Meet the Interns: Tylee

Hi everyone! My name is Tylee Mougeot and I'm currently a senior at the U of A. My major is Microbiology and I will be starting a PhD in Pathobiology next fall. After I finish my degree I plan on working for the CDC and/or WHO based out of an International office (hopefully Barcelona!).

I am a music downloading junkie and I love to dance. My spare time is spent watching soccer (Visca el Barca!) and planning my next adventure abroad. The current escapade in the works is a 3 month summer motorbike trip through Southeast Asia, namely Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. 

This is my first semester as a F.O.R.C.E. intern for the WRC. I am currently one of the two co-chairs for the Health and Sexuality Committee. I've really enjoyed working on the Health and Sexuality Committee so far and am excited for the rest of our upcoming events this semester!

Meet the Interns: Laura

Hi everyone! My name is Laura Neff and I am a junior at the U of A. I am majoring in Environmental Science with a focus in policy and minoring in Gender and Women's Studies. I am a returning intern from the Spring semester and proud to call myself the co-chair of the F.O.R.C.E film series.

To start off, I was born and raised in Phoenix and lived there through high school. In Phoenix is where I learned of the wonders social justice, though I didn't refer it to that until later. Starting in middle school I worked with a group called Stand & Serve that is based in Tempe. This group was focused on building a more respectful community by teaching youth about the idea and practice of primary prevention (stopping the problem before it happens) to end oppression. This is where I got my start and I continue to work with the youth in this group when I am able to.

How did I get started here do you ask? My freshman year a group of friends and I would make it a point to go to any free movies in the Galleghar when we could and the WRC film series just happened to fit into that category. I loved most, if not all, of the movies that we went to and I continued to go to them even when a few of my friends did not. My sophomore year I decided to sign up to intern with the WRC and loved it, so I decided to continue! F.O.R.C.E has shown me that feminism is not a narrow point of view when it comes to social justice. It can intersect with almost any aspect of human life and I continue to learn more about just how relevant it is in today's society.

With this experience and my major, I plan to become an educated activist in the new environmental justice movement by being an advocate for fair environmental policy that not only helps the environment, but helps people as well.

Leah Eager- Introduction

Hi Everyone!

My name is Leah Eager and I am a junior at the University of Arizona. I am majoring in Economics and minoring in Sociology. I grew up in San Francisco, CA in an apartment and I currently live just 15 minutes north of the city. I have no brothers and sisters and the rest of my extended family lives on the east coast so I primarily spend all of my time with just my mom and dad. Because I grew up in an apartment I always had weird pets while growing up. I was not allowed to have a cat or a dog, so my mom and I got creative and I always ended up having a strange pet. My worst decision was to bring home crayfish that we were studying in my elementary school and keep them in a plastic tub in my room. My mom and I eventually ended up throwing them down the garbage shoot a couple of days later.

When I was younger I was a bit of a tomboy and my favorite possession was a skateboard. I did have a couple of dolls but I always loved my skateboard. One of my favorite things to do is to travel. When I was in elementary school I traveled to Italy with my family for six weeks, we went around Tuscany and the coast. Since then I have returned to Italy twice more and hope to go again sometime soon. I have also been to Jamaica and Israel (this past summer). Israel was amazing and I would love to go back sometime, although I did pick up some Hebrew it was very difficult to communicate in the country.

During my free time, I love to just relax and hang out with friends. School is very stressful and its nice to just have a couple of hours to yourself where you don't have to worry about your next assignment. I also love to horseback ride and I have been riding since the age of five. I haven't found many places out in Tucson to ride but it is something I want to make more time for. I also enjoy hiking out here and I would like to camp on Mt. Lemmon at some point. Since I grew up in a city, I have never gone camping and this is something I would like to do. After college I want to go to the east coast, preferably New York city, and begin working at a corporate job.

Finding Dawn

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Wednesday (October 5th) at 7pm
Gallagher Theater

SWAP NOT SHOP!

Come "shopping" with F.O.R.C.E. at our CLOTHES SWAP!

Tuesday, Oct 4 @ 5:30pm

Rincon Room in the Student Union Memorial Center

Bring the clothes you don’t want, and swap them for new ones!

Clothing may also be purchased.

Additional clothing donated by Buffalo Exchange.

Proceeds to benefit women and children.

Meet the Interns: Erica Goudy

Hello!
My name is Erica Goudy, i'm 19, and i'm a sophomore. I am currently a Psychology major with a minor in French. As for right now, I don't have a clue as to what i'm going to do with my life but i'm sure i'll figure it out eventually. I'm originally from California but I grew up in Arizona. A lot of my native Arizonan friends don't like Arizona, but I personally love it here. I  grew up in Peoria which is kind of close to Phoenix so I spent a lot of my time downtown. I love my family and my friends and I am the type of person who would rather have good quality friends rather than the quantity. I am definitely a music enthusiast! I love concerts but i'm kind of picky with bands so I don't attend many. The last concerts I attended consisted of  Tegan and Sara, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The National, and the Sounds, just to name a few. I hope to go to the Coachella music festival in April with a couple of my friends. I love Tucson because so many awesome bands come and play here!

I Joined F.O.R.C.E. because I felt like it would be a great opportunity to get involved on campus and to be apart of a group of creative, able-bodied women making a difference on campus was also something that attracted me.

I am on the Educational Events committee and the Film Series Committee. I'm really excited to be part of hosting our events and promote what F.O.R.C.E has to offer to our campus!

Meet the Interns: Eva

Hi,
My name is Eva Izhieman and I am currently a senior at the University of Arizona. My major is Anthropology and my focus is Archaeology. I love learning about the past and relating it to the present.

Besides feminism, I have a passion for music. I love going to concerts and listening to new (and old) artists. I also play the flute, piccolo, and tenor sax.

This is the 3rd year that I have been a part of the WRC/FORCE. I am currently one of the student directors and the committee chair for the Educational Programming Committee. I love being a part of FORCE and being involved on campus!

FORCE has helped shape who I am as a person and through my involvement I learn more about women and other marginalized groups and the issues that surround us every day.

I'm excited for this year and hope to see FORCE continue to grow and be an important organization on campus and in our community.