I'm a junior at an expensive university, so I fully understand that college is pricey, and I'm all-too familiar with the diverse range of scholarships available to people who may have trouble paying (myself included).  But this new scholarship id...]]> "Perhaps the most wretched people on this planet are those suffering obstetric fistulas," says Nicholas Kristof in his New York Times Sunday column. Who are these poor "wretched people?" Most often they are pregnant young teenagers living in Africa ...]]> For the first time since the news of her assault at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown broke last February, singer Rihanna will speak out about her experience.  According to excerpts of an interview released today, she will send the message ...]]> Do you remember the woman on page 194? Her bare-it-all image in Glamour magazine’s September issue stirred quite the buzz early this fall when it hit newstands. With thousands of comments and over a million page views on glamour.com the picture...]]> Sometimes, corporations do actually make the right choice.  This was the case earlier this week, when online auction site eBay refused to allow supporters of Scott Roeder, who is charged with the first-degree murder of Dr. George Tiller this summ...]]> EDITOR'S NOTE:  We're a bit late on this which is entirely my fault.  It's pretty busy around here.  But we can't let this pass - because it's wonderful, because MochaMomma is a remarkable blogger and teacher and woman, and because it's...]]> As police in Richmond, California continue to round-up suspects in the brutal attack and rape of a 15 year-old girl, the Interent is abuzz with comments and opinions on the situation. While the victim-blamers have weighed in with irrelevant references...]]> When I heard about the story I'm about to share with you I was sick to my stomach and my eyes filled with tears. I literally couldn't believe the words as I read them across my computer screen. As my brain registered the reality I found it harder and ...]]> There was a heartbreaking story in the New York Times Tuesday about runaway youth, who compose almost all of the juveniles involved in prostitution.  An estimated 1.6 million children run away from home every year; most return within a week. ...]]> Imagine this: You're away for work on a business trip. You go out to a bar and two men offer to buy you a drink. The next thing you know you wake up on the side of the road with cuts and bruises on your body indicating that you were raped. The men wh...]]>