When discussing public health crises, people tend to think of situations such as contaminated food or viruses, but a problem that does not get the attention it deserves is the lack of menstrual sanitation, often referred to as “period poverty” Period poverty is defined by the American Medical Women’s Association as “inadequate access to menstrual…
Author: Fiona Wu
Fiona is currently a senior in the POBJFK High School! She enjoys writing, dancing, watching TedTalks and Netflix, and listening to music. A fun fact about her is that she loves traveling, as she has been to ten countries and plans on visiting so many more. She is excited to be a part of Hawkeye and cannot wait to see what is in store for this year!
Making History
In honor of Women’s History Month coming to a close, let’s talk about a woman who is currently making history right now—Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Joe Biden nominated Jackson to fill the open seat on the Supreme Court (made available due to Justice Stepehn Breyer’s retirement) and if confirmed, she would become the first Black…
Dr Seuss Controversy
Dr. Seuss Enterprises recently announced that six of the famous children’s books will no longer be published, due to the racist and insensitive imagery shown in them. The six books are And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer. Examples of offensive stereotypes…