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Cast members of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls rehearse on Saturday afternoon. The benefit perfomance will be Friday April 27 and Saturday April 28 in Cavan Auditorium in Gable Hall. Proceeds will go to Safe Passage of DeKalb.

V-Day NIU to host two-night performance

By Shelby Devitt | April 22, 2012

“The V in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina.” The Woman’s Rights Alliance is hosting a two-night performance of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls (MMRP) at 7:30 p.m. Friday...

Film kicks off National Women’s Month

By Jacqueline Evans | April 4, 2011

DeKALB | Human trafficking is not just a problem in impoverished countries, but also occurs in the United States. The Women's Resource Center kicked off the month of April, which is National Women's Month, by hosting a viewing of The Forgotten Girls:...

Providing information for pregnancy resources is not taking a stance

By Letter Writer | March 2, 2011

In response to Wednesday's letter to the editor, "NIU should not be taking a stance on abortion," --it's not. Access to abortion is a legal right that has been guaranteed by the decision in Roe v. Wade. The fact that an individual disagrees with this...

Joslyn Martarano, freshman undeclared major, plants tulips outside of the Pay-It-Forward House during Selfless Saturdays hosted by the Womens Resource Center.

Volunteers pay it forward

By Kyla Gardner | October 10, 2010

Nine a.m. on Saturday morning wasn't too early for the volunteers of Selfless Saturdays to get down in the dirt to help out a local charity. Participants of the monthly Women's Resource Center program gardened and cleaned at the Pay-It-Forward House in...