New lifestyles bring about scary changes to your body, however, Sower is here to help.  READ MORE

I was going to write about how Michelle Obama will soon be an iconic first lady – the first I can think of to perfectly combine education, motherhood, femininity and independence. I was going to write about the shadow that has often been cast on first ladies, the need to be prim and proper, the desire to be loving and quiet and the lifting of that shadow that it appears Mrs. Obama will soon do.  READ MORE

With roughly four weeks to go before the end of the semester, I am starting to feel the pressure.  READ MORE

I remember when $100 was a big deal. I was about 5-years-old then.  READ MORE

Last week the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma’s own Senate Bill 1878 — a bill that will require a woman to have an ultrasound and for the doctor to describe the image to her before she can have an abortion. The law, passed by the Oklahoma State Congress last   READ MORE

Who do you want to have sex with? If you don’t feel comfortable telling me face-to-face, you are in luck. You can post your comments about your potential partner on the wonderfully witty, intellectually-charged, community-building website that is juicycampus.com.   READ MORE

A few years ago, a friend of mine went to a party, and soon found herself being held up against the wall by her neck. Someone had offered her a drink, and, because she had refused, he chose to force her to drink it, choking her “jokingly.”  READ MORE

Sen. John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the vice presidential nominee exemplifies his anti-feminism and lack of respect for women. As a feminist and a woman, I would love nothing more than to see a woman enter the White House as president or vice president.   READ MORE

I don’t know a single word in the English language that positively describes a woman who has sex outside of a committed relationship. I also don’t know a single word negatively describing a man who does the same thing.   READ MORE

Ashley Ballou, human relations graduate student, is busy at camp this summer. She is not attending one, but supervises campers who stay at Adams Tower during many of the summer camps that take place at OU.  READ MORE