Mary Lind

I’ve always been passionate about journalism and telling stories, and I think that the way a paper is laid out can help tell those stories more effectively. Good journalism is needed now more than ever and I’m excited to bring what I know to the Cigar this semester and to gain more experience in this field.

Students respond to GWS professor’s controversial article

Concern expressed over ‘transphobic’ language A University of Rhode Island professor is facing backlash after writing an article that many community members have described as transphobic. The article in question,“Fantasy Worlds on the Right and Left: QAnon and Trans-Sex Fantasy,” was written by professor Donna Hughes of the gender & women’s studies (GWS) department. It…

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Barely passing the Bechdel Test

What do “Pulp Fiction,” “Legally Blonde” and “The Amityville Horror” have in common? Nothing, right? Wrong. They all pass the Bechdel Test, a measurement of “whether or not a film or other work of fiction portrays women in a way that is sexist or characterized by gender stereotyping.” Named for its creator, Alison Bechdel, the…

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