The Akhbar Summer Issue 2021

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THE AKHBAR

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L etter f r om th e Ed i or

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W h er e i s '21 goi n g?

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Con t act U s!

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A Si sy p h ean Task

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Sen i or s

Sen i or M em or i es

W h at's W r on g w i t h t h e Col l ege B oar d ?

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Su m m er 20 21 Essen t i al s

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Col u m bi an Pr ot est s

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Cl assi cs To Read

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Pay i n g Su bw ay B ack

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Cu r r en t Even t s

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Tex as A bor t i on B an

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T ipptin g Cu l t u r e

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En ter tai n m en t

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Gi l m or e Gi r l s Ref l ecti on

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Ex p l or i n g Ar t

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Su m m er A l bu m s

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U FC's Ban tam w ei gh t D i v i si on

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Su m m er B op s

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Su m m er Z od i acs

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Su m m er M ov i es

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Stu d en t L ife

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M ov i es & TV Sh ow s

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T r avel i n g D uring CVO I D - 19

"Thefuturebelongstothose whobelieveinthevalueof their dreams".

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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O p er at i on Var si t y B l u es

Let t er Fr om t he Edit or Lil y Bal t es '21

Con gr atu l ati on s A SD Fam i ly !

W e h ave f i n al ly m ad e i t t o t h e l ast w eek of sch ool . W h i l e m ost ar e p r ep ar i n g f or f i n al s, som e l u ck y stu d en t s h ave f i n i sh ed sch ool al t oget h er .

I t seem s as i f t h i s y ear w en t by i n a f l ash , an d w h i l e goi n g t h r ou gh d ay by d ay i t m ay seem l on g, w h en l ook i n g back i t w as al m ost as i f i t n ever even h ap p en ed . W e w er e abl e t o f i n i sh ou t t h e y ear st r on g, an d w h i l e som e r estr i cti on s w er e p u t i n p l ace, i t n ever kep t u s f r om h av i n g a good t i m e.

T h i s i ssu e i s abou t cel ebr ati n g t h e sen i or s an d w h at a cr azy y ear i t h as been . W e f i n al ly m ad e i t t h r ou gh t h e y ear of u p s, d ow n s, t w i st s, t u r n s, an d a r ol l er coast er of em oti on s. A n d w h i l e i t m ay n ot h ave alw ay s been sw eet, w e w i l l h ave a l ot t o m i ss abou t A SD . So t h an k s t o al l of t h e t each er s, coach es, ad v i sor s, ad m i n i st r ator s, an d f r i en d s w h o m ad e ou r h i gh sch ool ex p er i en ce w or t h w h i l e. W h eth er y ou w er e on ly at A SD f or y ou r sen i or y ear or si n ce K 1, i t h as been w or t h ever y secon d sp en t i n D u bai .

To t h e f r esh m en , con gr at u l at i on s on f i n i sh i n g y ou r f i r st y ear of h i gh sch ool . I t w i l l on ly get bet t er f r om h er e. D on ?t w or r y abou t w h at u p p er cl assm en say, i t r eal ly i sn ?t as bad as y ou t h i n k i t w i l l be.

Sop h om or es, y ou ar e h ead i n g i n to ju n i or y ear . Ju st as w i t h t h e f r esh m en , y ou d on ?t h ave t o w or r y abou t y ou r gr ad es bei n g p er f ect . A sl i p u p h er e an d t h er e w on ?t en d y ou r d r eam of get t i n g i n t o col l ege. A n d f i n al ly, ju n i or s - al l of y ou sh ou l d be star t i n g t o t h i n k abou t col l ege ap p l i cati on s. I f y ou d on ?t k n ow w h at y ou w an t to stu d y y et , d on ?t sw eat i t . W h en y ou h ead of f t o col l ege y ou ?ll f i n d ex act ly w h at y ou w an t to d o i n th e f u t u r e, an d i f y ou d on ?t , m or e p eop l e t h an y ou k n ow ch an ge t h ei r m ajor s on ce, i f n ot m u l ti p l e, ti m es.

T h an k y ou f or ever y t h i n g A SD . I w i l l m i ss y ou al l .

En joy y ou r su m m er br eak , an d h op ef u l ly, I w i l l see y ou agai n i n t h e f u t u r e.

L i ly Bal tes

Edit or ial St af f

Beat Edit or s

Repor t ing St af f

Ed i t o r i n C h i ef an d L ay o u t Ed i t o r

St u d en t L i f e

I m ad A n ju m ?21

D an i el l e D ew br e ?23

Sai sh a M al h ot r a ?22

Cy r u s Gi l an i ?21

D an a El H el aly ?23

A r i o Soh r abi ?21

L el ah El Sh af ae ?23

L i ly Bal tes ?21

A ssi st an t Ed i t o r s

En t er t ai n m en t

H an n ah Reef ay ?23

A l an B er zi n ji '22

M an u el a T r ogen ?23

A l an Ber zi n ji '22

L ai l a Z ak y ?23

Yu ji n Ch oi ?22

C u r r en t Ev en t s

Sai sh a M al h ot r a ?22

Yeon w oo Par k '22

A d v i so r M r s. Br y an t

Sen i o r B eat Yu ji n Ch oi '22

Feel f r ee to r each ou t n ex t y ear t o t h e A k h bar St af f w i t h y ou r ow n ar t i cl e t o h ave y ou r voi ce f eat u r ed i n t h e st u d en t n ew sp ap er . W e w ou l d l ove to h ear f r om y ou , ever y si n gl e op i n i on i s v al u ed , ever y cu r r en t i ssu e or p r obl em f aci n g t h e w or l d sh ou l d be br ou gh t t o f or ef r on t of each p er son 's m i n d , an d t ak i n g t h e t i m e t o sp eak y ou r h ear t an d m i n d i s w or th th e f ew w or d s scr aw l ed acr oss t h e p age.

W e h op e al l stu d en ts h ave a w on d er f u l su m m er . I f y ou ar e r et u r n i n g p l ease r each ou t, an d i f y ou ar en 't w e w i sh y ou t h e best w h er ever t h e f u t u r e takes y ou .

Rem em ber - O n ce a Fal con , A lw ay s a Fal con !

L i ly Bal tes - Ed i tor i n Ch i ef

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SENIORS

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SENIORS

wher e is

'21 Going??

N oor H am i d N or th w est er n U n i ver si t y

M al ak I ssa U n i v. of Cal i f or n i a, B er kel ey

Ch ar l en e B agh d ad i Cl ar em on t M cKen n a Col l ege

Si m r an Vor a H ar vey M u d d Col l ege

I sabel a Sal m an I n d i an a U n i v. B l oom i n gton

Bh av i k K alw an i U CL A M ah een K h an U n i ver si t y of Tex as

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Gh azi Ji ch i

V i ctor i a L ar sen

U n i ver si ty of I l l i n oi s

Sy r acu se U n i ver si ty

L ay n e Ri or d an Geor ge W ash i n gt on U n i v.

St udent Lif e SENIORS

Danielle DeWBRe '23

M ad h v i K h i an r a Geor ge W ash i n gton U n i v .

M eer a B h at Joh n s H op k i n s U n i ver si t y

Jen n a N ag ji T u f t s U n i ver si t y

Ad am A n i s M ay a H i n ed i

B oston Col l ege

U n i ver si t y of Tam p a

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SENIORS

Danielle DeWBRe '23

H an n ah El k atsh a U n i v. of B r i ti sh Col u m bi a

D i y a Jai n U n i ver si ty of Tor on to

A al i y ah I sm ai l SO A S or Su ssex

Sal m a A m m ar U n i ver si ty of M an ch est er

A m i n a N ah aw i U n i ver si ty f or Cr eat i ve A r t s

N atal i e A bd - el m ak sou d I sti tu t o M ar an gon i M i l an

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L i a Sou br a Su f f ol k U n i ver si t y

A Sisy phean Task I n Gr eek M y t h ol ogy, Si sy p h u s, f ou n d er an d k i n g of Ep h y r a, w as p u n i sh ed f or ch eati n g d eath tw i ce by bei n g f or ced to r ol l an i m m en se bou l d er u p a h i l l on ly f or i t to r ol l d ow n ever y ti m e i t n ear ed t h e t op , r ep eati n g t h i s act i on f or et er n i t y.

