As you drive down PCH, enjoying the ocean breeze and the view of Topanga State Beach, your eyes can’t help but lock on the huge American Apparel ad emblazoned across the storefront. The ad features two girls at the beach in skin tight and probably extremely uncomfortable swim suits that accentuate their thigh gaps. This is the image shown to people as the ideal, perfect girl … [Read more...] about American Apparel Sells Sex
Perspectives
Dear Students, Banning Tech Makes a Whole Lot of Sense
Photo by Justina Huang Most lecture hall professors can be divided into two groups. There are those who allow laptops, cellphones and tablets into the classroom and those who do not. To the chagrin of most of my classmates, I will defend the latter. This is not in direct opposition to the idea of learning through technology, but rather a recognition of the way the … [Read more...] about Dear Students, Banning Tech Makes a Whole Lot of Sense
Dear Profs, Stop Banning Laptops in the Classroom
Photo by Justina Huang It is the arguments you have heard over and over again. Taking notes via the pen comes with fewer distractions than with the laptop. I buy this argument. What I do not buy as much is the argument that since research “proves that typing is a more shallow cognitive process,” that laptops should be banned in the classroom. Most correlational studies … [Read more...] about Dear Profs, Stop Banning Laptops in the Classroom
Do Not Forget About Boko Haram
Art by Sacha Irick ISIS beheads journalists. Israel and Palestine escalate and deescalate tension in Gaza. Putin puts the "geo" back in geopolitics. Assad continues to subvert his people. Ebola spreads across the African continent. Headlines embolden and sea levels rise as things fall apart. The media is limited in its portrayal of global catastrophe. There are only so … [Read more...] about Do Not Forget About Boko Haram
From Rush to Sisterhood
Maybe you’ve heard of it in passing, a wisp of charged conversation about this sorority or that one. It’s possible a poster promoting Dessert Night or Yoga Night dominated a wall you sat near in the Plaza or the eye-catching symbols sewn onto various sweatshirts around campus caught your attention. No matter the medium, all declare the same message: Greek Life Recruitment … [Read more...] about From Rush to Sisterhood