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Developer student club at Mills aims to give more tech opportunities to students of color

Developer student club at Mills aims to give more tech opportunities to students of color

By Angel Fabre on September 21, 2020

In 2014, large tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple released diversity reports showing their workforce was majority white men. Since then, the number…

Mills College Art Museum: Artist talk with Sun Night Editions
Mills College Art Museum: Artist talk with Sun Night Editions
By Ari Fitzgibbon on February 1, 2021
Pieces from the artists featured in this article in front of the Mills College Art Museum On Wednesday, Jan. 27, the Mills College Art Museum...
“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...

Considering the S-Word: On socialism, safety nets and collective memory
Considering the S-Word: On socialism, safety nets and collective memory
By Madeline Hsu on February 15, 2021
Art by Jo Moses As we approach the one-year anniversary of living within a global pandemic, one might reflect on both the tremendous losses the...
Will virtual paper dolls survive the end of Adobe Flash?
Will virtual paper dolls survive the end of Adobe Flash?
By Jo Moses on February 15, 2021
Art by Jo Moses "R.I.P. Adobe Flash 1996 - 2020" featuring dolls from Doll Divine, Missangest, Azaleas Dolls, and Candy's World. Since the 1810 sale...
Staff Editorial: Journalistic objectivity is a futile endeavor — what do we do instead?
Staff Editorial: Journalistic objectivity is a futile endeavor — what do we do instead?
By Jo Moses on February 15, 2021
Art by Jo Moses The world is burning beneath our feet. In the United States alone, institutionalized racism has a death toll that grows higher...
Alameda County unseating! Is 2021 the year of the progressive Black woman?
Alameda County unseating! Is 2021 the year of the progressive Black woman?
By Tasha Poullard on February 1, 2021
After losing the contested Georgia gubernatorial race in 2018, “I sat shiva for 10 days,” Abrams says. “Then I started plotting.”Hair, Edward Lampley; makeup, Fara...
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...