America’s fixation with preoccupation In the 1980s, Barbara Ehrenreich published an article in the New York Times observing the culture of “busyness” around her. The…
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Why we obsess over people we’ll never meet The word “celebrity” almost instinctively lends itself to visions of glamorous models, mansion-dwelling musicians, and questionably talented…
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Examining America’s sordid history of foreign intervention There is an American narrative as long and potent as American history. In fact, it often shapes history…
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How voluntourism perpetuates a dangerous saviorship complex When Pippa Biddle traveled to Tanzania on a service trip with her high school, she was buoyed by…
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The Half-Hearted Aid of Celebrities in the Wake of Hurricane Maria
by Kirby Wilhelm October 16, 2017Celebs step up to the fundraising plate when Donald Trump won’t The United States and Central America were recently struck by a series of hurricanes.…
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Why America should cut its confederate ties More than one hundred and fifty years ago the Confederacy was broken up and the United States took…
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Hope and accountability in the Shirley Collado era After student-led protests rocked Ithaca College during the last two academic years, there’s a new feeling on…
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Examining the latent sexism and racism behind Disney’s Greatest Masterpieces For generations, Walt Disney has been idolized and considered a national hero. After all, he…
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Examining the rise of reality tv and the fall of actual talent If you were to Google search the judges of American Idol, the running…
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Examining the Handwerker Gallery’s newest art installation through the eyes of the artists Starting each academic school year, Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery embraces a new…