Karin Agness is the President of the Network of enlightened Women, Inc. (NeW), the nation's premier organization for conservative college women. Started as as book club at the University of Virginia, NeW has expanded into a national organization with chapters on 15 college campuses, an annual national conference and a blog. Karin, who hails from Indianapolis, graduated from the University of Virginia in May, 2006 and is currently a law student at the University of Virginia School of Law. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 01 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT Tue, 01 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Politicians have been talking a lot about the role of women in society. We might all benefit from considering a little history on this not-so-new topic. Betty Friedan is credited with sparking the modern conversation... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2012/05/01/stayathome_moms_and_equality 5ef35661-0c3e-4fc2-8dc8-a2a8b7f7ae5f Tue, 01 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT Maybe what we all need is a little more courtesy. "Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage." This quote from President Theodore Roosevelt has specific relevance today as the question of how women are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2012/04/17/gentlemen_the_media_and_government_regulation 78fe51d6-4212-4534-ab30-b10345f86e2c Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT According to the United States General Social Survey, women's overall level of happiness has dropped since 1972. Two professors at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania released a paper... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2009/09/28/a_new_direction_for_female_happiness 7167bdfe-f624-4574-9bf9-f5b1962298d9 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:43:02 GMT What does "diversity" mean on campus today? Student reaction to the University of Virginia's announcement of J. Harvie Wilkinson III, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, as its commencement... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2009/04/06/diversity_in_name_only_at_uva 0bf604da-8b23-45bc-bd3a-fae6eff6b690 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:57:37 GMT College freshmen quickly learn that "hooking up" means engaging in a physical relationship with someone who you may or may not have known beforehand and with whom you have little or no expectation of a future... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2009/03/02/are_hookups_killing_college_romance 269ef973-d3af-4b4f-8f47-855fa201bf6c Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:00:58 GMT On campuses across the nation, young women are enthusiastically taking the stage throughout the month of February chanting a four-letter word for women's body parts, recreating child rape and degrading men as part of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2009/02/25/gentlemens_showcase_an_event_to_learn_from 3dd0cc3e-417c-4ef8-929b-ad299c90f27b Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:27:16 GMT The Obama Campaign dominated college campuses this fall. There is no way around that. At my own campus, the University of Virginia, seeing Obama paraphernalia on my way to class became as common as seeing North Face... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2009/01/22/winning_back_college_campuses 49da7330-b6d5-4e32-a928-376260ef133a Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:30:46 GMT On Jan. 20, 2005, George Bush was sworn in as president of the United States. On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. The University of Virginia decided to suspend... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2009/01/19/why_did_uva_cancel_classes_only_this_time 81af5c14-7a8b-46b2-a986-0ae800dc0646 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:00:01 GMT Feminists were devastated by Senator Barack Obama's final Cabinet selections. Although Obama has not reversed any of his policy positions, he has committed a major crime in their eyes. He selected five women for his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/12/29/sex_parity_v_policy_representation_in_obama's_cabinet 05b84624-7c38-450b-a59f-73b84bd21659 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:13 GMT If Barracuda by Heart is Sarah Palin's theme song, I'm Still a Guy by Brad Paisley should be Todd Palin's theme song. Paisley's I'm Still a Guy rose to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart this summer. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/11/12/todd_palin_manliness_in_action 5fd8f250-426f-4f02-a829-9331caa4c05f Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:56:43 GMT One of the first attacks launched at Governor Sarah Palin when she was announced as Senator John McCain's running mate was that she was not smart enough to be one step away from the presidency. Why? Because she... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/10/27/reagan_didn't_graduate_from_harvard 77dc5dc4-7d4a-455c-834a-6f9e6b23905f Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:06 GMT The Obama Campaign has infiltrated college and graduate school campuses throughout the United States. One day last week, on my way to class I was asked if I wanted to sign-up to volunteer for the Obama Campaign. On... