A recent study evaluating twenty-five years of news coverage in America found that only eight percent of news regarding Islam can be characterized as positive (Ghattas). The media portrays Islam in a more negative manner than cancer, alcohol, and cocaine (Ghattas). Muslims are a religious minority in America who are subject to constant discrimination as a result of unjust … [Read more...] about Islamophobia in Media
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TPP vs. RCEP: The US and the Future of Free Trade in Asia
Background Regional free trade arrangements, including so-called mega-FTAs, have been proliferating in recent years to accommodate the growing need for reducing barriers to economic growth and development by attracting foreign direct investment and promoting competitiveness,[1] especially in reaction to the collapse of the Doha Round negotiations under the WTO.[2] … [Read more...] about TPP vs. RCEP: The US and the Future of Free Trade in Asia
The Homeless: Drug Addled Indolence or Unfortunate Disadvantages?
Imagine your house, your family, and all of your possessions. Then, in one instant, imagine watching it all tumble down, dominoes one after another, until there’s nothing left but a broken unrecognizable space. Everything you have ever known wiped away by an inexplicable, unforeseeable disaster. Now, imagine navigating the streets of busy New York City trying to get to your … [Read more...] about The Homeless: Drug Addled Indolence or Unfortunate Disadvantages?
Low Standards for Higher Education: The Tenure Dilemma
When I was in third grade, my mother went on sabbatical. I was confused as to why, all of a sudden, she was home all the time instead of teaching classes at Davidson College like she normally did. She proceeded to explain to me that she was getting paid time off because she was a tenuredprofessor. With only eight years of life experience (and having been raised around heavy … [Read more...] about Low Standards for Higher Education: The Tenure Dilemma