Editorials, Advocacy and Briefs
In my CIVCM class, we’re currently assigned to write a 750-word op-ed about any topic. At this point, I have no idea what I want to write about for that, but I like that assignment because I can be...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead…are Alive!
As someone who is usually rather unaffected by the horror genre, I always wonder what my “scare limit” would be. Which movie or television show will finally give me chills up my spine and goosebumps on...
View ArticlePublic Issue Brief
For this week’s Work-In-Progress, I think I am going to go with gun control as the topic of my issue brief. For the online deliberation portion of the last assignment, Dr. O’Hara actually brought up...
View ArticleDavid Owen Reflection
David Owen is known for his humorous writing. I was happy to find that he is funny in person too. Beginning his lecture with an interesting anecdote, Owen recounted how he was shot in the stomach in...
View ArticleLatiNO?
A common problem in the United States is that anyone of Hispanic or Latin American descent is called “Mexican.” This is extremely offensive because first of all, not everyone is from Mexico. Second of...
View ArticleYum, Yum, Food for my Tum…but Really.
Right after I work out, I decided that I like food way too much and that I’m going to indulge. Story of my life. Of course, I also like to cook and honestly, if my mom wasn’t so territorial about her...
View ArticlePecha Kucha: Another Way to Advocate
For the last two projects of CIVCM 211, my class was required to do video projects called “pecha kuchas.” “Pecha kuchas” are presentations that last 6 minutes and 40 seconds, with 20 slides that last...
View ArticleTwo Degrees: Peter Walters
On Saturday, the 6th Annual Public Health Conference continued, beginning with breakfast, and then some breakout sessions prior to lunch. Unfortunately, I had to “conference-hop,” so to speak, to three...
View ArticleNathan Wolfe: The Virus Hunter
As a member of the executive board of GlobeMed, a public health organization that hosts Penn State’s Annual Global Health Conference, I was able to not only attend the presentation Nathan gave, but...
View ArticlePublic Issues Forum: Re-examining the role of the public university
Going into the public issues forum, I was rather nervous because it seemed so “official” and although I have deliberated in class in the same style, the in-class deliberation was so informal. When I...
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