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/10/19/a_role_for_parents_in_the_election 381c834d-506c-4ecd-98f9-b68c1fd6786c Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:36:14 GMT Both Presidential candidates are fighting vigorously to win over women voters, recognizing women could decide their fate on November 4th. How does Barack Obama plan to win over women voters? By highlighting his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/09/24/obamas_plan_to_win_women_voters fe59de8f-35b9-49d9-bf49-cd89503e8844 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:48:40 GMT Governor Sarah Palin has grown up in a world full of open doors. She was born on February 11, 1964. By the time she entered middle school, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 had been passed which prohibited... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/09/07/sarah_palin_a_liberated_woman ed6de753-97dd-449e-908b-2fa34a5415ca Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:52:08 GMT Throughout the Democratic National Convention, media outlets highlighted the faction within the Democratic Party composed of Hillary Clinton supporters who intend to vote for John McCain. They showed pictures of women... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/08/29/the_perfect_storm_palin_provides_just_say_no_dealers_cover f0a30ce7-b329-4c68-a8cb-138180248e61 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:22:38 GMT Superwoman made a curious appearance this weekend, gracing the program cover of the National Organization for Women (NOW) National Conference, which was themed, "No Capes, No Masks, No Boundaries: Feminist Su http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/07/21/the_villains_of_victimhood f406131f-0b98-4d2b-90aa-58026f9bc3c4 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:34:33 GMT This political season, the Democratic primary quickly turned into a lightning rod for discussing sexism, the "glass ceiling" and the good ol' boys club. The usual suspects, Gloria Steinem, Geraldine Ferraro and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/06/25/illegitimate_political_agenda e2bb6e77-e5ac-4624-9fcf-4fc01fc09621 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:58:22 GMT In the late 1960s, radical feminists throughout the United States engaged in "consciousness-raising" sessions, seeking to make women aware of how oppressed they were as married mothers primarily dedicated to raising... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/06/16/clinton_and_couric_embrace_"consciousness-raising" 5afd379d-d955-4f47-9214-06b263fa304e Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:00:12 GMT We are in the midst of graduation season. Commencement ceremonies are a time for celebrating the achievement of students. They are also a time for the bestowal of honorary degrees, which too often becomes o http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/05/20/one_university_rebels_against_political_correctness 67f8661e-aa20-4146-81ca-d8ce4178c1b2 Tue, 20 May 2008 19:49:19 GMT San Diego beating University of Connecticut? West Virginia defeating Duke? Davidson in the Elite Eight? Who would have predicted these upsets? I guess this is why they call it March Madness. If you are like me... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/03/31/march_madness_for_political_junkies 9a2ba841-7fe4-462a-9a69-f447fa4f8b04 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:01:47 GMT Feminists have been on the prowl this month, making lots of noise. Gloria Steinem bashed John McCain during a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Austin, Texas, saying, "I am so grateful that she [Clinton] hasn't... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/03/19/gloria,_geraldine_and_now_do_not_speak_for_me 154b378c-dfab-435b-ba29-4b5c3aceea7f Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:00:34 GMT We disagree on almost all the issues-healthcare, Title IX, abortion, women in the military. We argue about the role of women in society. We debate how much nature influences us. But there is one issue that has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/02/14/hillary_clinton_an_unlikely_uniter 2a5918d6-ea77-4325-bced-db9d0e657d7d Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:33:38 GMT While political analysts too often divide the electorate into tiny monolithic voting blocks for nothing more than the ease of discussion, the Iowa, New Hampshire and Michigan primaries reveal that the "youth vote"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2008/01/18/gop_candidates_should_court_young_voters a5cbcb07-1df3-441a-bb4d-531ad34eebf4 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT While the effort to adopt a mandatory diversity course has been successfully defeated on many college campuses, this threat to academic integrity is reappearing in the form of a "Community Engagement" program on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2007/10/18/college_credit_for_protesting c75764c1-430f-4911-9c0e-0d76f9de4f9d Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:36:05 GMT If a newly hired employee led his organization to a 20-year low in profits, Donald Trump's famous phrase, "You're Fired," would most certainly be invoked. Well, for most people. Apparently, this general rule doesn't... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2007/06/18/cbs_adopts_victim_mentality b0a5577a-c9ce-4f8f-b028-ecec20a26d38 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:05:03 GMT The first Women's Studies Program in the U.S. was created in 1970 at San Diego State College. Over 35 years later, there are now Women and Gender Studies Departments on college campuses throughout the country. Based... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KarinAgness/2007/03/13/women's_history_month,_not_radical_feminist's_history_month 6b940c83-dcfd-4db5-ba43-4c9cabd931ef Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:01:05 GMT