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Tearing Down The Paywall: A Conversation on Open Access and Education
Matthew Hono (full video interview and transcript at the end of page) I learned fairly quickly in my academic career that knowledge is guarded against the prying eyes of the un-privileged. Like many freshmen experience, my first writing class opened my eyes to the world of academic literature and scholarly work. I sifted through a plethora of sources to find ones that were even remotely … Continue reading Tearing Down The Paywall: A Conversation on Open Access and Education
Rhetorical Analysis: UC Berkeley’s Response to Enrollment Restrictions
Annie Lin In the midst of news regarding Russia and Ukraine, I came across an article regarding UC Berkeley being forced to freeze student enrollment levels for the incoming class of 2022. Nearly three years have passed since I have given any thought to the college application process, but the statistics from the articles caught my attention. To imagine the thousands of students being affected … Continue reading Rhetorical Analysis: UC Berkeley’s Response to Enrollment Restrictions
My Personal Guide to Writing a Personal Statement
Shivasuryan Vummidi Before I began writing my medical school personal statement, I often asked myself what the point of a personal statement is. Why did the “what drives you to become a doctor?” essay have such a high weight on my overall application? Medical schools could see my academic qualifications and extracurricular experiences – why was it so important to write an additional essay to … Continue reading My Personal Guide to Writing a Personal Statement
Proofreading Protest
Student Advocacy Writing: Ways to Participate and Effective Compositional Tips Continue reading Proofreading Protest
Blogs and Publishing Opportunities at Stony Brook
There are many student-run blogs at Stony Brook University that cover a wide range of topics such as science, writing, and social issues. Unfortunately, many students are unaware of the blogs that do exist and there aren’t many outlets for them to learn about which ones might fit their interests. As a blog dedicated to helping young writers find their niche, we wanted to bring … Continue reading Blogs and Publishing Opportunities at Stony Brook
From Science to Writing
Before moving to the US five years ago,I spent my teenage life in Togo, a small country located on the Coast of West Africa. Togo was colonized after the first world war in 1922 by the French. As a heritage of their colonization, they imposed on us their language and their model of education. In the French model of education, the high school years are … Continue reading From Science to Writing
Problems With America’s Electrical Infrastructure and Potential Solutions
By Jonathan Kline America is currently facing an infrastructure crisis with an overall grade of a D+ (“2017”). This grade is a cumulative score compiled from individual categories such as water (D), roads (D), bridges (C+), solid waste (C+), etc. The focus of this piece will be on the country’s infrastructure involving energy (D+) (“2017”). In recent years, several events indicate the country’s infrastructure has … Continue reading Problems With America’s Electrical Infrastructure and Potential Solutions
At Nightfall
By, Shay Maniscalco A Guide to Japanese names Seirei (say-ray) = a nature spirit who serves a higher god. A spirit reflects a natural element, animal, or celestial body and has magical abilities related to it. Yokai (yoke-eye) = a lower class Seirei that is less powerful than an upper class, elemental Seirei. Okami Seirei (oak-a-me) = wolf spirit, a Seirei who can command the … Continue reading At Nightfall
The Cultivator
By, Melissa Brooks 7:02 PM. Polly peered at the tiny, neon green numbers on the microwave, staring intensely at the numbers as if she were trying to change them with her mind. 7:08 PM. Still too early. Her gaze trickled down as she skated her fingers across the smooth, icy surface of the grey marble counter, stopping them when they reached the photo resting on … Continue reading The Cultivator
New Flesh
The weekend after Jon had broken free of unemployment, his car hit a body. He hadn’t been the one to do it, but the fingerprints were scuffed while he went to make the hole. It was hard to believe a man who hadn’t killed someone had any reason to prepare a grave. He was alone for a long while, always shivering when the kiss of … Continue reading New Flesh
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