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Since 1912, Japan has offered women-only transit options to curb the problem of sekuhara–sexual harassment. Countries like Indonesia and Brazil have similar programs, but more women have reported being groped in Japan than anywhere else (around 4,000 cases per year, plus those that go unreported). “We decided to have women-only cars to protect women from gropers,” [...]

When Costa Concordia capsized off the Italian coast Friday, passengers described mass chaos: men pushing past children in attempt to board lifeboats first, men and women fighting over lifejackets, and elderly women being left to fend for themselves. Newly-released infrared film footage shows crew members securing their own lifejackets before passengers were even notified of [...]

Dear Marquette Worrier, I’ve overheard a lot of people talking about how much their books were this semester, but I haven’t even looked at my booklist yet. Am I behind, or are they too far ahead?   A great question deserves a great answer. First of all, you’re definitely in good shape. The last thing [...]

A couple days ago, I stumbled upon a disturbing list of “Top Five Date Rape Anthems,” compiled by the Washington City Paper. Most of the songs listed deserved the title–and maybe a little legal action. Even Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It On The Alcohol” is pretty sketch; it’s basically about a man who wants to sleep with a [...]

The past year has been wild. As my roommates and I were looking over BuzzFeed’s 45 Most Powerful Images of the Year, we were commenting on 2011′s momentousness. The revolutions, the riots, the fallen dictators, the natural disasters. It is impossible to know how the history books will comment and spew these news stories. But [...]