Fair Share: Modifications to the European Union’s Refugee Policies In an interview with CNN, Professor Alexander Betts of Oxford University’s world-renowned Refugee Studies Centre stated that “refugees and displacement will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century.” He urged that the refugee crisis was a global challenge that required globally-minded policy and Read More…

F and 14th. A street corner like any other in the heart of Washington, D.C. Thousands of people walk inattentively past it every day, just as they walk silently past the woman who sits on that same street corner and calls it her home.  It was New Year’s Eve during my sophomore year as I Read More…

For my “This I Believe” Podcast, my two ideas are the belief that “you never know what someone is going through” and the belief that “a small help makes a big difference,” similar to the butterfly effect. I have friends and family who have been through difficult situations that I wouldn’t have known about if Read More…

After speaking with my group, we are looking into the possibility of exploring the controversy of using animal subjects for testing. Personally, I have very little experience with the issue but would definitely be interested in learning more about it. I know that Ashlyn has a passion for it, as shown by her marine animals Read More…

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I do not have a favorite Ted Talk that I can think of off the top of my head, but one that I found which interests me very much is “How to Build for Human Life on Mars” by Melodie Yashar. I’ve always found the possibility of life beyond Earth fascinating, and I love the Read More…

Reflecting on my speech performance, I think that it was a pretty solid job for my first go at it. Honestly, the hardest part of the entire process was the actual analysis of the artifact, since I was so used to analyzing written rhetoric and my artifact only contained three words. However, I realized that Read More…

On September 8th, I attended the Green New Deal lecture given by Rhiana Gunn-Wright, entitled Climate Change is Everyone’s Fight — Including Yours!. As suggested by its title, this lecture connected heavily to the 13th United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of Climate Action, as well as other related goals such as Life on Land and Reduced Read More…

Essay Draft: On February 24th, 2022, Russian forces invaded the neighboring country of Ukraine, igniting a conflict that has already resulted in thousands of deaths and millions of citizens being displaced from their homeland. Groups and individuals from across the globe have joined forces in calling for an immediate end to this destructive war. The Read More…