Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You’re welcome. By Liz Drumheller The following passage was taken from a Cornell University student’s essay on his experiences as a fraternity pledge: “We were not allowed to use the restrooms or ask for a water break, and if we needed one or … [Read more...] about Don’t Haze Me Bro
Archives for April 2013
Binge on Science, Purge the Blame
Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You’re welcome. Eating disorders hardly qualify as a new phenomenon, as documented cases date back to the Middle Ages; however, these disorders have become a prevalent and unique healthcare problem in the United States. Eating disorders … [Read more...] about Binge on Science, Purge the Blame
Alone, Together
Unaware that he is being watched, a Hasidic Jew massages his temples with his gnarled hands, alone and frustrated. Nearby, a food cart touting “Gyro over rice and Philly Cheese Steaks” overcrowds two women eating sandwiches by themselves, while a third woman angrily stares at two men blocking her exit off of the bus. In the corner, a hairdresser combs through her customer’s … [Read more...] about Alone, Together
Teach for America
Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You're welcome. By Mandy Hoff As a teacher-training program for failing public schools, Teach for America (TFA) has become an increasingly prestigious non-profit for graduates from elite universities. However, criticism has plagued the … [Read more...] about Teach for America
Heroic Heroin Addicts
By Seda Sandy Mushyan Imagine a day in the summer of 1982, where fumes cloud up a dimly lit room. A man is underground in a basement, concocting his new creation. He looks at his watch and panic sets in. His clients are expecting their product soon, and he simply does not have enough time. He rushes the next few steps. This underground chemist, aiming to make the synthetic … [Read more...] about Heroic Heroin Addicts