Maggie Deagon is a junior double majoring in Spanish and Social Sciences with a minor in Korean Studies. When she is not studying, she is either mentoring middle school girls with WYSE, working at Kaya Press and Dr. Lyon’s Child Interviewing Lab, or fueling her passion for other cultures in her favorite way--eating new … [Read more...] about Delis and Bodegas: Conditional Minority Progress
Archives for November 2014
The Evolution of Entertainment: Those Star-Crossed Lovers
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. We have all read it, or seen it, or at least heard of it. And if we haven't read or seen the play itself, we have seen so many versions of it done. Just last year there was another film adaption of the famous play. There's Baz Luhrmann film, "West Side Story," "Private Romeo," and let's not forget "Gnomeo and Juliet." This story has … [Read more...] about The Evolution of Entertainment: Those Star-Crossed Lovers
A-broadening Your Horizons: Most Popular Destinations
Although many American universities strongly promote their study abroad programs, the number of American students who actually spend a semester or year abroad studying is very low. Only 14 percent of students who graduated in 2011 studied abroad, only 1 percent of which stayed in the foreign country for a whole year. Among all countries, the United Kingdom is the most … [Read more...] about A-broadening Your Horizons: Most Popular Destinations
The Demand to Smile: A Look into Strangers Telling Women to Smile
"Hey beautiful, smile!" "You'd look prettier if you smiled! "Hey try smiling!" There are many ways that disciplinary practices of femininity are imposed on women on a day to day basis. Society often attempts to control or generalize the movement, posture, and body language of women. One attempt in particular has been experienced by many women, the classic moment when an … [Read more...] about The Demand to Smile: A Look into Strangers Telling Women to Smile
What’s Eatin’ You: Macarons (The Pretty Ones)
Like most people probably, I saw macarons before on the Internet before I ever ate them—perfect, colorful sandwiches, pyramids and pyramids of them arranged carefully in concentric circles or neat little rows, a spectrum of pastries. Macarons are a small French pastry, made of almond flour, with flavors ranging from lavender to chocolate. They are notoriously difficult to … [Read more...] about What’s Eatin’ You: Macarons (The Pretty Ones)