At first glance, the wares at the bustling Gikomba Market are dreadfully unkempt. Squeezed into every crevice of its wooden stalls, racks of frayed jeans and worn shirts are haphazardly displayed, shaded by tattered canvas which scarcely deflects the grime and filth of the outdoors. An unpleasant odor emanates from the stalls--a mixture of human sweat and unidentifiable decay. … [Read more...] about Let’s Face It: One Man’s Trash is Not Really Another Man’s Treasure
Archives for 2018
Stand Up or Kill Yourself: The Moral Balancing Act of Suicide-Related Comedy -Michael Savio
If you’ve ever felt sad or lonely, wished you could just be anyone but yourself, and been so down in the dumps that you didn't know what to do next, then Bo Burnham has the perfect remedy for you: kill yourself. Via an up-tempo piano ballad in his most recent Netflix special Make Happy (2016), Burnham wistfully, yet ruthlessly, indicts both the pop music stars who commodify … [Read more...] about Stand Up or Kill Yourself: The Moral Balancing Act of Suicide-Related Comedy -Michael Savio
New Millennium Business: Modern Marketing
With the rise of online streaming services and subscription based profit models, the way large firms advertise to their audiences is drastically changing. While in many ways, the advertisements remain similar, the research behind the ads themselves has become more informed and more involved with their audience. In fact, marketing as an industry has become more technology … [Read more...] about New Millennium Business: Modern Marketing
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
In the spring of 1980, officers at the Arizona Department of Public Safety were greatly impacted by the courage and passion of a seven-year-old boy named Chris Greicius. A few years prior to their life-altering encounter, Chris was diagnosed with leukemia. By chance, he had met U.S. Customs agent Tommy Austin when with his mother, who was incredibly moved by Chris’s … [Read more...] about A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Mental Health Disorders on College Campuses: Not Gone, But Forgotten — Shaina Wottitz
When thinking of the college experience, maybe countless papers, drunken debauchery, kooky professors, hook-ups, or sporting events come to mind, but for approximately 50% of college students, both undergraduate and graduate), mental health disorders are a part of the college experience as well (Hunt and Eisenberg 4). This particularly prevalent problem is frequently lost in … [Read more...] about Mental Health Disorders on College Campuses: Not Gone, But Forgotten — Shaina Wottitz