Covid-19 and the resulting social-distancing limitations have drastically changed the face of volunteering. Although some projects have shifted online, others are simply no longer possible. Eventually, some community service programs will likely revert to pre-pandemic operations, but many virtual community service opportunities appear to be here for the long run.Read More
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When citizens and the media discuss President Joe Biden’s policies, they often gravitate to those regarding the economy, climate change, or, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. How often do nuclear disarmament policies come up? Not often enough. According to the Arms Control Association, the U.S. has an arsenal of aroundRead More
No single foreign policy topic is more critical to the world than the future of U.S.-China relations. When President Joe Biden delivered his acceptance speech on November 7, he promised to rebuild the U.S.’s multilateral alliances. Unsurprisingly, one of his first actions in office was to rejoin the Paris ClimateRead More
At the start of 2021, one share of GameStop stock was worth less than $20. At 10 a.m. on January 28, the stock was worth $480. How did this happen? The Reddit community WallStreetBets noticed the stock had been shorted by several hedge funds such as Melvin Capital. Millions ofRead More
“Yeah!” my friends and I shouted as Manchester United, our favorite soccer team, scored a goal. It was Saturday night in Bangkok, and my friends and I were elated, spilling a glass of lemonade on the carpet as we leapt up and cheered. We hugged and laughed as our teamRead More
The “Anthropocene Reviewed,” a podcast hosted by author and YouTuber John Green, reviews different facets of the human experience on a five-star scale. Inspired by this idea, I decided to give it a shot, too. Why not? I’ve got time to kill, and I also happen to be an authorityRead More
I downloaded TikTok for the same reasons everyone else did: I thought it would be funny, and I was bored. But, just like everyone else, I found myself using the app much more than I had intended to. I admit that these hours were not completely wasted. Through TikTok, IRead More
