Dear Senior Me

Dominique, recent graduate of Penn State University, Can you believe it?! You actually did it! You've graduated from college and are ready to embark on the next chapter of your life. Congratulations Darling! You're officially ready for the real world! A special thanks to the people who supported me through it all: Mom and Dad, I could not have done it without you. You're constant support and encouragement were what got me through the toughest days and reminded me that I was capable of ... [Continue Reading]

Advice to Future Leapers

What a summer!  I can honestly say that I would not have survived the fall without experiencing LEAP. This summer has prepared me in nearly every aspect for not only the fall semester but for the rest of my college career. One of the best pieces of advice I can give is to take advantage of every opportunity available to you. By this, I mean meet with your advisors, get to know your professors and MAKE SURE they know you too, take some time to explore the campus and downtown area (you'll be ... [Continue Reading]

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Watch out Apple!

The new Blackberry Leap seems to be the most obvious choice when it comes to blending business with personal life. How did this company make such an incredible comeback!? President and CEO of Day Translations, Sean Patrick Hopwood talks about his new Blackberry Leap and why he encourages people everywhere to use as well. Being the CEO and president of a major corporation can be an extremely difficult and time-consuming task. Hopwood says that his Blackberry Leap helps him balance his work. ... [Continue Reading]

FYE: The importance of Personal Health

I've always found comfort in maintaining a healthy diet, exercising often, and getting plenty of sleep in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I take pride in the fact that I place my health as a top priority. Recently, however, I've found it to be challenging to maintain the once healthy lifestyle I took pride in. That being said, I've spent time reflecting on my healthy lifestyle and how to ensure that I am getting of all the nutrients I need in order to fulfill my health needs. I ... [Continue Reading]

Bank Points: Media’s Effects on Society

  Over the past four weeks, I have a newfound appreciation for the media and all that it does. I find myself critiquing the media and analyzing it’s effects subconsciously. I really enjoy analyzing certain situations and studying the effects or influence a given object or idea has on a group of people. This assignment started out as the 24 hours without technology but I soon realized I didn’t have enough time for that. I instead decided to analyze the effects that media has on ... [Continue Reading]

Denny’s Case Study

In the 1990’s Denny’s was involved in a series of discrimination lawsuits. These suits involved several cases of servers denying or providing inferior service to racial minorities, particularly black customers. The first incident occurred in San Jose, California in 1991 when 17 year old African American Kristina Ridgeway entered Denny's in San Jose in 1991 with a group of her peers and was asked to pay a cover charge while her Caucasian classmates were served ahead of her. Similarly, in 1993, a ... [Continue Reading]

Interview of Color

When I first read the syllabus and saw the assignment for an “Interview of Diversity,” I must admit I had no idea how to go about doing such an assignment. As much as I loved diversity and had such an appreciation for it, I found discussing it somewhat awkward. I felt that I could never find the right words to articulate my interest and found myself shy to ask such important and personal questions. I studied the syllabus and jotted down questions I believed would be easy to ask and simple to ... [Continue Reading]

Dinosaurs Take Japan

It was announced on July 22, 2015 that Jurassic World became the third highest-grossing film in history, following Titanic and Avatar. What an incredible achievement! Jurassic World has earned more than $1.52 billion in the box office. The studio behind the magic, Universal, has also produced two of the top five highest grossing films this year. This was the first time that a Universal film grossed more than $1 billion at the box office. Congratulations, Universal! The film is the sequel ... [Continue Reading]

FYE: The power of diversity

Following my interview of color, D'Aundra told me about her friend Mayeesa. Mayeesa is a student at High Point University majoring in Journalism. D'Aundra said that Mayeesa would be very interested in talking to me due to our similar major and interests. I jumped on the opportunity and gave D'Aundra my phone number so she could give it to Mayeesa. This morning, I received a text from Mayeesa. She explained to me who she was and her reason for contacting me. I was very surprised that the reason ... [Continue Reading]

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