This Blog Post written by Rebecca Garcia Whenever there’s a sibling gathering in my family, our focus is usually on MEMES. We like to show each other new memes we have found to be humorous or amusing and talk about the new ones that have been emerging on social media. We discuss and share memes with […]
This Blog Post Written By Krista Amira Calvo “Los medicos no saben nada” (doctors don’t know anything) is a common phrase echoed in the halls of the few and far between migrant clinics in the American Southwest and along the Western Coast of the United States. This phrase is very disconcerting, as it embodies […]
This Blog Post by Emily Lau, Hunter College Photo: Egyptian Fruit Bat; Source: Fethiye Times As I was reading the science section of the New York Times, I came across an interesting and linguistically relevant article reporting on the study of vocal learning in bats[1]. The writer, Steph Yin, begins this piece with a personal […]
This Post Written by David Duminuco Think of yourself as a house. Whatever type you wish. Imagine the walls, painted or papered, decorated with framed cherished memories or blank with nothing but a bulb hanging from the ceiling. Attempt to recognize if your house is built of stone or wood, or maybe even straw. Try […]
The plan was, my large undergrad Anthro class would engage in a discussion of #MeToo on this blog, kicked off by a post by student Christine Elmo, “What Happens When We “MeToo’? I’d do the most helpful thing – get out of their way. Over 1.7 milliontweets including the hashtag “#MeToo,” with 85 countries changed […]
This Blog Written by Christine Elmo I am writing now to explore my thoughts about the cultural consequences brought on by the timing of ‘Me too’ as an event, which unfolded around the same time as the truck bombings killing 300+ people in Somalia. In writing this I am not looking to diminish the destructive […]
This Blog Post Written by Samia Khan One day, as I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, my usual focus of global predicaments was obliterated by something more local. My old friend from elementary school posted a status supporting YouTube sensation, PewDiePie. I didn’t know much about PewDiePie besides that he had the most YouTube followers […]
This blog post written by Emily Lau, Hunter CollegeBefore reading this post, it is imperative to understand that there are many hypotheses regarding the origins, reasoning, and pathways that language has taken to emerge. The reason behind this ambiguity is because spoken word is ephemeral – once spoken, it vanishes in the air. Consequently, there is […]
Written by Yumna Ahmed Qazi Hunter College A few days ago, I texted my brother and asked him to buy some dinner for me before he came back home. He responded with a thumbs up emoji and I replied back with a smiley face and a heart emoji . Albeit a bit […]
Blog Post Written ByRebecca Vicente, Baruch College I first learned of MoviePass after my roommate recommended I purchase a monthly subscription to try it out. She started out by telling me how the subscription allows for someone to see as many movies in theaters as they wanted for the one-month fee. The fee used to be […]
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