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Clear your closet and shop with QSA

Clear your closet and shop with QSA

Ashley Rose November 1, 2023
On Nov. 28 and 29 from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., the third annual Into the Closet Clothing Giveaway located in Fireside A and B will be held. 
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Join the QSA and Art Club for mocktails and painting

Ashley Rose April 5, 2023
Mark your calendar for April 10 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. You’ll be busy in the University Grill enjoying mocktails and painting in a fairy-themed oasis with the Queer Straight Alliance and the Art Club.
QSA hosts bracelet-making, looks forward to thrift fair

QSA hosts bracelet-making, looks forward to thrift fair

Mira Costello November 9, 2022
You may have seen fellow students on campus creatively displaying their personal pronouns with enamel pins, buttons and even T-shirts. For those that also wanted to make their pronouns known in style, IU South Bend’s Queer Straight Alliance hosted an event on Oct. 19 for students to craft their own pronoun bracelets.
Roe v. Wade panel discussion educates students, sparks conversation

Roe v. Wade panel discussion educates students, sparks conversation

Mira Costello October 11, 2022
In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision, commonly known as the overturning of Roe v. Wade, students at IU South Bend and citizens across the United States have been left to wonder what the future of reproductive healthcare and abortion access will look like.
Rainbow hearts cut out to celebrate national coming out day during a QSA meeting. Photo provided by Katelyn Firestein.

QSA offers safe space for all on campus

TORI WILSON November 15, 2019

By: TORI WILSON Staff Writer The LGBTQ community at IU South Bend has grown over the last few years and IU South Bend has been working to promote a safe, open environment for students to express themselves. The...

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Local transgender activist to speak at next QSA meeting

KATE LUCE March 2, 2019

By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer [email protected] An opportunity to ask questions and show support to the LGBTQ+ community is coming once again to campus. Meghan Buell will be the second speaker of the Queer...

QSA Speaker Series kicks off with local leaders, professionals

CHRISTINA CLARK February 23, 2019

By: CHRISTINA CLARK Editor-in-Chief [email protected] The QSA’s (Queer Straight Alliance) first speaker in their new series was Rob DeCleene. The series kicked off on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The...

QSA Speaker Series sets itself apart

February 16, 2019

By: C.A. PRINTUP Staff Writer @DontWriteDown The Polar Vortex not only upset classes during the week of Jan. 27th, many events were disrupted and postponed due to the weather as well, including the...

One of the signs to an all-gender bathroom in the Administration building. PHOTO BY/Katelyn Firestein

All-gender bathroom plans for Wiekamp Hall

KATELYN FIRESTEIN January 25, 2019

By: KATELYN FIRESTEIN Staff Writer [email protected] A new all-gender bathroom is in the works in Wiekamp Hall, as well as many innovative initiatives that the Deputy Title IX Coordinator Laura Harlow...

Rainbow hearts cut out to celebrate national coming out day during a QSA meeting. Photo provided by Katelyn Firestein.

Club Profile: The QSA

TAYLOR WALDRON October 27, 2018

By: TAYLOR WALDRON Web Editor/Staff Writer @taylor_sumiko   The QSA (Queer Straight Alliance) is up and running with its new president. IU South Bend junior, Katelyn Firestein, is leading the...

Fight against proposed marriage ban comes to IU South Bend campus

CECELIA ROEDER January 28, 2014

By: CECELIA ROEDER Design Editor Gay marriage and related legislature have dominated the headlines recently, with judges in Utah and Oklahoma recently striking down laws prohibiting same-sex marriages....

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