Archives for 2014

  Proposition 46 addresses important issues in healthcare, but it does so in a hasty and haphazard fashion. The three provisions of Proposition 46 are to require drug testing for physicians, require physicians to check an online database prior to prescribing narcotics, and to increase the cap on “pain and suffering” damages in malpractice. At first, these provisions … [Read more...] about Trust Me, I’m Premed: Proposition 46

The way we have watched movies and television has changed completely with the internet and websites such as Hulu, HBO Go and of course Netflix. Netflix has become one of the easiest modes of watching television and movies. For new releases, you can get a DVD shipped right to your door, and for old favorites they're right on your computer and in many cases even your television. … [Read more...] about The Evolution of Entertainment: Binge Watching

Brandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York (HONY), has recently spent fifty days abroad to expand his photography project in underdeveloped, war- and/or poverty-stricken countries as part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The goal was to depict people from countries such as Iraq, Ukraine, and Jordan through the emotional and humane lens of his … [Read more...] about A-broadening Your Horizons: HONY Abroad

Feminism has a clear definition yet it means different things to different people. There are those who support it and those who don't. For the women and men who support feminism it is important to acknowledge that in the same way people may celebrate the same holiday differently, people also express their stand for feminism differently. The danger with addressing feminism in … [Read more...] about LOST: Feminism; Last Seen in Translation