Author: Tish Hayes

We’ve posted before about how excited we are about the new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Kahn. More evidence of this comic’s awesomeness and real world importance is summed up in the video below. Here’s an idea: Kamala Khan can teach us just as much about comics as she can about the world

Eating disorders impact 4% of the US population across gender, race, age, and class lines, and take a devastating toll on the mental and physical health of those who sufferer from these illnesses. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week seeks to dispel the myths surrounding eating disorders and help connect people to needed resources. For more… Continue reading National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Hearing reports of the devastation in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan over the past few days has been heart-wrenching and overwhelming. Wondering how you can help? The Center for High Impact Philanthropy has an excellent guide for how best to contribute to the relief efforts: Instead of providing items, you can best help by… Continue reading Helping Typhoon Haiyan Survivors

This guide was created by UK librarians from the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and York. It’s a great tool for learning about different aspects of social media and how to use social media for academic purposes. You can click on the image below to get to the guide. Skip the intro if you like, and… Continue reading Student Guide to Social Media

Check out this amazing campaign “We’re a culture, not a costume” by Ohio University’s Students Teaching About Racism in Society (STARS). It’s a great reminder to be creative with your costume, instead of relying on stereotypes: “It’s not funny. STARS doesn’t believe that making a costume of a culture or race is funny.”

Here in the library we are really excited about the start of the fall semester. We know there are a lot of new students on campus who may not know what the library has to offer, so we created a list of the top 10 things everyone should know about our library: 10. The library… Continue reading The Library’s Top 10

The awareness of sexual assault in the military has been building for some time. But with the Senate hearing earlier this month and the very different bills recently presented to congress to deal with the issue, media attention seems to have reached an all-time high. The library has a couple of resources related to sexual… Continue reading The Invisible War

June is LGBT Pride Month, and even though we’re almost halfway through the month, there are still plenty of ways you can show your pride. For a listing of events happening in and around Chicago, you can visit the official Chicago Pride Parade website. Under the events tab you will find something going on almost… Continue reading Show Your Pride

If you’re in the habit of glancing at the new release shelves here in the library (which you should totally do–we have great stuff coming in), you might have noticed new graphic novels and manga, like Sailor Twain and Naruto, mixed in with the other titles. As a supplement to this new material, we have… Continue reading Graphic Novels, Comic Books, and Manga Research Guide