Yes, I agree with everything in your second paragraph! I was returning here to write the same thing.

I can definitely see this. In my experience, the student body (I speak generally, having not transitioned myself, but knowing people who did) saw our campus as a pretty safe space, but at the same time our college relies heavily on financial support from alums who do not view this as a priority, or have more…

I was unable to find specific information on the Wellesley webpage regarding admissions policies, you'd probably have to directly contact the admissions office with your specific questions as you were applying, I guess. I did come across an article about some issues with a ftm Wellesley alum being unable to interview…

This was not my experience at a different women's college. It is true that while I was there (2003-2007) I think the policy for admission was that you had to be identified as female on your application at the time of submission. I don't know what the official policy is now, and I don't think this situation is…

Like another commenter, I attended another well-known women's college, and the bathroom policy in dorms evolved more than once while I was there from 2003-2007. Initially, there were large women's restrooms and individual men's restrooms throughout many of the dorms. By the time I left, I believe the policy was…

I agree, it happens all the time, and it's happened to me. But I specifically did not do that, hence my confusion. I cleared out a spot and then left it available, later parking in a further away non-cleared out area. I'm just confused, and a little worried I'll get another note.

I have pretty much the same skin type you describe. I would recommend using a primer first under your foundation, which usually helps foundation last until the end of the day. I use Bare Minerals original primer, which is very smooth, and BM powder foundation. Sephora's own primer is also pretty good and a little…

Crowd-sourcing this, as I've seen a couple posts complaining about parking, and someone left a weird note on my car is morning. In my New England city, the residential areas have a temporary parking ban when there is major snow, so you can only park on one designated side of the street, which is across from my house.…

Many others have already voiced the same concerns I have, but as someone in the health care profession who is also doing research on HIV vaccines, I would be remiss in not adding my voice and support for those who take issue with the tone of this article. It is, frankly, a privilege to be having sex with partners who…

Betty Halbreich was recently profiled at length in the New Yorker, in the link below. Thought it certainly plays into the widespread obsession with Manhatten's upper crust, I found that her upbringing, passion for the job, and eccentricities made for an interesting read nonetheless. Not sure how well it'll translate…

Yep, in the middle of this right now. A year of undefined ex sex, after a bad breakup and a year of not being friends. Preparing for the imminent conversation in a few days to either get serious or walk away and not look back. At this moment I'd say yeah, it's a terrible idea all around. I may have a different,…

I'm a scientist and a medical student and last summer when my herniated disc finally ruptured and left me crying face down on the floor for two weeks, I finally called a chiropractor. I was willing to try anything, I even went to acupuncture, and it's hard to say what helped the most since I was trying anything and…

Oh, I think I was out sick the day we covered this topic in medical school. Oh wait, that's right. THAT'S NOT A THING. I hope he's not still board certified.

Voted in MA a little while ago. So, on the plus side, there was no line and I was able to vote no problem. However, the woman in front of me kept turning to stare at me, the second page of my ballot wouldn't go through the machine, the poll person grabbed it from me and kind of remarked on my vote, the guy behind me…

I'll be heading to my polling place later today, but just wanted to share something great that my mom did yesterday. She's a nurse in a large hospital, and though she was not working, she went around making sure to help all of her patients who would not be able to leave the hospital but still wanted to vote fill out…

Sorry, from one nitpicker to another, am mortified by my typo!

I decided I liked alive patients better once actually in medical school. This decision may also have been mildly impacted by one too many episodes in which the dead body sat straight up on the table in the background of the shot...

Oh god, I'm so embarrassed! Typing quickly and all that.

"I came here to tell you...that if he dies, because of what you've done...four days from now no one is going to stop me from being the one to throw the switch and blast you out of this life for GOOD you son of a bitch." Third season, Beyond the Sea.

Just to clarify, the worms do not actually "disable" the immune system. Very very simply put, your cell-mediate immunity, specifically T cells, have two branches of response that balance one another out: Th1 and Th2. In the case of autoimmune disease, it is often the case that your immune system is going WAY…