Pantone's Color of the Year Is Trying to Be Everything for Everyone
Pantone has released their 2018 Color of the Year—Ultra Violet, a chill shade of purple that is trying to be many things to many people, all at once.
After the Brock Turner Case, Would Recalling Judge Aaron Persky Really Achieve Anything?
The anti-sexism and sexual violence group UltraViolet has made it their mission to get Judge Aaron Persky removed from the bench, after he recently handed Stanford rapist Brock Turner a six month sentence. It’s not appealing to defend anyone involved in this case, but it does bring up heavy questions as to what kind…
New PSA Highlights Hidden Financial and Emotional Costs of Campus Rape
Ultraviolet, the reproductive rights advocacy group, released a new public service announcement today, highlighting the hidden emotional and financial costs of campus rape.
Netflix’s Cool Maternity Leave Policy Isn’t For All Their Employees
It looks like Netflix’s new and improved maternity leave policy was too good to be true. The entertainment network made headlines earlier this month when they announced they’d be providing employees with unlimited maternity and paternity leave during the first year of a new child’s life. Unfortunately, this only…
Columbia Charges Rape Protestors $471 to Clean Up Dirty Mattresses
Columbia has charged supporters of Emma Sulkowicz, the mattress-carrying senior whose rape case was dismissed by the University's administration, $471 in cleaning fees because, why not make themselves look worse? Keep it classy, higher ed.
I Iz Night Light
OMG cutest genetic manipulation ever: fluorescent kitties! South Korean scientists have cloned a Turkish Angora cat and after modifying a skin color gene, the Stepford cats glow red under ultraviolet lights. The process used to clone kittens could help rare animals reproduce and possibly develop treatments for human…
