Wellbeing

The anticipation of war loomed into the hearts of every British citizen of 1939. They understood that by declaring war with Germany each and every one of them was a target, subject to be attacked by the bombing raids. To them it wasn't a matter of 'if' but 'when' were they going to attack. Should they panic and abandon their cities?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Jyle Dupuis

National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebrates our Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer

I know that many people resolve to get fit, to lose weight, to change how they look, and then to change some aspects of their lives with the New Year. I’m interested in why that is, so I had a conversation with Amy Chestnutt, coordinator of the Women’s Center Eating Disorders Education Initiative. She says we need to change our minds about this kind of change. We need to change: 1) What we expect about how we look 2) What it means to change ourselves and how we go about it.

At Iris we are concerned with the empowerment and aid of women here at the University of Virginia. Many of the women here (myself included) are young, in their twenties, and all of us could use some life advice. For this reason, I went to the fascinating “More than the Score” talk on October 13^th, given by the accomplished Dr.

What do two-time U.S. Open champion Venus Williams, acclaimed actress Anne Hathaway, and Broadway/Glee star Lea Michele have in common? Aside from being an incredibly talented group of young women, each one of these individuals for ethical or health purposes chooses to be vegan or vegetarian.