As I’m sure many of you have heard about, Alabama’s Supreme Court recently heard a case regarding three couples who lost frozen embryos in an accident at a storage facility and ruled that they can sue under the state’s wrongful death law. Although this is not a national Supreme Court case, there has been much […]
Author: Morgan Phillips
Lebanon in the Israel-Palestine War
As you all have read in my first post, my Sito, Arabic for grandma, is from Lebanon. She was born there and immigrated to the United States around her 20s when she married my Gito. Another pretty known fact these days in the current conflict between Israel and Palestine, more specifically, Israel and Hamas, the […]
Kaxom: Penn State’s First Queer Service Organization
Ok so a little bit of a switch up this week! I am going to be talking about a new organization I am a part of here at Penn State and how it relates to easily my most beloved passions, the most passionate passion I have. KAXOM I, along with 4 other Penn State students […]
Prepping for a Historic Supreme Court Decision
As you all are reading this blog post, the Supreme Court of the United States of America is actively hearing oral arguments in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, one of the most highly anticipated cases in this session, with some major possible implications. WHAT’S THIS CASE EVEN ABOUT? In the case […]
‘This I Believe’ Reflection
I really enjoyed this project. I liked that it was a podcast instead of a video, I feel like we did a lot of videos last semester. i had a very easy time picking my topic and recording. I feel like when it comes to anything regarding a passion of mine I can always go […]
Passion for the Middle East
Growing up living within 15 minutes of my Sito’s house has been a true blessing. We would always go there for dinner, to sled ride down her hill during the winter, for Easter egg hunts in her yard, for sleepovers, or just to hangout. Growing up with an immigrant grandmother also exposed me to learning […]
Kibbeh and Cultural Appropriation
For my first Personal is Political Blog, I am going to tell you about my Sito and her awesome food. WHAT EVEN IS A “SITO?” The word “Sito” is the Arabic word for grandmother. The word can take various spellings, like Situ, or Sitoo. The term for grandfather is “Gito,” which can also take various […]
How Does the Supreme Court Even Work?
Before getting to the Supreme Court cases decided so far this term. I am going to give a small, but very necessary rundown of how the Supreme Court works, who’s in it, and how cases are chosen. Most people are aware of the fact that the Judicial Branch holds the U.S. Supreme Court. But, do […]
“This I Believe” draft
Considering the fact that I attended an all-girls Catholic, private school, one would think that every student fits that cookie cutter mold of a perfect religious straight young woman, right? Right? Wrong. I stand here today as a proud example of the paradox that is all-girls Catholic schools. To put it generally, there were a […]
Topics for PP and CI Blogs
I have decided to write my Personal is Political blog about a thematic collection of stories following my Sito, (Arabic for grandma) who emigrated to the US from Lebanon when she married my Gito. I will write stories about her experiences both in Lebanon and the US, as well as broader subjects, like the unrest […]