I n m an y w ay s, th e stor y of Si sy p h u s bear s m u ch r esem bl an ce t o t h e p ast t w o y ear s. Fr om an i sol ated l ockd ow n to an i n cr ed i bly str i ct y ear of soci al d i st an ci n g an d r egu l ati on s, i t?s been an y th i n g bu t easy. A s a Sen i or , i t d oesn ?t get m u ch bl eaker th an th e y ear w e?ve h ad . H ow ever , t h at ?s n ot t o say w e h aven ?t h ad ou r v i ct or i es an d tr i u m p h s th i s y ear . W e?ve m an aged t o be abl e t o h ave m ost of u s i n sch ool f or th e m ajor i ty of th e y ear , or gan i zed m an y act i v i ti es, an d h ave been abl e to h ave a m od i cu m of n or m al cy th i s y ear . Goi n g back t o Si sy p h u s t h ou gh , t h i s y ear h as f el t l i ke m ov i n g a bou l d er , on ly f or i t t o r ol l d ow n an d l eave u s w on d er i n g ?h ow on Ear t h d i d w e get h er e?? Can cel l at i on s, d el ay s, an d gen er al m i sf or tu n e seem s to be th e statu s qu o goi n g f or w ar d i n t o t h e y ear . I t h i n k I sp eak on beh al f of al l th e Sen i or s w h en I say w e?r e al l a bi t d ef l at ed . Em p t y even . A m om en tou s ti m e th at w as su p p osed t o be f i l l ed t o t h e br i m w i t h cel ebr ati on s h as, i n r eal i t y, been r ed u ced t o an on l i n e even t . N ow, t h i s i sn ?t t o say w e?r e n ot gr atef u l to h ave som et h i n g at al l ! W e?r e i n t r u ly u n p r eced en t ed t i m es an d cer tai n sacr i f i ces m u st be m ad e, bu t i t d oesn ?t m ake i t sti n g an y l ess.

Regar d l ess, I ?m p r ou d of m y f el l ow cl assm at es f or t h ei r p er sever an ce an d f or alw ay s tr y i n g to p u sh th e bou l d er u p th e m ou n t ai n , even w h en f aced w i t h t h e ch an ce of i t r ol l i n g back d ow n . I can say w i t h absol u t e cer tai n t y t h at w e?r e al l i n f or a tr u ly u n f or gett abl e ex p er i en ce w h en w e l eave A SD an d en t er t h i s p ost- Cov i d w or l d . W h i l e th e p at h m ay seem d ar k an d ar d u ou s, w e can on ly h op e f or th e best. U n ti l th en , d o w h at exci t es an d n ever f al ter i n p u r su i t of y ou r goal s. Good l u ck to th e Cl ass of 20 21!

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SENIORS

Cyrusgilani '21

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SENIORS 8

Collage by Lily Baltes 8'21 Photo Credit - Tina Richards

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STUDENT LIFE

Yeonwoo Park '22

cl assics t o r ead O r i gi n al ly cal l ed Jan e Ey r e: A n Au t obi ogr ap h y, t h i s n ovel i s abou t t h e i n n er str u ggl es of a w om an cau sed by soci al n or m s, m or al obl i gat i on s, an d p er son al d esi r es. I t d escr i bes h ow f r om a y ou n g age sh e w as abl e t o w i t h stan d t h e h ar d sh i p s sh e ex p er i en ced af t er l osi n g h er p ar en t s an d h ow sh e gr ew t o be a good w om an w i t h a str ai gh t m or al com p ass. Jan e Ey r e r ose above soci al st an d ar d s, ch oosi n g n ot t o get m ar r i ed ju st becau se soci et y d i ct ates. Sh e w as i n d ep en d en t an d sel f - r el i an t . Sh e d i d m ar r y i n t h e en d , t h ou gh , bu t on ly f or l ove.

L i tt l e W om en m ay be a si m p l e st or y abou t t h e l i f e of th e f ou r M ar ch si ster s, bu t t h e m essage i s f ar f r om tr i v i al . T h i s cl assi c n ovel f or YA or ad u l t s sh ow s th e str u ggl e of bal an ci n g t h e p er son al gr ow t h of each w om an an d th ei r f am i l i al r esp on si bi l i t i es.

A si d e f r om th at , th e si ster s sh ow ed t h e d i f f er en t k i n d s of a w om an as p er n or m s d u r i n g t h e n i n eteen th cen t u r y. I r ecom m en d t h i s book as a m u st - r ead to ever y y ou n g ad u l t w h o?s st r u ggl i n g t o f i n d on e?s i d en t i ty. D on ?t be r est r i cted by w h at soci et y d i ctat es y ou to be. B e y ou r ow n p er son an d ex p r ess y ou r sel f f r eely, bu t d on ?t f or get t o be r esp on si bl e, too.

I t ?s gl am or ou s, r om an t i c, t r agi c, an d p oet i c. I al so h ap p en t o bel i eve t h at i t h an d l es i ssu es of m on ey an d cl ass i n A m er i can soci et y w i t h a d ef t n ess t h at bel i es t h e i n si gh t t h at Fi t zger al d h ad . Gat sby i s on e of m y go- t o book s. T h e ch ar acter s, set i n t h e op u l en ce of t h e 1920 ?s, r ep r esen t t i m el ess var i et i es of A m er i can s.

A l l of t h ese cl assi cs h ave m ov i es m ad e af t er t h em so i t 's w or t h t ak i n g a l ook at al on g w i t h t h e book

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STUDENT LIFE

Saisha Malhotra '22

What 's Wr ong Wit h Col l egeboar d?

Source: CollegeBoard

Bef or e I get i n to th i s r ath er cr i t i cal ar t i cl e, I f eel t h at i t sh ou l d be p r ef aced t h at t h i s i sn ?t a m er e at tem p t to bash Col l ege B oar d . I ?m an A P st u d en t w h o?s t aken t h e SAT a n u m ber of ti m es. I d o bel i eve t h at gi ven t h e r i gh t r esou r ces, each st u d en t h as t h e abi l i t y to su cceed an d th r i ve i n t h e A P cu r r i cu l u m . H ow ever , I d o t h i n k t h at t h e Col l ege B oar d as a com p an y, or bu si n ess m or e l i ke, i s ex t r em ely f l aw ed an d car r i es th e abi l i ty to d am age stu d en t s?ou tl ook on l ear n i n g. I t ?s n o su r p r i se t h at i n r ecen t y ear s, th e ed u cat i on sy stem h as becom e i n cr easi n gly com p et i t i ve, m ak i n g i t h ar d er to get i n to cer tai n col l eges. Con si d er i n g t h i s, I d o n ot bel i eve t h at Col l ege B oar d f oster s l ear n i n g an d th e su ccess of st u d en t s?f u t u r e t o t h e ex t en t t o w h i ch t h ey cl ai m to.

A com m on cr i ti qu e of th e A P cu r r i cu l u m i s t h at i t r el i es h eav i ly on sh al l ow m em or i zat i on . M ost en ti r e cou r ses ar e based on r i gi d u n i t s w h i ch y ou ?r e essen t i al ly ex p ect ed to m em or i ze i n or d er t o su cceed on an ex am . A s com m on ly h ear d f r om a stu d en t?s p er sp ecti ve, y ou m em or i ze on e u n i t , t ake a t est i n cl ass an d f or get abou t i t u n ti l i t r eap p ear s on an oth er t est . Q u i t e h on est ly, I t ook m y A P ex am s a w eek ago, an d ever y th i n g I ?ve been assessed on t h i s y ear i s sl ow ly d i m i n i sh i n g. A f or m er teach er w r i t es i n T he Atlantic, ?th e A P p r ogr am l ead s t o r i gi d stu l ti f i cat i on ." H e h i gh l i gh ts t h at by t h e A P cu r r i cu l u m d ep en d i n g on con ten t m em or i zat i on , A P cl asses l ose d ep t h an d op p or t u n i t y f or m ean i n gf u l l ear n i n g.

T h i s i s absol u tely tr u e.

D esp i te h ow ?w el l ? an A P cl ass i s t au gh t , t h e en t i r e basi s of t h at cl ass i s f ou n d ed on str ess an d an x i et y. H av i n g on e f i n al ex am t h at d et er m i n es on e?s over al l su ccess i n a cl ass i s n ot on ly str ess i n d u ci n g bu t n ot an accu r at e m easu r e of a stu d en t ?s p er f or m an ce th r ou gh ou t th e y ear . M em or i zi n g a y ear ?s w or t h of con t en t i s h ar d en ou gh on i ts ow n , bu t d oi n g t h at f or m u l t i p l e A Ps i s al m ost u n bear abl e.

