http://gcnw-villanova.com GCNova Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:39:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today marks GCNW's beloved founder's birthday! GCNova sends its warmest birthday wishes to Betty, with the hopes that she has had a blessed, beautiful day! As for GCNova, we have taken a bit of a break since the spring semester's successful Take Back the Night event. The final weeks of the ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=445 Last week, GCNW founder and 2009 CNN Hero Betty Makoni visited Villanova University with Philadelphia activist Ben Escobar, of BE Associates. On Wednesday, April 7, she brought beauty, grace, and inspiration to our campus, and all who were lucky enough to be in attendance were incredibly moved. Our beloved Betty ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=429 Ten years ago, in Zimbabwe, an extraordinary woman began her life's work for young women and children all around the world. Betty Makoni, founder of GCN Zimbabwe and GCNW, shared her incredible story with CNN and, in two days, will be sharing it with Villanova University. GCNova, the Center for ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=423 This article sheds great light on the aftermath that rape victims often experience. Particularly on college campuses, rape is a hidden dark figure of crime which happens all-too-often, but is rarely addressed. The article discusses the flaws that exist within University disciplinary systems, the institutions' inabilities to protect their students, ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=420 In our nation's capital, D.C. officials are taking an unorthodox yet necessary step towards preventing the spread of HIV.  Here, the HIV infection rate is 6 times higher than the national average which demonstrates the urgency for a new approach in preventative measures.  D.C. officials will be handing out 500,000 ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=415 It seemed like, last semester, things flew by because we were preoccupied first with getting GCNova organized, then with getting our first fundraising drive underway. Now, after taking a much-needed break in January, it seems as though February lasted about five minutes! It's March, and Villanova will officially be back ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=408 A women is facing charges of prostitution for an ad that she placed on Craigslist.  Susan Finkelstein offered sex to an undercover police officer and sent him topless photos.  She was hoping to get tickets to the World Series. Finkelstein will be in court on February 24 to find out ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=406 Four bodies-two women and two men-were discovered in a compound in southeast Afghanistan by Afghan and NATO forces.  The women found were bound and gagged.   As the Afghan and NATO troops approached the compound, they were immediately fired at and a gun battle began, causing many to flee.After the gun ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=402 Whether it's a casual bump on your butt on a crowded bus or train or someone putting their arm around you at the bar, women often experience lots of unwanted touching.  It starts with just a casual bump, but it can be much more.  For many people casual touches can ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=399 Human rights advocate, Aaron Cohen, wants to expose Cambodia's long existing problem of child sex trafficking in Cambodia, an issue that has been virtually swept under the rug.  For years Cohen has been working undercover in the sex trafficking underbelly in order to gain useful information necessary to make arrests ... http://gcnw-villanova.com/?p=396