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Recycling in Provo: A Reduce Reuse Reminder
As a mechanical engineering major, it’s fun to watch when issues rooted in science and industry become political. Recycling is a good example, although when recycling enters the realm of politics, it loses a lot of the general appeal it seemed to have in elementary school on Earth Day. This happens because, for many people, there’s more at stake with [...]
Closer to Home Than the Grammys: Increasing Awareness of Gender-Based Violence
At this year’s Grammys, convicted felon Chris Brown performed twice and left with the award for best R&B album. For those who don’t follow hip-hop, “C-Breezy” earned his convict status by beating his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, to the point of hospitalization. Perhaps the personal decisions of those in the spotlight are not our business, and we should simply appreciate their talent. [...]
Ms. Understanding: BYU Women’s Services
Once, I had a female teacher complain to her co-ed class that seeing her male student’s bodies offended her—that they were “a personal affront,” in her words. This let her male students know that they were not considered just students, like their female peers, but were in fact, to their professor, sexualized objects that should feel the same way about [...]
NGOs: No Government or Organization
The market of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was meant to achieve development where the public and private markets could not. However, NGOs are often inefficient and ineffective in the way they operate. This is largely because donors neither compete nor are elected by NGO partners or project beneficiaries. A private market can determine success through profits, and the public market through [...]
An Education in Modern Prejudice
From her demeanor as she came into our apartment, I could tell my wife was distraught. She explained that in her English class, during a lesson on appropriate business language, they began discussing whether you should call someone black or African American. My wife, who is black, spoke up and said she preferred being called black. Many agreed from experience [...]