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I t ?s i n ev i tabl e th at n o m att er h ow m u ch y ou stu d y f or con t en t - based A Ps, i t i s n ear i m p ossi bl e to r em em ber al l of i t. U n f or t u n at ely, t h er e ar e ju st goi n g t o be t i m es w h er e stu d en ts w on ?t accu r ately d em on str at e t h ei r f u l l p oten ti al . For i n st an ce, I h ad an A i n a r el ati vely easy A P cl ass f or t h e w h ol e y ear . Ex am season cam e ar ou n d d u r i n g th e f i r st CO V I D - 19 l ockd ow n , an d t h u s, ex am s w er e on l i n e an d op en - n ot e.

A n d y et, th e scor e I r ecei ved on th at test w as n ot an accu r at e r ep r esen t at i on of m y p er f or m an ce an d p r ogr ess i n th at cl ass w h at soever . M y ow n ex p er i en ce i s n ot a p er son al ven d etta agai n st th e Col l ege B oar d , bu t r at h er t o el u ci d at e t h at t h e t est i n g sy st em i s f l aw ed an d d oesn ?t accu r ately m easu r e on e?s k n ow l ed ge i n a su bject .

M or eover , Joh n T i er n y, f or m er p r of essor of A m er i can Gover n m en t at B ost on Col l ege, ex p l ai n s h ow ?A P cou r ses ar e n ot even r em ot ely equ i val en t t o t h e col l ege- l evel cou r ses th ey ar e sai d to ap p r ox i m ate? an d t h at col l ege st u d en t s sti l l r ecom m en d tak i n g th at i n tr od u ctor y cou r se i n col l ege. I bel i eve T i er n y su m m ar i zes th e A P cu l tu r e cr eat ed by Col l ege B oar d w h en h e say s, ?th e A P cl assr oom i s w h er e i n tel l ect u al cu r i osi ty goes t o d i e.?

Source: T houghtCo

I n r egar d s to th e SAT , i t?s i m p or t an t to n ote t h at i t w as or i gi n al ly d esi gn ed as an ap t i tu d e test. A n ap t i tu d e test i s i n ten d ed t o t est y ou r abi l i t y i n a p ar t i cu l ar sk i l l or f i el d of k n ow l ed ge. I n ot h er w or d s, th e SAT w as su p p osed t o be a t est t h at on e d oesn ?t n eed to p r ep ar e f or becau se stu d y i n g sh ou l d n ?t ch an ge on e?s ap t i t u d e.

Bef or e ad d r essi n g th e costs of th ese ex am s, i f y ou k n ow an y th i n g abou t t h e SATs, y ou k n ow i t com es w i t h th e u n sp oken cost of t u tor s an d p r act i ce book s. I n f act , t h e Col l ege Boar d even h as th ei r ow n p r act i ce book , i n si n u at i n g t h at y ou m u st p r acti ce f or th i s test. T h i s p u ts stu d en ts w h o h ave a l ow er soci oecon om i c back gr ou n d at a gr eat d i sad v an tage as th ey m ay n ot h ave t h e m ean s t o p r ep ar e as w el l as oth er st u d en ts, d esp i te h av i n g th e sam e p oten t i al . I t ?s com p l etely u n f ai r t o h ave a st u d en t?s f u tu r e com p r om i sed becau se t h ey ?r e u n abl e t o af f or d t h e sam e am ou n t or qu al i ty of tu tor i n g as ot h er stu d en ts. I t on ly f u r t h er con t r i bu tes t o t h e gr ow i n g i n equ al i ty i n ed u cati on .

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W h at I f i n d qu i t e h u m or ou s abou t Col l ege B oar d i s t h at t h ey cl ai m t o be ?n on - p r of i t?. T h at bei n g sai d , l et 's go over som e of t h e cost s: T h e cost of t h e SAT i s abou t $48 an d w h en t h e essay w as of f er ed , t h e cost w as $65. O n e i n f ou r stu d en ts w h o took th e t est u sed a f ee w ai ver . T h e cost of a si n gl e A P test w as $94. A n d al th ou gh t h ey ar en ?t of f er ed an y m or e, each SAT Su bject Test w ou l d cost $22- 26, al on g w i t h a r egi st r at i on f ee of $26. A n d on ce al l th ese test s ar e over , y ou r ban k accou n t f aces on e f i n al d r ou gh t w h en y ou h ave to p ay to sen d ou t y ou r scor es t o col l eges (each scor e cost s $11.25). A n d i f y ou ?r e ap p ly i n g to f ou r sch ool s, y ou h ave t o p ay an oth er $45 t o act u al ly sen d ou t y ou r scor es. Essen ti al ly, y ou en d u p p ay i n g a l ar ge su m of m on ey f or tests th at y ou ?r e r equ i r ed t o t ake. N ot t o m en t i on , i n t er n at i on al stu d en t s h ave to p ay a f ee to take th ese t est s, i n f l at i n g t h e al r ead y u n n ecessar y costs of th ese ex am s. A n d i f y ou r ecal l t h e ex am s w e t ook i n 20 20 d u r i n g t h e i n i ti al Cov i d l ockd ow n , stu d en t s w er en ?t r ef u n d ed f or t h ese ex am s. N ot on ly d i d w e p ay to take th e ex am s, bu t w e p ai d a ?sh i p p i n g f ee?. For w h at ex act ly ?

To take ex am s th at w er e gr eat ly com p r om i sed i n t h e sk i l l s i t assessed on ou r ow n l ap top s an d i n ou r ow n h om e? N ot t o m en t i on , i n t er n at i on al stu d en t s h ad to com p r om i se t h e t i m i n g of t h ei r t est accor d i n g t o A m er i ca, l eav i n g stu d en t s t ak i n g t est s at u n r eason abl e h ou r s. I t ?s h ar d f or t h i s u n n at u r al sett i n g n ot t o i m p ai r a st u d en t 's p er f or m an ce on an ex am .

You m i gh t be t h i n k i n g t h at Col l ege B oar d h as t o ch ar ge f or t h e t est s; t h ey can ?t ju st h an d ou t t est s f or f r ee. T h i s i s t r u e, bu t l ook i n g at w h er e y ou r m on ey goes, i t can be con cl u d ed t h at som e of t h ese cost s ar e ju st u n n ecessar y. T h e Source: Pinterest Col l ege B oar d ear n s over h al f of al l i t s r even u es f r om t h e A P p r ogr am (m or e th an al l i ts ot h er tests com bi n ed ). I n 20 17, Col l ege B oar d gen er at ed over $1.1 bi l l i on i n r even u e an d gen er at ed over $1.2 bi l l i on i n r even u e i n 20 20 . T h e Col l ege B oar d ?s p r of i t m ar gi n gr ew by r ou gh ly 14%, m ean i n g th at th ey m ad e ar ou n d $150 - 160 m i l l i on i n p r of i ts i n 20 19.

T h an k s to th ese p r of i ts, th e Pr esi d en t of th e Col l ege B oar d m akes over $1 m i l l i on d ol l ar s a y ear . H ow th e Col l ege B oar d sti l l l abel s i tsel f as ?n on - p r of i t? i s bey on d m e.

Source: T he D aily Pennsylvanian

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A com m on m i su n d er stan d i n g I ?ve obser ved t h r ou gh sp eak i n g w i t h st u d en t s an d t each er s i s h ow ex act ly ?t h e cu r ve?w or k s. I , as w el l as m an y oth er s, w as u n d er t h e i m p r essi on th at scor es ar e gi ven r el ati ve t o oth er s?p er f or m an ce. I n oth er w or d s, i f ever y on e d i d p oor ly, th er e w ou l d be a cu r ve t o r ef l ect t h at . H ow ever , t h e cu r ve i s act u al ly based on a p r ocess by Col l ege B oar d cal l ed ?SAT Equ at i n g?. Essen t i al ly, t h e Col l ege Boar d n eed s to h ave an aver age scor e of 50 0 i n each sect i on (an over al l com p osi te scor e of 10 0 0 ), an d th ey m u st en su r e t h at t h er e i s a stan d ar d d ev i at i on of 10 0 p oi n ts p er secti on . Equ ati n g d oesn ?t m ean t h at gr ad i n g i s r el ati ve t o t h e stu d en t?s p er f or m an ce, bu t on ly to th e d i f f i cu l t y of t h e t est . T h i s i s an i ssu e becau se t est s ar e n ever th e sam e l evel of d i f f i cu l t y. T h i s can cl ear ly be seen i f y ou l ook at p ast scor es acr oss d i f f er en t test d ates; th ey ?r e al l gr eat ly v ar i ed . I n oth er w or d s, i f ever y on e d oes p oor ly, th e Col l ege B oar d d oes n ot p r ov i d e a bi gger cu r ve. I n st ead , t h e Col l ege B oar d ?cu r ves? y ou r test d ep en d i n g on h ow d i f f i cu l t t h ey bel i eve i t i s.

