It was suggested to me that I didn't have to wait for others to agree with me that what had happened to me was wrong -- that I could do something about it myself, if I really wanted.
rape
stalking
I'm 18. It's not cool for a 27-year-old who you've gone on two dates with to suddenly show up on your college campus demanding to speak and sending pictures of how close he is to you physically.
careers
“Why didn’t you major in a STEM field instead of getting a useless degree in Communications? I majored in Electrical Engineering, and I’ve never had any trouble finding work!”
college
For the first time, people seem to be really listening to the horrible truth about rape and the American school system, so maybe it’s time for the world to hear a truth that’s been weighing on me for quite some time.
race
A young woman gets rejected from a public university, and claims racism is the culprit. She's white. Stop me if you've heard this one before.
sex work
I’m usually the only one studying at the library during odd hours, in-between classes and primping myself for fuck sessions.
the future
I decided to major in English because I thoroughly enjoy discussing fine literature with gay men and old people, and because really, what could be better than explaining why "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is about a brothel as a homework assignment? Nothing. Nothing is better.
college
I got lucky, in a sense, that my struggle with agoraphobia and suicidal depression didn't hit its lowest point until my junior year at Emerson College in Boston, when I'd had time to cement friendships that would prove to be of invaluable assistance during that time.
aka
Unless you're actually a member of a Black sorority, you'll never really know what it takes to get into one.
college
Hey, nothing like trying to make your college campus a better place and getting rape threats for your trouble.
college
Karen Royce recently filed suit against a Nevada college, claiming that assignments in a human sexuality class constituted sexual harassment.
strippers
I’d been scanning Craigslist for part-time gigs and came across an ad that seemed too good to be true: “Beautiful college girls sought for nightclub modeling. Receive up to $1000/night. Email pics.”
college
To be an exemplar Christian, I couldn't worry about my grades. They didn't matter, I was told. The Lord would take care of my grades!
ask emily
In my opinion, conversations about STDs are less than worthless.
books
The campus novel is great because it makes you nostalgic for being 22, and at the same time, glad that scary epoch is behind you.
college
I chose Chico State for its journalism program, pretty brick buildings and small town feel, and have stayed despite what the media calls our “sexual assault problem.”
college
My old college roommate is living in a homeless shelter.
sex
It was just one of those things that I knew I'd regret not doing on my deathbed. (Now, if I live to reach grandma status, my grandkids will know I used to explain to people the pros and cons of all the different types of dildos!)
advice
I'm hardly a veteran in the biz, but I can tell you how I got where I am today.
college
I'm writing them out now in hopes that it'll save a couple of you from the trial and hideous adult error that we've all gone through.
graduation
A letter to a now 18-year-old I used to babysit when I was in my 20s who gave me permission to write this so it would help other freaking-out college graduates.
college
The response to a string of sexual assaults this weekend at Cornell University has been underwhelming, with some students suggesting that rape is an inevitable expression of socialized masculinity. Unfortunately, I can't say I'm all that surprised.
