Fashions and trends are an essential part of American structure. They drive economy with production, bind the cultural aspect of society together, and act as historical beacons that allow us to look back to understand what was once “in”. Fashions and trends like candles can burn bright, burn out, and can be lit again. The constant shift of fashions and trends differ … [Read more...] about Why Fashionable Feminism could Fail
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Trust Me, I’m Premed: Lasting Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Of all the body parts and organs that we can repair and replace using modern medical techniques, we still cannot adequately repair the brain after a traumatic injury. I don’t think I need to go into details about why we cannot replace a brain like we can replace a kidney or liver. The brain is quite necessary to our daily lives, and we should be doing our best to … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Lasting Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Running with the Ivy League
The 21st century has seen some impressive improvements in the progress of feminism. Feminism, by its dictionary definition, is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. In July 2015 Elizabeth Garret will become the president of Cornell University (Anderson, Washington Post). This news means that half of the presidents of … [Read more...] about Running with the Ivy League
WEIRD SCIENCE: Cockroach Hero
by Sam Cadwell It seems most people are hardwired to find cockroaches disgusting, but this hasn’t stopped scientific research into these creepy crawlies. Soon, these bugs may be working for us. Thanks to some truly disturbing and magnificent advances in cyborg technology, we can implant wires into a live cockroach and then make it walk left or right with a smart … [Read more...] about WEIRD SCIENCE: Cockroach Hero
The Art of Orientalism: Hegemony Through Censorship
Modupe Alabi, Fourth Year Annenberg, USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism Modupe Alabi, or “Mo,” is a fourth-year student in the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. As a Communication major in Annenberg, she has focused most of her studies on an interdisciplinary combination of cultural studies, entertainment media and … [Read more...] about The Art of Orientalism: Hegemony Through Censorship