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In her article “Why Chinese Moms are Superior,” Amy Chua, a mother and professor at Yale Law School, describes how she educates her two kids in the same manner as her Chinese immigrant parents did with her and her siblings. She points out the differences between Chinese and Western parenting approaches and drew attention to the preconceived notions…

Greek life is a hot topic around the country right now. Structures of power are cracking down on fraternities and the way that they run themselves. Kamal Andrawis, a former fraternity brother and a Greek associate addresses this topic in his TED Talk. Andrawis recognizes the fact that there have been major issues within the Greek system in recent…

Greater than the Sum of Its Mass

Around four years ago, a content creator called Genetically Modified Skeptic posted a video on his fairly new YouTube channel entitled “I Came Out Atheist and This Happened.” In typical YouTube fashion, the creator, who’s real name is Drew McCoy, made a simple, to the…

How does EDM resonate with us

The impressions that Electronic Dance Music (EDM) gives others are usually darksome: dull and repetitive tempos, drugs in live houses, techno sounds, and etc. The mainstream doesn’t deem it as a genre of music but as artificial melodies synthesized by metallized…

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What is one way that the author represents the relation between their community and the structures of power that you find interesting?

In the hit song Alright, by Kendrick Lamar, the artist calls out police officers for their oppression of African Americans and at the same time talks directly…

Is Your Lifestyle Fits You?

A few days ago, a video titled “Why I choose to live a boring life” caught my attention. And Sophie, a Youtuber, believes that living an ordinary life is what she wants to be happy. Even though Sophie claims that instead of pursuing a privileged life, living an ordinary life can…

Embracing Fierceness as a Female Fighter

After Anna Martinez finished her first ballet class, she knew that she wanted to be a Taekwondo martial artist like her father. She knew she wanted to scream, kick, and punch for the rest of her life, and she knew her father would always support her goals…

Colorism in the Philippines — stopping the effects of colonialism

Color helps shape us — both positively and negatively. Color is what we use to see the world, represent values, and create meaning. Yet color also brings a divide in our society. In the 1950s and 1960s, color in…