In The News: Department of Sociology
A mother and her son graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas together on Saturday.
Few experiences are more painful than losing someone we love, and the grief only continues as burial arrangements are made. On that terrible day when we have to inter a loved one, it’s difficult enough to cope with the act, let alone think beyond it.
Jennifer Reed, sociology Ph.D. student at UNLV, officiated a marriage ceremony at the school’s Pida Plaza between about 15 people and the Earth.
I recently attended a large meeting of faculty to discuss graduate students’ evaluation, recruitment and retention.
“Let the data drive your goals,” one of the speakers repeated, mantra-like – with genuine enthusiasm and conviction – and I couldn’t help but wince.
I recently attended a large meeting of faculty to discuss graduate students’ evaluation, recruitment and retention.
FOSTA-SESTA is shorthand for two congressional bills: the House’s Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Senate’s Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017. As the names suggest, they were designed to reduce sex trafficking.
‘Pollen-amorous’ leaders host marriages to the Earth in Sin City.
ll around the globe, eco-conscious demonstrations develop in defense of our planet’s well-being, from scientists instructing us how to avoid a climactic doomsday to the 100-plus climate protesters who recently glued themselves to the tops of London commuter trains in the name of environmental justice.
Pida Plaza, dotted with tall palm trees rustling in the desert heat, usually serves as an outdoor gathering area for the students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. But on Monday, it served as a chapel for the betrothed ecosexuals who decided to marry the planet to celebrate Earth Day. In a “Marriage to the Earth” ceremony, roughly 25 people solemnly declared their vows to the Earth before a raised stage as cleansing herbs burned and drums thumped rhythmically.
What is ecosexuality? And where is the earth registered?
What's the best way to help sex workers? We hear the cases for full decriminalisation, versus abolition of what's often dubbed the world's oldest profession.
On April 22, members of the growing ecosexuality movement will host a Marriage to the Earth ceremony during the UNLV Earth Day Fair.