and listening to the music. But this fun quickly
I enjoy the Christmas season just as much as the next person. It’s fun to get into the spirit of it whether you celebrate or not. Everyone can enjoy partaking in the activities, seeing the lights and listening to the music. But this fun quickly
Cappelletti and Birch: A two-sided look into the UO Law School’s new LSAT policy
Background: The Daily Emerald reported last week that the University of Oregon Law School will waive the LSAT requirement for UO undergraduates who have a 3.5 GPA upon graduating and scored in the 85th percentile of the ACT or SAT. Emerald opinion columnists weighed in on the decision:
Cappelletti: The real reasoning behind this policy change
The real reason that the UO School of Law decided to waive LSAT scores is very simple: Their enrollment has been decreasing at an alarming rate since 201
Cappelletti: The real reasoning behind this policy change
The real reason that the UO School of Law decided to waive LSAT scores is very simple: Their enrollment has been decreasing at an alarming rate since 201
Birch: Why ‘self-care’ practices don’t care for ourselves and how to change that
The term ‘self-care’ gets thrown around a lot this time of year. Many resolutions may be centered around practicing self-care or just taking more ‘me time.’ While some may be doing so in a useful way, many practice self-care in a manner closer resembling a fad than an actual healthy habit.
Self-care is often used as a band-aid to cover up bad habits or the fact that we are running ourselves into the ground. When we feel tired or stressed, we do a face mask or watch a Netflix show as if that wil
Self-care is often used as a band-aid to cover up bad habits or the fact that we are running ourselves into the ground. When we feel tired or stressed, we do a face mask or watch a Netflix show as if that wil
Birch: Take some time away from the news to preserve your mental health
Life has changed a lot in the past couple of weeks. In-person finals were canceled, many students went back home and all 10 weeks of spring term are being conducted remotely. The experience outside of school life is even more dramatic: We can’t leave our houses to see friends or family, food and toilet paper is increasingly out of stock in stores and every day seems to get scarier with the spread of the coronavirus.
The news has reflected this. Almost every channel and article for the past seve
The news has reflected this. Almost every channel and article for the past seve
Birch: View stress as a good thing, it will improve your health
With the start of a new term, stress is in the air. Students have a lot on their plate with projects, homework and studying for tests. It is easy to become overwhelmed and feel burned out.
Most people hate stress and try to avoid it at all costs because we see stress as something harmful to our health. We have been taught all our lives that if you feel stressed you should take a break or a breath. If someone breaks out or gets sick, we attribute it to stress. But the problem might not be the st
Most people hate stress and try to avoid it at all costs because we see stress as something harmful to our health. We have been taught all our lives that if you feel stressed you should take a break or a breath. If someone breaks out or gets sick, we attribute it to stress. But the problem might not be the st
Birch: How best to live a sustainable student life
If you are a UO student who cares about sustainability, you may have found yourself thinking, ”How come there aren’t any compost bins in the Erb Memorial Union?” I have had the same thought many times while throwing a Chipotle bowl or napkin into the trash can.
Steve Mital, the director of sustainability at UO, explained that the lack of compost bins is due to the large amount of packaging that does not break down quickly enough to make a viable product. Essentially there is no composting compa
Steve Mital, the director of sustainability at UO, explained that the lack of compost bins is due to the large amount of packaging that does not break down quickly enough to make a viable product. Essentially there is no composting compa
Birch: Veganism isn't for everyone
With the growing popularity of veganism in recent years, the narrative of the ‘angry vegan’ is a familiar one to most millennials and Gen Z’s. From 2014 to 2017 the number of vegans in the United States grew 600%.
We have grown up surrounded by more talk of veganism than any generation yet. However, just the word is a scary thing to some people. This fear could be due to the idea of giving up certain foods. For others, it is the reaction they have encountered for not doing so, or the one they a
We have grown up surrounded by more talk of veganism than any generation yet. However, just the word is a scary thing to some people. This fear could be due to the idea of giving up certain foods. For others, it is the reaction they have encountered for not doing so, or the one they a
Birch: Do not stop intentionally connecting with loved ones once COVID is over
It’s likely that recently you’ve been spending a lot of time in front of a screen: for work, school, and talking to loved ones. Social media and technology have been known to make us feel connected at times and disconnected at others. In this time of COVID-19, it’s clear that we would be worse off if we didn’t have modern ways to stay in touch.
The Spanish Flu that plagued the world in 1918-19 has been brought up frequently lately, with people comparing it to today’s pandemic. And while life fe
The Spanish Flu that plagued the world in 1918-19 has been brought up frequently lately, with people comparing it to today’s pandemic. And while life fe
Birch: The urgent problem of students' sleep deprivation
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, people between the ages of 18-36 need at least seven hours of sleep each night, but about a third of Americans are not getting the amount of sleep they need. Some people think they can get by just fine on less than seven hours of sleep, but only 1% of the population are ‘short sleepers.' This means they can make due on only 4-6 hours of sleep without retaining health consequences.
People might know they need more sleep, but not everyon
People might know they need more sleep, but not everyon
Birch: How to practice allyship in 2020
Correction on Feb. 11: This story has been updated to reflect that the "What's Up with Whiteness" event held in January was hosted by the Deconstructing Whiteness Working Group, not the Women's Center.
Since Trump’s election in 2016, polarization and tension have been on the rise. With the increase in hate crimes in the United States, it is a great time to refresh our idea of what it means to be an ally and make sure we are doing our best to support minorities such as the LGBTQI community in 20
Since Trump’s election in 2016, polarization and tension have been on the rise. With the increase in hate crimes in the United States, it is a great time to refresh our idea of what it means to be an ally and make sure we are doing our best to support minorities such as the LGBTQI community in 20
