On October 17, a Los Angeles Time’s article pointed out a questionable trend in the UC system that has been growing more and more evident. Over the past decade, the number of administrators and managers has risen “38 perecent...but the ranks of tenured and tenure-track faculty have been relatively flat” at a slow rise of 8 percent. In addition...
Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy. He’s always been a highly polarizing figure ever since his rise to national prominence as a business tycoon in the ‘80s. And this year isn’t the first time he’s considered running for president, but hopefully it’s his last. Most people treat Trump’s decisive rhetoric the same way one would treat their racist...
Having recently seen the movie “Pan” with Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, I found myself thinking about the representation of racial minorities in media, or more specifically, television. It feels as if television networks make remarkably little effort when it comes to breaking from the mold of type-casted roles by using varying ethnicities of color in TV.
In the show,...
When we think of the United States of America’s place among all the different nations, our initial picture would be that we are the keepers of peace and the embodiment of freedom. There is some idealistic truth to this statement, but the ideals that are associated with America do not always coincide with what is true.
What is motivating me...
Halloween is a confusing time of year. For some, the hunt for the perfect costume comes weeks before the big day. Whether it’s to evoke nostalgia like that one guy who dressed up as Justin Timberlake during his N’Sync days, or whether it’s to create a good laugh like that one guy who dressed up as Homer Simpson, costume-wearers...