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Facebook and Machine Learning: Powerful or Dangerous?
by Grace Sargent, April 9, 2024 The intertwined relationship between social media platforms and the technologies they rely on is often overlooked by its users, despite their relevance. Within the past decade, social media usage has increased immensely, and it has become second nature for many people. We have grown accustomed to logging onto our…
Plato’s Unloving Lover
By Aviram Nessim, March 9, 2024 Plato’s masterpiece, Phaedrus, contains two rather intricate definitions of love. On one hand, the concept of love is tainted by the prominent Athenian orator, Lysias, during his dialogue with Phaedrus, a young, impressionable student of rhetoric. As we will see, Lysias’ declamation places the “non-lover” on a pedestal while…
The Possible Anti-depressant Effects of Magic Mushrooms
By Maisha Pathan, March 9, 2024 Depression is a debilitating condition that affects up to 17.8% of American adults as of2023 (Witters). Although there are countless treatment options in the form of antidepressants,and therapy, sometimes, these treatments may still not be enough to provide relief for thosesuffering from depression. Shrooms, also known as magic mushrooms…
Healthcare’s Youngest Victims: Inequality in Pediatric Healthcare and How We Can Fix It
by Cameron Takmil, February 24, 2024 Millions of children visit the emergency room every year with cuts, bruises, and a myriad of other diagnoses. Many are turned away from necessary treatments for seemingly nothing except one thing – race. While seemingly trivial, disparities across racial and ethnic lines persist, underscoring a critical need for systemic…
Exploring the Roots of the Controversies Arising from the Fukushima Incident – Particularly from the Perspective of Pluralistic Public Attitudes Toward Government Decision-making
by Zijun Zhou, February 20, 2024 With the rapid development of technology, mankind has been able to obtain energy in many ways. From the early days of relying on coal to drive thermal power plants, to the gradual recognition of the importance of clean energy, people began to use wind turbines to generate electricity and…
The End…Of What?: Considering the English Major
by Grace Sargent, October 22, 2023 For an event surrounding the supposed diminishing nature of the English major, the Special Collections Seminar Room was lively as audience members rushed to snag the few remaining seats and library staff scrambled to produce more seating options for the line outside the door. On February 23, 2023, “The…
Writing Centers and Tutoring ESL Students: The Search for an Appropriate Approach
by Grace Sargent, March 26, 2023 Introduction There is a vast amount of literature regarding the operation of writing centers and how to handle the different student demographics they encounter. Given the multitude of perspectives presented, it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of the different approaches suggested by knowledgeable figures. Jane Cogie, the Director of…
Struggles of Organ Donation: Microcosm of American Healthcare
by Cameron Takmil, December 2, 2023 In the last year alone, over 42,000 transplants were performed. Yet, 17 people a day of the 100,000 people on the national transplant waiting list die without the transplant they so desperately hope for (HRSA). Those who are fortunate to survive on life-sustaining treatments will likely find themselves without…
Why Genetically Modified Foods are Nothing to Fear and Should be Explored to the Full Extent
by Ramizah Tayiba, October 21, 2023 The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported that over 795 million people are malnourished globally, 98% of whom are from developing countries. With the global population expected to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050 (UN), it will be challenging to produce enough food for the current population,…
Exploring White Matter Alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease – An Emphasis on Myelin and Oligodendrocyte Involvement
by Aviram Nessim, October 21, 2023
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