Monday Evening's Focus Group

On Monday, I attended the focus group that was conducted by the graduate student from Penn State. She was a lovely lady named Rachel, and her project revolved around stereotypes and issues that various groups face in West Virginia. For our discussion, we talked mainly about women in the state. A lot of focus was put on sexism, feminism, and a sense of belonging. Everyone who attended shared various stories about each topic. One discussion that stood out to me was about a Shepherd professor making rude, sexist comments to students. I was rather surprised. I have never had this professor for class, but I have not heard very many good things about him. I was very bothered by the story of his comments, and it hurts to think that so many students will have to endure these rude remarks in his classes. Anyway, that was just one part of the discussion. If anyone wants to know anything else about the focus group, feel free to ask. It was pretty cool. :)