Media Writing Lab

By Daniel Scotto Growing up, it is instilled in us to dream big and put every ounce of concentration and effort into achieving those dreams, whatever they may be. Only a select few Americans have the coveted opportunity to represent their country on the Olympic stage. The amount of talent and dedication it takes to be on that high caliber of a team is nearly impossible to accomplish. With that being said, when these sorts of accolades are taken away from someone or tarnished, there is no possible way to make up for this loss. This is what happened to around 350 women that fell victim to Larry Nassar. Larry Nassar joined the USA Olympic gymnastic program as an athletic trainer in 1986. The women on the multiple gymnastic teams during his tenure could have never expected the horrifying events that were to come. Joining the esteemed ranks of being an Olympic athlete puts you on a pedestal. As an Olympic athlete, you expect to be treated as such. Nassar u...

By Freddie Coudret Sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and rape are rapidly growing problems in the United States today. This issue unfortunately hits very close to home, as it is such a relevant problem on our campus here at DePauw. Every day I read about men from all areas of society, whether it be politicians, star athletes, artists or even actors taking advantage of their positions of power to mistreat women. However, this is not a new problem, it is age old. The #MeToo movement has played an integral role in the quest of women finding the strength to find a space in which they feel comfortable to be heard as victims of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and/or rape. Twitter has especially been an extremely powerful fuel to the #MeToo movement. As it functions as a hashtag, Twitter has allowed for the #MeToo testimonies and the subsequent stories to be located, shared, and brought to attention rather easily. This allowed for more women to find a comfortable haven to simply be heard...