Source: Wall Street Journal

A l l i n al l , th e Col l ege B oar d i s a d om i n an t i n sti t u t i on of ed u cati on t od ay. T h e w ay i n w h i ch th ey u se th ei r p ow er to cap i tal i ze f r om st u d en t s i s h i gh ly d ebatabl e, an d t h i s i s d ef i n i tely n ot th e f i r st ti m e f or th e Col l ege B oar d t o be cr i t i ci zed on t h ese t op i cs.

T h e Col l ege Boar d u n d er stan d s th e si gn i f i can t r ol e t h at t h ey p l ay i n h i gh sch ool er s? ed u cat i on s an d th ei r p at h to h i gh er ed u cati on , an d becau se of t h i s, t h ey m u st d o bet ter . T h ey m u st d o better f or th e stu d en t s an d f or t h e sake of l ear n i n g.

Ref er en ces Fi n an ci al Sam u r ai . ?H ow M u ch D oes T h e Col l ege B oar d M ake O f f T h e SAT A n d A P Ex am s??Financial Samurai, 15 A p r . 20 21, w w w.f i n an ci al sam u r ai .com / h ow - m u ch - d oes- t h e- col l ege- boar d - m ake- of f - th e- sat - an d - ap - ex am s/ .

T i er n ey, Joh n . ?A P Cl asses.?T he Atlantic, Atl an ti c M ed i a Com p an y, 24 Jan . 20 17, w w w.t h eatl an t i c.com / n at i on al / ar ch i ve/ 20 12/ 10 / ap - cl asses- ar e- a- scam / 263456/ . ?Fees.?SAT Suite of Assessments, Col l egeboar d , 12 A p r . 20 21, col l eger ead i n ess.col l egeboar d .or g/ sat/ r egi ster / f ees.

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Summer 2021 Essent ial s T h e o f f i ci al gu i d e o n w h at y o u n eed t o m ak e t h i s su m m er ep i c!!

Ever y on e i s ex tr a op ti m i sti c abou t t h i s su m m er , esp eci al ly si n ce th i s i s ou r f i r st of f i ci al su m m er ou t of l ockd ow n si n ce 20 19. T r avel l i n g or n ot, I w i l l be sh ar i n g som e m u st - h aves an d get ti n g y ou cau gh t u p on t h e t r en d s, f or y ou an d w h oever y ou w i l l be sp en d i n g y ou r su m m er w i t h , on h ow t o h ave a bl ast saf ely !

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O n e of th e best w ay s to sp en d t h e l i tt l e m om en t s al on e or w i t h f r i en d s i s t o gr ab a sp eaker an d ju st v i be to m u si c. M u si c can u p l i f t y ou r m ood an d m ay be even accom p an y y ou . I t al so p l ay s a h u ge r ol e i n m ak i n g m em or i es or f r i en d s, m u si c al so ad d s a l i t tl e f l avor to ju st si t ti n g on t h e beach or w h en y ou ju st w an t t o h ave a jam m i n g sessi on w i t h y ou r best f r i en d s. T h at ?s w h y I bel i eve y ou sh ou l d alw ay s h ave a sp eaker or h ead p h on es i n h an d becau se y ou n ever k n ow w h en y ou w ou l d l i ke to en h an ce y ou r m ood . M u si c i s k i n d a l i ke t h er ap y, act u al ly, bu t f or f r ee! You can v i si t H an n ah Reef ay ?s ar t i cl e abou t su m m er 20 21 al bu m s i f y ou ar e l ook i n g f or som et h i n g to l i st en to, bu t f or n ow h er e ar e som e of t h e best su m m er son gs to ach i eve th ose good v i bes:

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"T h i s I s W h at Yo u C am e Fo r " Ri h an n a, C al v i n H ar r i s

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I ?ve been th i n k i n g, ? W h at ar e su m m er m ov i es an d t v sh ow s, r eal ly ?? O n e t h i n g t h at cam e to m i n d i s h ap p i n ess. Su m m er , i n m y op i n i on , i s on e of t h e best v i bes ever - sch ool i s ou t, y ou get p at ch y tan s f r om si t ti n g on t h e beach an d get t o f eel t h e w ater su r r ou n d i n g y ou w h en y ou f i r st en t er t h e p ool . I n m y op i n i on t h ese ar e m y top ch oi ces f or good v i bes:

- Friends - Too H ot To H andle - M urder M ystery

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For m or e op ti on s v i si t Yu ji n Ch oi ?s ar ti cl e abou t t h e best su m m er t i m e m ov i es, an d I f y ou d on ?t h ave som ew h er e w h er e to w at ch , t h en I d ef i n i tely r ecom m en d car r y i n g a book ar ou n d , esp eci al ly to th e beach . I f y ou 'r e ju st t an n i n g an d get bor ed easi ly, t h er e ar e gr eat book s ou t th er e th at ar e actu al ly i n t er est i n g, an d t h e i d ea i s n ot as bad as i t m i gh t seem . Rem em ber to keep u p th e good v i bes, an d I am bey on d t h r i l l ed t o h ear al l abou t y ou r su m m er w h en w e m eet agai n n ex t y ear . D on ?t f or get t o p u t su n scr een on , t h ou gh . I am cu r r en tly si tt i n g on th e ed ge of m y seat an d n ot on ly becau se of t h e exci t em en t bu t becau se, as m u ch as I l ove l ook i n g l i ke a t om at o, I am i n p ai n f r om t h i s f u l l bod y su n bu r n . H ave a good su m m er , h ot gi r l su m m er h er e I com e!

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Subway : Cont inuing t o Let y ou Eat Fr esh Whil e t he St af f Suf f er s t he Consequences Lily Baltes'21 I t i s u n f ai r th at th e st u d en t s of A SD ar e t ak i n g ad v an t age of t h e Su bw ay or d er sy stem th i s y ear . I bel i eve t h at t h i s i s ex act ly w h at i s h ap p en i n g becau se of th e n u m ber of u n p ai d t abs t h at t h e h i gh sch ool st u d en ts al on e h ave r acked u p . B etw een u n p ai d bal an ces t h at st em f r om t h e 20 19- 20 20 sch ool y ear an d th i s y ear , w h en t h e Su bw ay or d er f or m w en t d ow n , i t i s al l abou t i n t egr i t y w h en i t com es t o p ay i n g back an y d ebt ow ed t o th e w or ker s at Su bw ay. W i th ou t p ay i n g f or ou r san d w i ch es, cook i es, ch i p s, an d even d r i n k s, Su bw ay i s u n abl e t o m ake back t h e m on ey sp en t on f ood good s th at ar e n ecessar y to cat er to ou r l u n ch t i m e n eed s. I t i s t i m e w e l ook at w h at w e can d o as a st u d en t bod y t o r ep r esen t A SD i n a p osi t i ve l i gh t an d p r ov i d e f or th ose w h o p r ov i d e f or u s.

The friendly faces of Subway.

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1. Ch eck to see i f y ou h ave gotten an y em ai l s, p h on e cal l s, or r em i n d er s f r om Su bw ay abou t m on ey t h at i s ow ed . T h i s cou l d h ave been a cal l or em ai l d i r ect ly t o y ou , y ou r p ar en t s, or th e f am i ly em ai l associ at ed w i t h A SD .

2. Go d ow n t o Su bw ay an d ch eck t o see i f y ou h ave an ou t st an d i n g bal an ce.

T h ey h ave a l i st of al l st u d en t s w h o ow e m on ey an d t h e ex act am ou n t .

3. Reach ou t to y ou r f r i en d s w h o m ay ow e m on ey t o Su bw ay f r om w h en th e or d er f or m w en t d ow n .

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4. Tel l y ou r p ar en t s abou t t h e f act y ou m ay ow e m on ey.

