As Penn State students, we have all likely noticed and encountered the university’s sustainability initiatives. There are green Reuse containers at all of the dining halls, and the many different disposal options are labeled next to each other. There’s compost, landfill, recycling, and glass. It is nice to see that our university takes sustainability and … Continue reading CI (5): Sustainability on College Campuses →

In our lives as consumers, we have all likely come across fast fashion. Though you may not immediately recognize it at times, fast fashion is everywhere. The fast fashion industry is within the overall fashion industry of cheaply and quickly produced clothing of low quality to respond immediately to trends in fashion and consumerism.  These business … Continue reading CI (2): How fast fashion stands as one of the most dangerous industries →

The issue of abortion is one of the most polarized political issues in America. The monumental ruling of Roe v Wade in  1973 was a Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the constitutional right to an abortion. This ruling aligned that a woman’s right to decide outweighed a state’s right to regulate its abortion status. However, … Continue reading CI (1): Kate Cox and the state of abortion in Texas and the US →