Rhodes College Title IX Coordinator role vacated after a year of controversy
An immediate nationwide search for a new Title IX coordinator began in January, according to Vice President for Strategic Initiatives...
Rachel Heimann (Rhodes ‘20)
Rachel Heimann (Rhodes ‘20)
Rachel is a senior History major with a double minor in Psychology and Middle Eastern, Islamic & Jewish studies at Rhodes College. She loves writing investigative pieces and and talking about politics and current social issues. When Rachel isn't writing, she can be found attempting new Puerto Rican recipes her mom has tried to teach her, texting her grandma in bed while watching Grey's Anatomy, or trying to get her two cats to realize the value of friendship.
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Raneem Imam talks new project and female empowerment
One day, during the Fall 2017 semester, students gathered around a classroom projector in Buckman Hall. We had come prepared to discuss the...
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Rhodes Professor Aids in Relief Efforts for Asylum Seekers in Memphis
Every week hundreds of migrants seeking asylum pass through the Memphis Greyhound station. There are around six buses a day carrying...
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‘The Title IX office wanted to hold my family’s $2,929.54 hostage in exchange for my silence’: Rhodes Alumna Demands Change in Open Letter
The subject line of an email sent Aug. 14 read, “Offer to reimburse for expenses in connection with Title IX matter .” It was addressed to...
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Toxic Relationship: Rhodes College Supports Victims; Covers-Up Crime Anyways
A lucrative cottage industry of college sexual misconduct consultants emerged after 2011 when The Department of Education sent a "Dear...
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Rhodes College Sees Spike in Sexual Assault Reports on Campus
Rhodes College saw the number of sex offenses reported on campus more than double in 2018, according to figures provided in its annual...
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September Playlist
"Do you remember the 21st night of September? " Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September' has an iconic opening line, which is also a perfect...
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An Interview with Mariam Khayata
Mariam Hibah Khayata is a sophomore at Rhodes College and is a member of the RSG Senate . She is pursuing a major in Political Science and...
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Morons and Vaginas: Tennessee Lawmakers Think a Fetus Can Fly Out of the Womb at Conception
Introduced by Tennessee state Sen. Mark Pody, the proposed legislation is an amendment to Senate Bill 1236, which attempted to ban abortions after six weeks' gestation , even though that's before many women know they are pregnant. That bill did not gain the state legislature’s approval this term. In January 2020, the legislature will be back to vote on Pody’s new amendment , which replaces the six-week ban for a ban on all abortions from his preconceived notion that viability begins at the moment of conception – or when sperm meets with an egg (he does not seem to know the difference). The most significant red flag with this suggestion is that under this logic emergency contraception like certain IUDs and Plan B would also be banned since that form of birth control can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus.
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Good News for Student Journalist in Tennessee: Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-SLAPP Bill
Last week Tennessee passed a meaningful anti-SLAPP bill, currently pending Governor Bill Lee's signature, that will become law. SLAPPs, or...
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Why the Jussie Smollett Case Should Not Be What Damages Your Faith in the Judicial System
If you think the Jussie Smollett scandal is a sign that our justice system is unfair, I would like to inform you, that it is in fact, not.
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Good Apple Frat Bro Not Like The Other Bad Apple Frat Bros- Speaks Out
According to Rhodes College student and former Omega Theta Pi member John Dlutarsky ‘22, more people need to “like, get more mad about rape...
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"We Hold you Responsible," U.S. Islam Advocate Tells Trump After New Zealand Mosque Attacks
Last Friday, at least 49 people were killed and more than 40 others wounded in the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. The...
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Why Title IX Does Not and Will Not End Campus Rape
It is time for us to realize the cluster foxtrot that is Title IX’s approach for dealing with sexual misconduct on campuses. One glaring...