5. U se i n tegr i ty to p ay back th e w or ker s at Su bw ay.

O ver th e y ear s w e h ave each gr ow n cl ose to th e f r i en d ly f aces w e see d u r i n g l u n ch .

T h ey ar e con ti n u i n g to w or k h ar d d u r i n g th e p an d em i c an d alw ay s get f r esh san d w i ch es, cook i es, an d col d d r i n k s to u s.

6. I t i s al m ost t h e en d of t h e y ear ; p l ease m ake su r e t o p ay an y d ebt y ou m ay h ave so each of t h e Su bw ay em p l oy ees can su p p or t t h ei r f am i l i es over t h e su m m er h ol i d ay.

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W e ar e r ou n d i n g ou t th e y ear , an d each of t h e em p l oy ees d ep en d s on th e m on ey m ad e ser v i n g u s l u n ch each d ay. W i t h ou t t h e i n com e f r om sel l i n g san d w i ch es, each em p l oy ee i s st r u ggl i n g t o su p p or t t h ei r f am i l i es, som e of w h om w e h ave m et d u r i n g d i f f er en t A SD even t s. T h ei r f r i en d ly f aces w er e alw ay s bu sy d u r i n g bot h t h e m i d d l e sch ool an d h i gh sch ool l u n ch h ou r s, even p r ep ar i n g f ood t o be sh u t t l ed over t o t h e el em en tar y sch ool . O n ce th e p an d em i c h i t , t h ey l ost so m u ch bu si n ess d u e to th e f act w e w er e n o l on ger abl e t o at t en d i n - p er son sch ool . O n ce agai n , th i s y ear th ey st r u ggl e to m ake en d s m eet d u e t o t h e r ed u ced am ou n t of or d er s, n ot on ly becau se f ew er p eop l e ar e at sch ool each d ay, bu t al so becau se of th e r ed u ced l u n ch h ou r s d u r i n g Ram ad an . Rem em ber , th ese ar e th e sam e em p l oy ees t h at h ave been at A SD f or y ear s. I t i s ou r tu r n to ser ve th em back f or th ei r y ear s of h ar d w or k an d l oy al t y by p ay i n g of f an y d ebts ow ed .

Sen i or s - I k n ow th at w e ar e d on e w i t h sch ool , bu t i f y ou h ave a f eel i n g t h at y ou h ave an ou t st an d i n g bal an ce, p l ease m ake su r e ch eck w i t h y ou r f am i ly em ai l f or an y t h i n g abou t m i ssi n g Su bw ay p ay m en t s or con t act Su bw ay d i r ectly. W e w i l l be on an d of f cam p u s en ou gh bef or e t h e en d of t h e y ear , m ean i n g w e can even st op by t h e caf et er i a an d ask th e Su bw ay w or ker s f ace to f ace, soci al ly d i st an ced of cou r se.

I t i s ti m e as a sch ool com m u n i t y w e step f or w ar d to sh ow ever y on e t h at w e car e f or th ose w h o ser ve u s, i n ever y w ay p ossi bl e. T h e f act t h at Su bw ay con t i n u ed to ser ve al l st u d en t s l u n ch w h en th ey k n ew ex actly h ow m u ch m on ey th ey w er e l osi n g i l l u st r at es h ow sel f l ess each of th e em p l oy ees th at w or k i n th e caf et er i a i s. N ow, i t i s ou r r esp on si bi l i t y to gi ve back an d p ay of f an y d ebts w e ow e, so ch eck w i t h y ou r p ar en t s, si bl i n gs, f r i en d s, an d sp eak d i r ectly to th e Su bw ay w or ker s to f i n d ou t i f y ou h ave an u n p ai d bal an ce. B ef or e w e l eave f or su m m er , l et?s get r i d of an y w ei gh t t h at w ou l d h ol d u s back f r om en joy i n g a l on g- aw ai ted br eak .

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Pr ot est er s on t he st r eet s of Col ombia amid pandemic T h e begi n n i n g of th i s p r obl em occu r r ed w h en t h e Col om bi an gover n m en t p r op osed a tax r ef or m th at r ai sed th e t axes f or an y on e w h o ear n ed 656 d ol l ar s or m or e p er m on th . T h e gover n m en t d i d t h i s becau se of h ow Cov i d h as af f ect ed t h e econ om y an d th at th ey n eed ed m or e m on ey t o p ay f or h osp i t al s an d t h i n gs l i ke t h at. T h e p eop l e of Col om bi a w er e en r aged by t h i s as t h ey t h ou gh t i t w as u n f ai r , an d t h ey w er e al r ead y str u ggl i n g w i t h m on ey, so t h ey w er en ?t ver y h ap p y abou t t h i s. To f i gh t back , p r ot ests br oke ou t an d t h e gover n m en t t h en l i st en ed t o t h e p eop l e an d r evoked th e tax r ef or m . A l th ou gh th e gover n m en t d i d l i st en t o t h e ci v i l i an s, p eop l e st i l l d eci d ed to con ti n u e th e p r ot ests agai n st t h e gover n m en t , m or e sp eci f i cal ly I v an D u qu e, th e p r esi d en t of Col om bi a, w h om p eop l e d on ?t seem t o be ver y h ap p y w i th .

T h ese p r ot ester s con ti n u ed t o l oot, bu r n bu i l d i n gs, d am age p r op er t y an d cau se u p r oar i n th e ci t i es of Col om bi a. T h ese p r ot ests h ave escal ated even m or e d u e t o t h e p ol i ce br u tal i ty ; th ese p r ot ests h ave cau sed 42 d eat h s, t h ou san d s i n ju r ed an d h u n d r ed s bel i eved m i ssi n g. N ot on ly h ave t h ese p r ot ests af f ect ed t h ose d oi n g t h em f i r st- h an d bu t al so p eop l e w h o ar en ?t a p ar t of t h em . Peop l e t h at n eed t o go t o w or k t o m ake a l i v i n g can ?t an d ar e f or ced t o w al k t o w or k w h i ch i s u su al ly l ocat ed m i l es an d m i l es aw ay.

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T h ese p r ot est s h ave been ver y d est r u cti ve f or Col om bi a i n m an y d i f f er en t w ay s.

W e ar e am i d a p an d em i c, an d p eop l e ar e sti l l cr ow d i n g t h e str eet s f or get t i n g h ow sever e th i s v i r u s i s. N ot on ly d oes t h i s set back Col om bi a y ear s i n i t s d evel op m en t bu t al so i ts w ay back to n or m al l i f e d u e t o t h i s p an d em i c. Col om bi a i s at an al l - t i m e l ow r i gh t n ow, an d th i s i s al l becau se of t h e p r ot est er s n ot u n d er st an d i n g t h at t h ey ar e d oi n g m or e h ar m th an good .

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O f cou r se, p ol i ce br u tal i ty i s som et h i n g t o be f r ow n ed u p on an d i s som et h i n g t h at w e sh ou l d avoi d . Bu t a l ot of ti m es p eop l e h ave h ear d of a ci v i l i an d y i n g at t h e h an d s of a p ol i ce of f i cer an d d on 't h ear th e r eal st or y f r om soci al m ed i a or t h e n ew s. A l ot of t i m es y ou h ear ?i n n ocen t m an k i l l ed by a p ol i ce of f i cer .? Som et i m es t h e ?i n n ocen t m an ? m i gh t h ave been som eon e th at h ad d on e som et h i n g i l l egal , n ot l i st en ed t o t h e of f i cer s, or even f ou gh t back an d cau sed h ar m t o t h e of f i cer s. Yes, Col om bi a i s

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k n ow n to h ave cor r u p t p ol i ce of f i cer s an d gover n m en t. A l t h ou gh w e h ave t o keep i n m i n d th at n ow, w or se th an bef or e, cr i m e r at es h ave gon e u p , an d t h i s i s h eav i ly d u e t o i m m i gr an ts com i n g i n to th e cou n t r y cau si n g a l ot of t h e cr i m e. Fr om t h e f i r st - h an d ex p er i en ce of bei n g i n Col om bi a an d h av i n g f am i ly t h er e, I can p er son al ly see w h at h ap p en s th er e an d h ow som e of t h e d el i n qu en t s ar e t h er e t h at gi ve t h e p ol i ce a ver y d i f f i cu l t ti m e.

