Women's Campaign

While researching for different campaigns against negative body image, I came across Cambridge University's Student Union. They have established a Women's campaign which represents the women of Cambridge and voices change in CUSU, student unions, University and faculties. They are an autonomous policy making body, which means that although we receive funding from CUSU.

Here is their page:  http://www.womens.cusu.cam.ac.uk/

I thought this would be a great proposal to submit to St Thomas University's Senate. We can establish our own Women's Campaign that will bring awareness and eliminate all forms of discrimination faced by women.

Interview Summary

Last Wednesday I conducted my very first interview with Mr. Glass from the Health and Wellness Center.
It was very interesting to say the least.
Since it was my very first "official" interview, I was extremely nervous. However, I kept my composure and was able to have a very pleasant conversation with Mr. Glass on the issue of body image.
Although the interview went well, and Mr. Glass was very helpful, I'm concerned that the information acquired from the interview is nothing new to me. Majority of the answers were very similar to the points made in many of my text-based materials. 
For my next interview, I would need t reevaluate my questions so this doesn't happen again.

Moving Forward

These past couple of months have been a nightmare to say the least. The amount of stress due to the excessive amounts of school work, prepping for the Oct LSAT, and working two jobs has come to the point of being unbearable. Migraines has become a daily occurrence, and the pressure has become quite to much to handle. At times I get the urge to throw everything in the garbage, scream, and walk away from it all.

However, I will not allow myself to give up. Although these months has literally tested my limits and my abilities to manage time efficiently, I will move forward. This week I am sending an email to my first interviewee, G. Matt Glass MA, LMFT of the Health and Wellness Center at ST. Thomas University. I am quite eager to meet him, for I have many questions to ask him concerning his opinion on body dissatisfaction. I have accumulated an array of questions which I have gathered from my articles, as well as from the film "Killing Us Softly" by Jean Kilbourne. I'm very interested in what he has to say, and hope he can give me more insight towards these issues.