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Mills College follows shelter-in-place order until further notice: What this means for students still on-campus

Mills College follows shelter-in-place order until further notice: What this means for students still on-campus

By Angel Fabre on April 14, 2020

As news regarding COVID-19 rapidly updates, colleges and universities everywhere are faced with the challenge of adapting. Nationwide, campuses have closed and courses have moved…

Mills College moves all courses online in response to the threat of COVID-19

Mills College moves all courses online in response to the threat of COVID-19

By Angel Fabre on March 13, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared the recent coronavirus a pandemic. A pandemic differs from an epidemic and outbreak in that it refers…

“Repo! The Genetic Opera” (Otherwise known as that time Paris Hilton starred in a goth rock opera about organ repossession)
“Repo! The Genetic Opera” (Otherwise known as that time Paris Hilton starred in a goth rock opera about organ repossession)
By Ari Fitzgibbon on December 8, 2020
The subject of this review is a B-movie that combines science fiction, horror and comedy, based on an earlier stage musical. It boasts some fairly...
Place for Writers: Eboni Dunbar and Miah Jeffra
Place for Writers: Eboni Dunbar and Miah Jeffra
By Ari Fitzgibbon on November 23, 2020
On November 11, 2020, the Place for Writers hosted a panel discussion with two dual authors and editors, Eboni Dunbar and Miah Jeffra. Dunbar, who...
“Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter” is an early aughts hidden gem
“Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter” is an early aughts hidden gem
By Ari Fitzgibbon on November 13, 2020
Art by Jo Moses (Statue image courtesy of Wikimedia) Halloween may be dead and gone, but it’s never the wrong season to watch a good...
Confessions of the Fox: Jordy Rosenberg and Susan Stryker, in conversation
Confessions of the Fox: Jordy Rosenberg and Susan Stryker, in conversation
By Ari Fitzgibbon on November 9, 2020
Edited, original image courtesy of Wikimedia On November 5, 2020, We Are the Voices, Contemporary Writers Series, and the Trans Studies Speakers Series at Mills...
Place for Writers: Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle
Place for Writers: Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle
By Ari Fitzgibbon on November 1, 2020
On October 29, 2020, the Place for Writers hosted a discussion and question-and-answer session over Zoom with interdisciplinary visual artist, writer and performer Kenyatta A.C....

Should we still be protesting “The Silence of the Lambs?”
Should we still be protesting “The Silence of the Lambs?”
By Jo Moses on December 8, 2020
Buffalo Bill in the infamous tucking scene, art courtesy of Jo Moses DISCLAIMER: This article is an examination of the internal (and transphobic) logic of...
We must stop celebrating TV and movies’ sorry excuses for bisexual representation
We must stop celebrating TV and movies’ sorry excuses for bisexual representation
By Jo Moses on November 23, 2020
(LR: Hannibal Lecter, Lucifer Morningstar, Eleanor Shellstrop, Castiel, Beth Harmon) Art courtesy of Jo Moses On Nov. 5, 1.4 million people mourned as Castiel, one...
Staff Editorial: How the arts allow us to cope
Staff Editorial: How the arts allow us to cope
By Jo Moses on November 14, 2020
Art by Jo Moses As college students, we have all been told time and time again: do not go into the arts. We live under...
Staff Editorial: Scientific understanding of sex and gender has evolved, and Mills needs to catch up
Staff Editorial: Scientific understanding of sex and gender has evolved, and Mills needs to catch up
By Jo Moses on November 13, 2020
Edited, original image courtesy of Wikimedia Our understanding of sex and gender has come a long way in recent decades, as well as our understanding...
After the vague town hall about an expanded partnership with UC Berkeley worries students, President Hillman gives some straightforward answers
After the vague town hall about an expanded partnership with UC Berkeley worries students, President Hillman gives some straightforward answers
By Jo Moses on November 9, 2020
(Left) Mills College, (Right) UC Berkeley, original images courtesy of Wikimedia Mills students have been anxious since Oct. 6, when the President's Office sent an...