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Fair Admission: Episode 4 - Money

Fair Admission: Episode 4 – Money

By Edward Sturm March 18, 2021

The college admissions scandal of 2019 caught CEOs and famous actors in egregious fraud, but maybe the real scandal is a system that you don’t need to break the law to rig. Preference given to...

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EDITORIAL: College acceptances portrayed in adolescent media perpetuate a dangerous, unrealistic standard

By Editors March 8, 2021
A better depiction of college applications in the media would be showing a sincere reason for the character’s choice of school and a more personalized college search. If producers lead with characters’ genuine motivations rather than sticking with the tried and true big-name school, it will give way to a diversity of acceptances and more realistic representations on what college is truly like.
Bearing Witness: Police disparities in drug arrests

Bearing Witness: Police disparities in drug arrests

By Ariel Stein April 4, 2018
It's a Friday night in StuVi2 and you and your friends are getting ready to go to a frat party. Music is blaring, the vibe is good and everyone is celebrating the fact that it’s the weekend. For a few hours, you can escape the overwhelming amount of work you have.
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