by Akshil Patel | Jan 18, 2016
This week, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed across the country, and it would have marked Dr. King’s 87th birthday. In an effort to honor Dr. King and his pursuit to make the world a better place, I would like to share my reflections on Dr. King’s legacy...
by Akshil Patel | Dec 6, 2015
My experiences with being a member of PLA and taking HONOR 301H thus far have far exceeded my expectations. Coming in, I did not believe class would be as fun and interesting as it has been. Right off the bat, we were assigned to read Critical Thinking: An...
by Akshil Patel | Nov 29, 2015
“_____ students on college campuses face unique and immediate challenges that are ignored or even actively denied in today’s cultural climate. We unapologetically provide a safe space for _____ students to air their true feelings about the future of our nation … and...
by Akshil Patel | Nov 15, 2015 |
From Friday, 11/13, to Sunday, 11/15, the senior, junior, and sophomore PLA classes traveled to Pittsburgh for the Fall 2015 trip. Every guest speaker and stop along the way, from the Penn State New Kensington campus to the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, provided...
by Akshil Patel | Nov 9, 2015
This week in our PLA class, we were fortunate enough to meet and talk with three wonderful guest speakers! The first speaker was First Lieutenant Justin Bish, a former PLA member and current Penn State Law student, and his talk revolved around the Veterans &...
by Akshil Patel | Oct 30, 2015
In the several weeks since I posted my last update on our policy project, my group (the Parseltongue Army) and I have been working fervently to organize our project. We are working to deal with the question of fairness in the current bilingual education system in...
by Akshil Patel | Oct 25, 2015
Earlier this week, Republican presidential candidate and frontrunner Donald Trump was in the news yet again for a tweet. The tweet in question read: “It’s really cold outside, they are calling it a major freeze, weeks ahead of normal. Man, we could use a big fat...
by Akshil Patel | Oct 19, 2015 |
Earlier this month, on October 1st, a student at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon opened fire on fellow students in their writing class. The survivors’ reports indicated that the gunman asked some students, “Are you a Christian?,” before killing them....
by Akshil Patel | Oct 12, 2015
This week, I had the privilege of attending the play Defamation with the sophomore class. The concept the play was based upon was quite unique and one that I have not seen before. The play revolved around a civil lawsuit, Wade v. Golden, and the jury for the case was...
by Akshil Patel | Oct 5, 2015
In my blog over the upcoming weeks, I will provide small updates about the work my policy paper group is doing. Please watch the following video clip before proceeding with the blog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdsBIRQVAVE In the video, which took place in the...
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