Ruth: Sorting anxiety
The scene begins with an elderly man who has just consumed a delectable turkey sandwich nestled with stuffing bathed in gravy and a dollop of cranberry sauce. He waits for seconds — minutes perhaps — staring at the three daunting words positioned above three bins in the George Sherman Union: recycle, landfill and compostable. He […]
Mahdi: As the years have gone by
Courtesy of social media and the plethora of infographics, as the years have gone by, the wall that separated the “little people” from the star-studded events has been lifted. As the build-up to the Oscars drew nearer, the internet was inundated with retrospective pieces of the best speeches, the worst speeches, the highs and lows […]
RYAN: Obamacare is here to stay… for now
As I battle the plague from the confines of my virus-infested dorm room, I’ve been spending more time on the Internet lately. In between Netflix (OH MY GOD HOUSE OF CARDS) and Buzzfeed quizzes, I happened upon the most recent Obamacare numbers. According to a Time article from Tuesday, approximately 4 million Americans have used […]
SHEA: All-seeing eye
What a time to be alive for people with poor sight. I have been near-sighted since about eight years old, with my vision becoming worse and worse with every passing year. When I was younger I must have had pretty poor taste, because I picked out the most heinous glasses at the optometrist’s office. They […]
GIESELMANN: Misconceptions
Before coming to China, I had almost no idea what to expect of the Chinese society. Though traces of Chinese culture exist in America, they are often fragmented into an abstraction that doesn’t fully capture the essence of the culture. Similarly, in my experience, the American media’s portrayal of Chinese life alternates between the traditional […]