A f t er w eek s of p r otests, m an y w ou l d f i n al ly l i ke t o en d t h i s bu t t h at can n ot h ap p en d u e to th e p r otest er s w h o ar e n ot r eal i zi n g t h e d am age bei n g d on e. Col om bi a i s bei n g set back f or so m an y y ear s ju st becau se of t h ese cou p l e of w eek s an d som et h i n g n eed s to be d on e f or both th e p r esen t an d t h e f u t u r e of Col om bi a. I t i s h i gh ly u n l i kely th at th ey w i l l com e to an en d soon , bu t w e can h op e t h at t h e Col om bi an gover n m en t an d p ol i ce f or ce can p u t a st op t o t h i s.

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Tr avel ing in t imes of COVID- 19 Cov i d 19 h as al r ead y r each ed p ast i t s on e y ear an n i ver sar y, an d p eop l e ar ou n d t h e w or l d ar e sti l l str u ggl i n g to r et u r n back t o t h e ?n or m al ? t h at w as on ce t aken f or gr an t ed .

H u m an i ty ?s f i gh t agai n st th e p an d em i c h as n ot been easy, bu t w i t h d i f f er en t r est r i ct i on s, ad ap t at i on s, an d th e sp r ead of v acci n es, m an y p eop l e?s l i ves h ave r each ed a set tl i n g p oi n t.

D ai ly acti v i ti es su ch as sp en d i n g t i m e ou td oor s w i t h f r i en d s an d goi n g ou t f or n i ce d i n n er s w i th f am i l i es ar e n ow m or e accessi bl e, bu t t h er e ar e st i l l m an y qu esti on s as t o w h en w e w i l l be abl e to en joy f u l l f r eed om t o w al k f r eely w i t h ou t m ask s or con cer n s. O n e sp eci f i c acti v i ty th at p eop l e ar e m i ssi n g i s t r avel i n g. W h eth er w e w er e t h an k f u l or n ot , v acat i on s p r esen t ed u s w i t h th e op p or t u n i t y t o escap e ou r r ap i d - p aced d ay s an d t h e ch an ce t o ex p l or e an d r ech ar ge. A l th ou gh r egu l ati on s d i f f er gr eatly f r om cou n t r y t o cou n t r y, w h at can be sai d w i t h con f i d en ce i s t h at t r avel i n g i s n ot as easy as i t w as t w o y ear s ago; som e cou n tr i es h ave m an d at or y qu ar an t i n e p er i od s an d oth er s h ave f or bi d d en ai r p or t s.

H ow ever , i t i s w or th stay i n g op t i m i sti c abou t t r avel i n g as t h e w or l d as a w h ol e i s w or k i n g tow ar d s th e d ay w e can say good by e t o ou r m ask s an d w el com e f ace- t o- f ace con ver sat i on s.

To t al k abou t v acci n at i on s, as of M ay 22, t h e New York T imes r ep or t s t h at m or e t h an 1.63 bi l l i on d oses of v acci n es h ave been ad m i n i st er ed gl obal ly, or 21 d oses p er ever y 10 0 p eop l e. W h i l e t h er e i s an ev i d en t gap bet w een cou n t r i es, i t seem s ver y p r obabl e t h at v acci n es w i l l on ly be m or e p r ev al en t , an d t h er e i s a cl ear , st eep sl op e i n t h e gr ap h ou t l i n i n g v acci n at i on r at es.

W el l , h ow d o vacci n es r el ate t o t h i s ar t i cl e? Vacci n es ar e st ar t i n g t o be t h e key t o m an y d esi r ed p r e- p an d em i c act i v i ti es. I n t h e U S, t h e Cen t er s f or D i sease Con t r ol an d Pr even t i on an n ou n ced th at v acci n ated p eop l e n o l on ger n eed t o w ear m ask s i n p u bl i c or m ai n tai n p h y si cal d i st an ce. Ad d i t i on al ly, sever al r et ai l er s h ave d r op p ed t h e m ask r equ i r em en t i n th ei r bu i l d i n gs u n l ess t h er e ar e l ocal r egu l at i on s. Fu r th er m or e, m an y gover n m en ts ar e d i scu ssi n g t h e con cep t of ?vacci n e p assp or t s? or ?vacci n ati on cer ti f i cat i on ?. T h i s r ef er s to som e f or m of i d en t i f i cat i on t h at p r oves t h at a p er son h as r ecei ved a gl obal ly r ecogn i zed v acci n ati on . W h at t h i s cer t i f i cat i on w i l l be u sed f or i s y et t o be d i scu ssed , bu t m an y h ave t al ked abou t an i n t er n at i on al agr eem en t t o al l ow m or e f r eed om i n tr avel i n g. Sever al cou n t r i es h ave al r ead y an n ou n ced t h at t h ey w i l l exem p t

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I t i s i m p or tan t to n ote th at th i s l i st i s on ly t en tati ve becau se r egu l ati on s on Cov i d - 19 ar e su bject to ch an ge ever y d ay. I t i s i m p or tan t t o f ol l ow d i f f er en t n ew s ou tl ets to n ot i f y ou r selves abou t th e n ew r i gh ts w e h ave access t o as w e m ove cl oser t o a p ost - p an d em i c w or l d . B ef or e m ak i n g su m m er p l an s, i t w on ?t h u r t t o ch eck t h e cou n t r y ?s n ew r egu l ati on s on Cov i d an d see i f y ou ar e el i gi bl e f or an y exem p ti on s f r om Cov i d r estr i cti on s.

A s w i th ever y i ssu e, th er e h ave al so been object i on s t o t h e i d ea of v acci n ati on p assp or ts, i n cl u d i n g con cer n s abou t secu r i t y an d gr eater i n equ al i t y. I t i s essen t i al t h at w e t ake step s as a w or l d becau se as th e w or l d i s m or e i n t er con n ect ed t h an ever bef or e, m ovem en ts i n on e p ar t of th e w or l d can gr eatly af f ect t h e r est of t h e w or l d . L et?s stay op t i m i sti c an d u se th i s ti m e to f i n d w ay s t o en gage i n n ew act i v i ti es an d str en gth en r el at i on sh i p s.

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Tex as Hear t beat Abor t ion Ban

D em on str ator s gath er ed i n f r on t of th e Gover n or 's M an si on i n Au sti n to p r ot est agai n st Sen at e B i l l 8, an an ti - abor ti on bi l l th at Gov. Gr eg A bbott si gn ed i n t o l aw th i s m or n i n g.

Cr ed i t : Ev an L'Roy / T h e Tex as T r i bu n e

O n M ay 19th , Tex as Gover n or Gr eg A bbott si gn ed i n t o l aw t h e ?h ear t beat ban ? abor t i on bi l l to be en f or ced t h i s Sep tem ber . Tex as h as d eci d ed t o joi n O k l ah om a, I d ah o, an d Sou t h Car ol i n a i n en f or ci n g t h e ban on abor t i on at t h e on set of a f etal h ear tbeat. T h e f et al h ear t beat can occu r as ear ly as 6 w eek s, bef or e m an y w om en k n ow th ey ?r e p r egn an t. B ef or e p er f or m i n g an abor t i on , t h e bi l l r equ i r es t h at abor t i on p r ov i d er s ch eck f or a f et al h ear t beat, an d t h ey m u sn ?t car r y ou t t h e p r oced u r e i f on e i s d etected . O f cou r se, i f a p h y si ci an bel i eves t h at t h er e i s a m ed i cal em er gen cy f or ei th er t h e m ot h er or f et u s, t h er e i s an excep ti on an d an abor t i on can be p er f or m ed af t er a h ear t beat i s d et ect ed . H ow ever , i n i n st an ces of r ap e or i n cest , th i s excep t i on d oes n ot ap p ly (T h e Tex as B i l l , SB 8).

