About Becky Powell

Becky is a senior majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Women and Gender Studies. She spends most of her time studying and some of her time working in the Anthropology office and volunteering at the Women's Resource Center. When she isn't busy (and when she's procrastinating), Becky enjoys singing along to music in her car, eating sour gummy worms, watching bad TV, and learning about non-human primates. Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Becky Powell at rebecca.powell@colorado.edu.

About Mira Winograd

Mira Winograd is a senior Sociology and Women and Gender Studies double major. She works at the Dennis Small Cultural Center in the UMC where she loves to promote social justice and diversity. She volunteers at Boulder safe house and can often be found studying, running along Boulder creek, petting puppies, and making people read "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." She also loves chocolate and has a twin. Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Mira Winograd at mirawinograd@gmail.com.

Author Archive: Mira Winograd

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  Dude, just come over!

  Feb 6, 2013comments

  Here is the scene: your significant other, whom you have been dating for a long time, asks you to come over and hang out. It’s late at night, so this means you will be staying there. You start to mention how he or she has not stayed over... read more »

   
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  Feminism – From Bras to Bros: Victimized and forgotten

  Dec 5, 2012comments

  In the past month, two important stories about domestic violence and homicide or attempted homicide have made national headlines. One occurred in Kansas City, the other in Afghanistan. While they were both, at a basic level, about women being... read more »

   
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  Feminism – From Bras to Bros: Gender and grunting and weights, oh my!

  Nov 27, 2012comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. “Are you an athlete?” mid-set, Mira looks up from her machine at the gym and replies “No, why?” “Well,... read more »

   
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  Feminism – From Bras to Bros: All slut’s eve

  Oct 29, 2012comments

  On Halloween, the sexy women come out instead of spirits… at least in Boulder. Spirits or sexy people? Degrading or not? These are the questions we have to ask ourselves and did here. In “Mean Girls,” Lindsay Lohan perfectly... read more »

   
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  Feminism – From Bras to Bros: Mother Monster’s new body talk

  Oct 9, 2012comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. Lady Gaga bares it all once again, as usual. This time, however, she is showing off her body for a good cause. In... read more »