tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91899879880519122122011-08-14T07:54:55.374-07:00This is the blog of Ethos, the organization for students of African descent at Wellesley College. We aim to cover all Ethos events and news, especially as they relate to the interests and struggles of black women, on and off campus. Thank you for reading.Ethos Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721032546936710081noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189987988051912212.post-23731073942047715672009-05-11T09:32:00.000-07:002009-05-11T09:34:24.838-07:00Check out our <a href="http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/ethos/site/main.html"> completely redesigned webpage</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9189987988051912212-2373107394204771567?l=ethoswoman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ethos Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721032546936710081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189987988051912212.post-35260859513014360042009-04-15T16:18:00.000-07:002009-04-15T16:49:11.309-07:00<h3>Watch our first episode!</h3><br /><br /><div style="width:425px;height:521px;"><object width="425" height="521"><param name="movie" value="http://embedr.com/swf/slider/ethos-tv-premiere/425/521/0x590617/false/std"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://embedr.com/swf/slider/ethos-tv-premiere/425/521/0x590617/false/std" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="425" height="521" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><a href="http://embedr.com/playlist/ethos-tv-premiere" target="_blank" style="background:transparent url(http://embedr.com/img/embedr-custom-video-playlists.gif);float:right;margin:0;padding:0;outline:none;width:115px;height:35px;position:relative;top:-35px;"><span style="display:none;">Build your own custom video playlist at embedr.com</span></a></div><br /><br />Ethos TV is a short format news program that was created to support the ideas of the Ethos Woman.<br>Every two weeks, Ethos TV aims to tell her story through student commentary and local event coverage<br> broadcast to the world via <a href="http://ethoswoman.blogspot.com/">our blog</a> and <a href="">Youtube</a>.<br /><br><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9189987988051912212-3526085951301436004?l=ethoswoman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ethos Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721032546936710081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189987988051912212.post-73864583488425691302009-03-11T04:45:00.000-07:002009-03-11T05:06:16.916-07:00Last week a thread about interracial dating cropped up on EMO. For upperclasswomen this may have been a trite topic which rears its head annually. For others, this may have been a chance to express ideas on an issue that has some sort of relevance in their lives. Nonetheless, the thread demanded enough attention so that the topic of interracial dating had become centripetal to Sunday's meeting.<br /><br />While no solid conclusions we drawn about interracial dating, marriage, and families, the discussion offered a chance for Ethos women to hear a number of perspectives, including, but not limited to that of biracial women, women who feel slighted by the occurrence of such relationships, and women who believe that love is something beyond one's control, and hence, racial preference. Questions such as 'what is race' 'what is culture' and 'does one imply the other?' were rasied as Ethos women were quite generous with their opinions about the matter.<br /><br />The topic is undeniably common within the Black community, and as an organization for women of African descent, it's no surprise that many Ethos women prefer images of a Black family to that of a mixed or biracial one. Images like that of the Obamas...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9189987988051912212-7386458348842569130?l=ethoswoman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ethos Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721032546936710081noreply@blogger.com3