W h at set s th i s bi l l ap ar t f r om t h e oth er ?h ear t beat ban s? i s t h at i t h as a con d i t i on i n cl u d i n g an y on e w h o ai d ed i n accessi n g t h e abor t i on t o l egal l i abi l i t y. Ci v i l ch ar ges can be br ou gh t agai n st i n d i v i d u al s t h at p r ov i d e an abor t i on af t er a h ear tbeat i s d etected . T h e bi l l stat es t h at t h i s ap p l i es f or an y on e w h o ?k n ow i n gly en gages i n con d u ct th at ai d s or abet s t h e p er f or m an ce or i n d u cem en t of an abor t i on .? T h e bi l l al so states t h at t h ose gu i l ty w ou l d f ace a $10 ,0 0 0 f i n e f or each abor t i on f aci l i t at ed . I n ot h er w or d s, p eop l e w h o i ssu e t h e l aw su i t w ou l d be aw ar d ed $10 ,0 0 0 as w el l as th e cost s of at t or n ey f ees i f t h ey w i n t h e l aw su i t . T h i s i s p r obl em ati c becau se i n stead of h av i n g t h e gover n m en t en f or ce t h e l aw, i t gi ves th e p ow er to p r i vat e ci t i zen s. A p er son t h at i s n ot even con n ect ed t o som eon e w h o h ad an abor ti on , or a p r ov i d er , h as t h e abi l i ty t o su e. N ot ju st t h at bu t u n d er th e bi l l , f am i ly m em ber s, abor ti on f u n d s, r ap e cr i si s cou n sel or s, an d oth er m ed i cal p r of essi on al s cou l d be op en t o l aw su i t s. D i an a Góm ez, ad vocacy m an ager at Pr ogr ess Tex as, stat es t h at ?th i s abor t i on ban con t ai n s som e of t h e m ost ex tr em e abor ti on r estr i ct i on s i n t h e cou n t r y.?

O f cou r se, th e bi l l ai m s to p r ot ect al l l i ves, i n cl u d i n g t h e u n bor n . N ever t h el ess, t h e p oi n t at w h i ch a d evel op i n g f etu s i s con si d er ed ?al i ve?i s h i gh ly d ebatabl e. T h e bi l l ar gu es th at l i f e i s p r esen t at th e sam e ti m e a h ear t beat i s. H ow ever , i t can be ar gu ed t h at l i f e i s p r esen t at th e m om en t of con t r acep ti on , w h en t h e f et u s f i r st m oves (at 16- 17 w eek s), or at th e f i r st si gn of br ai n act i v i ty (7 w eek s). I t ?s ar gu abl e t h at a f et u s i sn ?t ?al i ve?u n ti l i t i s v i abl e ou t si d e of th e w om b, m ean i n g i t can su r v i ve i n d ep en d en tly f r om i ts m ot h er . Sh ou l d t h e f et u s sti l l be gi ven t h e sam e r i gh t s as i t s m oth er , al th ou gh i t i s sti l l u n bor n ? T h e h ear t beat ban d oesn ?t ou tl i n e a sp eci f i c am ou n t of ti m e, al th ou gh i t?s r ou gh ly 6 w eek s. I t i s i m p or t an t t o r ecogn i ze t h ou gh t h at i t i s sti l l saf e to p er f or m an abor ti on f or som e t i m e af t er 6 w eek s w h en t h e h ear t beat i s f i r st ap p ar en t . Accor d i n g to Pl an n ed Par en t h ood , y ou can get a m ed i cated abor ti on (t h e abor t i on p i l l ) u p t o 9 w eek s i n t o p r egn an cy an d m ed i cal p r oced u r es can be car r i ed ou t af ter th at t i m e p er i od .

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Tex as state Sen ator B r u an H u gh es, th e bi l l ?s sp on sor i n t h e sen at e, t ol d CN N t h at ?i t w as ti m e f or Tex as to p ass a h ear t beat bi l l . W e l ooked at w h at oth er st at es h ad d on e, l ooked at w h at th e Su p r em e Cou r t an d oth er f ed er al cou r t s h ave sai d abou t abor ti on an d w h at states can d o, an d took al l t h at i n t o accou n t t o com e u p w i t h Sen ate Bi l l 8." Ad d i ti on al ly, A bbott bel i eves t h at ?O u r cr eat or en d ow ed u s w i t h t h e r i gh t to l i f e an d y et m i l l i on s of ch i l d r en l ose t h ei r r i gh t t o l i f e ever y y ear becau se of abor ti on .? Su p p or t er s of th e bi l l , l i ke H u gh es an d A bbott i d en t i f y as p r o- l i f er s.

T h at bei n g sai d , i t can be ar gu ed th at th i s en er gy t h at w en t i n t o i ssu i n g t h i s bi l l cou l d be f ocu sed on ot h er h u m an r i gh ts i ssu es. For i n stan ce, h at e cr i m es h ave i n cr eased over th e cou r se of th e p an d em i c, y et t h ey h aven ?t r ecei ved qu i te as m u ch ack n ow l ed gem en t (by Tex as, at l east) as t h e p r o- l i f e/ p r o- ch oi ce d ebate.

Accor d i n g to a 20 19 FBI r ep or t, h ate- m ot i vat ed m u r d er s r ose t o a r ecor d h i gh i n 20 19, w i th 51 d eat h s. To be p r o- l i f e m ean s t o d ed i cat e t h e sam e en er gy i n t o al l scen ar i os w h er e a h u m an l i f e i s th r eaten ed , an d so f ar , Tex as h as f ai l ed t o d o so. I t can al so be ar gu ed th at to be p r o- l i f e m ean s t o p r ot ect t h e l i f e of t h e m ot h er .

D em ocr ati c Rep . D on n a H ow ar d , a f or m er n u r se, stat es t h at ?I t w i l l alw ay s be a case th at w om en w i l l seek abor ti on s, becau se w om en ar e n ot alw ay s i n a p osi ti on t o h ave th at baby. A n d y ou gu y s d on 't h ave t o h ave t h em , w e d o. I t af f ect s ou r l i ves." Essen ti al ly, ban n i n g abor ti on s w i l l n ot st op t h em bu t on ly en cou r age u n saf e, u n d er gr ou n d abor t i on s w h i ch p u ts th e m oth er ?s l i f e an d h eal th at a gr eater r i sk .

A l l i n al l , th e over tu r n i n g of th e i n i t i al Roe v W ad e d eci si on h as been stead i ly on t h e r i se i n r ecen t y ear s w i t h th e d ebat e on abor t i on bei n g a h eat ed an d con t r over si al on e. T h e f u t u r e r egar d i n g abor t i on h as l ef t m an y w om en f eel i n g ap p r eh en si ve, an d f u t u r e con f l i ct i s w h at ?s t o be ex p ect ed .

Ref er en ces Kel ly, Car ol i n e. ?Tex as Gover n or Si gn s 'H ear tbeat ' A bor t i on B an i n t o L aw.?CN N , Cabl e N ew s N etw or k , 19 M ay 20 21, ed i t i on .cn n .com / 20 21/ 0 5/ 19/ p ol i t i cs/ tex as- abor ti on - h ear t beat- ban / i n d ex .h tm l .

Par en th ood , Pl an n ed . ?W h en I s I t Too L at e to Get an A bor t i on ??Planned Parenthood, w w w.p l an n ed p ar en th ood .or g/ l ear n / teen s/ ask- ex p er ts/ w h en - i s- i t - t oo- l ate- t o- get - an - abor ti on .

N ajm abad i , Sh an n on . ?Gov. Gr eg A bbot t Si gn s i n to L aw O n e of N ati on 's Str i ctest A bor t i on M easu r es, Ban n i n g Pr oced u r e as Ear ly as Si x W eek s i n t o a Pr egn an cy.?T he Texas T ribune, T h e Tex as T r i bu n e, 19 M ay 20 21, w w w.tex astr i bu n e.or g / 20 21/ 0 5/ 18/ t ex as- h ear t beat- bi l l - abor ti on s- l aw / .

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Source: MultiBrief T i p p i n g. To be h on est, i t?s n ot a cu st om or et i qu et t e t h at I ?m u sed t o at al l . I ?m u sed t o goi n g to a r estau r an t an d on ly p ay i n g t h e bi l l ch ar ged f or t h e f ood i t em s an d m ay be occasi on al ly th e 5% tax . I t w as a t y p e of cu l t u r e sh ock f or m e t h at t i p p i n g w as l i ke secon d n atu r e to p eop l e w h o h ad l i ved i n t h e U S. I n ter est i n gly, f or A m er i ca i n t h e p ast, t i p p i n g w as a ver y con t r over si al con cep t . So m u ch so th at or gan i zati on s, su ch as t h e ?A n t i -T i p p i n g Soci et y of A m er i ca,?ex i sted i n th e Sou t h to d i scou r age th e p r acti ce f r om bei n g sp r ead t h r ou gh ou t t h e n ew ly f or m ed states. Even tu al ly, th e p r acti ce of t i p p i n g becam e f or m al i zed acr oss t h e U n i t ed St at es i n th e 1960 s. Con gr ess en act ed r egu l ati on s ar ou n d f ed er al m i n i m u m w ages an d d eter m i n ed th at en tr y - l evel ser v i ce jobs r ecei v i n g at l east $30 a m on t h i n t i p s r equ i r ed on ly a m i n i m u m w age of $2.13/ h r . W i t h t h i s l aw, t h e ?ser v i ce i n d u str y ?w as f or m al i zed an d a statu s qu o set ; an d to t h i s d ay, t h i s stan d ar d sti l l h ol d s t r u e. M ean i n g, f or t h ose w or k i n g f u l l - ti m e i n th ese p osi t i on s, t h ei r t ot al w eek ly sal ar y i s on ly $85.20 ; t h e r est of th e l i v i n g ex p en ses ar e m ad e u p of cu st om er t i p s. N ow t i p p i n g i s ever y w h er e i n t h e U S; n ot on ly i n r estau r an ts bu t an y ser v i ce t h at i n volves a h u m an bei n g n ow r equ i r es ti p p i n g. T i p p i n g i s an u n n ecessar y, n egat i ve f eed back l oop f or t h e i n d u st r i es an d t h e w or ker s.

