Posts Tagged ‘President’
Uber safety: A forgotten concept among the app users
When Uber first came out, my parents were terrified at the thought of my using it. They were skeptical because it was a new and different concept, especially for a small country like Panama. Four years later, the only method of transportation they fully trust for me to use is Uber. When the news of…
Read MoreWhen the dust settles
I guess I can start by telling you I graduated from college a few weeks ago, which is a pretty big accomplishment considering I got rejected from every university I applied to out of high school. Actually, that’s not entirely true. I had originally been accepted to San Jose State as a music major, and…
Read MoreWant to help the world? Don’t do drugs
Three days after the 2016 presidential election, I watched a protest against President Donald Trump outside of Nassau Hall. People railed against the president-elect’s racism, misogyny, and conservatism. His heated rhetoric of Mexicans “bringing crime” and being “rapists” rocketed immigration to the forefront of national dialogue. After that day, there were rallies, op-eds, petitions, and clubs created to oppose his policies. Since…
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