N ot on ly i s ti p p i n g a vol at i l e sou r ce of i n com e; i n r eal i t y, i t ?s act u al ly an u n f avor abl e r el ati on sh i p f or th e em p l oy er an d t h e em p l oy ee, n ot t o m en t i on t h e st r ess an d p r essu r e th at accom p an i es w or ker s. I t ?s essen t i al ly t h at t h e w or ker s w or k f or a d i f f er en t boss ever y d ay, ever y h ou r . A s cu st om er s, w e of t en see w or ker s en gage i n al l k i n d s of n on - m al i ci ou s bu t l ess t h an i d eal p r acti ces: l i ke gi v i n g f r ee d r i n k s t o p eop l e, an d basi cal ly d oi n g th i n gs t h at h u r t t h e bot t om l i n e, becau se at t h e en d of t h e d ay t h ey d on ?t r eal ly w or k f or th e em p l oy er , t h ey w or k f or t h e cu st om er . N ot on ly i s t h i s bad f or th e em p l oy er , i t al so br i n gs an en or m ou s am ou n t of st r ess an d p r essu r e f or t h e ser ver s to be ?n i ce? an d ?h osp i t abl e? at al l t i m es.

I t cr eat es a tw o- ti er ed sy st em th at al l ow s f or an em p l oy ee, a w or ker , t o n ot be p ai d at al l by t h ei r em p l oy er . I ?m n ot i m p ly i n g th at w e sh ou l d com p l etely get r i d of t i p p i n g; of cou r se, i t?s an i m p or tan t p ar t of th e A m er i can cu l t u r e bu t t h e basi s an d t h e r eason w h y i t ?s n ecessar y n eed s ch an gi n g. T i p p i n g sh ou l d be en t i r ely vol u n t ar y f or cu st om er s to ex t en d th ei r gr ati tu d e an d ap p r eci ati on of t h e ser v i ce p r ov i d ed i f t h ey r eal ly en joy ed th ei r ex p er i en ce, n ot becau se t h e cu st om er k n ow s t h at t i p p i n g i s basi cal ly th ei r on ly sou r ce of i n com e. N ot on ly d o w or ker s h ave t o r ely on t h e cu st om er s to p ay th em , th e w or ker s ar e f or ced t o of f er t h em selves u p t o t h e cu st om er 's ju d gem en t th at essen ti al ly h as n o st an d ar d w h i ch l ead s t o a com p l etely d i scr i m i n ator y tr eatm en t. St u d i es h ave con si st en t ly con f i r m ed w h at m ost p eop l e al r ead y k n ow : f or th e sam e p er f or m an ce, w om en get t i p p ed m or e t h an m en , y ou n g p eop l e m or e th an ol d p eop l e, an d w h i te p eop l e m or e t h an an y oth er et h n i ci t y. I n an y oth er job, p ay i n g a p r ett y, y ou n g, w h i t e w om an m or e t h an a m i d d l e- aged bl ack m an f or th e sam e job w ou l d be gr ou n d s f or a l aw su i t . I n a r est au r an t or oth er ser v i ce i n d u st r i es, i t's r ou ti n e, becau se th e r estau r an t s ar e al l ow i n g t h e cu st om er s t o d eci d e h ow m u ch each em p l oy ee m akes, w i t h n o stan d ar d i zat i on or r egu l at i on t o p r even t d i scr i m i n ati on .

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To t h e p eop l e p oi n t i n g ou t th at th e em p l oy er s ar e r equ i r ed t o m ake u p t h e am ou n t th at i s n ot r ecei ved by ti p s, i t i s a val i d p oi n t. T h e em p l oy er s en f or ce a l ow h ou r ly w age an d th e w or ker s get ti p s to m ake u p f or t h ei r ex p en ses an d i f t h ei r i n com e i s n ot su f f i ci en t i n ti p s, th e em p l oy er p ay s th em t h e bal an ce. I t ?s a f i x t o t h e p r obl em bu t on ly i n th eor y. T h e l aw h as alw ay s sai d f r om t h e ver y begi n n i n g t h at t h e em p l oy er h as to m ake u p th e d i f f er en ce bet w een t h e l ow er t i p p ed - m i n i m u m w age an d t h e r egu l ar ti p p ed m i n i m u m w age, bu t t h e U .S. D ep ar t m en t of L abor r ep or t s an 84 p er cen t v i ol ati on r ate i n r egar d s to em p l oy er s actu al ly en su r i n g t h at t h ey m ake u p th at d i f f er en ce. So n o on e?s actu al ly d oi n g i t .

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T h e ser v i ce i n d u str y i s a d i f f i cu l t p r of essi on even w h en y ou h ave a st ead y i n com e f r om y ou r em p l oy er ; i t?s a h u n d r ed ti m es w or se w h en y ou k n ow t h at w h et h er y ou p ay r en t th at m on th d ep en d s on th e ver y p eop l e si t ti n g at t h e t abl es. I t al so cr eat es ten si on betw een th e w or ker s i n th e sam e ser v i ce p r ov i d er an d can l ead t o a com p eti ti ve an d h ost i l e w or k en v i r on m en t bet w een t h e w or ker s. Essen t i al ly, t h ey ar e com p eti n g f or th e sm al l am ou n t of m on ey bei n g r an d om ly of f er ed u p t o w h i ch ever ser ver . T h e ti p s ar en ?t al l th e sam e an d som e cu st om er s st ay m or e an d oth er s sp en d m or e; i t?s so vol ati l e an d u n p r ed i ct abl e th at betw een t h e ser ver s t h er e?s t en si on on w h o gets w h at cu stom er .

Fr om a f or ei gn er to th i s cu st om an d as som eon e soon m ov i n g t o t h e U S, i t i s d ef i n i t ely a cu stom th at I w i l l get u sed to an d I com p l etely u n d er st an d t h e n ecessi t y of t i p p i n g an d i t?s i m p or t an ce to th e w or ker s. H ow ever , I w on ?t be goi n g i n t h i n k i n g th at i t i s r i gh t an d ju st on ly becau se i t h as been d on e f or d ecad es an d w h en con f or m i n g an d f ol l ow i n g a cu st om , i t i s i m p or tan t t o k n ow bot h si d es of t h e coi n an d t o be aw ar e.

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Oper at ion var sit y bl ues: col l ege as a commodit y Par en t s p ai d Ri ck Si n ger t o p ass t h ei r k i d s of f as star at h l et es. Ri ck Si n ger w as t h e i n d ep en d en t cou n sel or w h o or ch est r ated t h e w r on gd oi n g i n O p er at i on Var si t y B l u es, an d cou r t d ocu m en t s i n d i cat e t h at i t st ar ted i n 20 11; h e w as d ecep t i ve on a sm al l er scal e d ecad es bef or e t h at . Ri ck Si n ger f ou n d ed an d op er at ed ?T h e Key ? a f or - p r of i t col l ege cou n sel i n g an d p r ep ar ati on bu si n ess. H e al so cr eat ed ?T h e Key W or l d w i d e? w h i ch i s a n on p r of i t cor p or at i on t h at i s exem p t f r om p ay i n g f ed er al i n com e t ax . Ri ck Si n ger t ol d p ar en ts t h at h e cou l d f aci l i t at e th ei r ch i l d r en ?s ad m i ssi on v i a t h e ?si d e d oor ? w h i ch w as w h er e Source: Insider th e p ar en ts w ou l d m ake a d on at i on t o h i s f ou n d at i on t o con ceal t h at t h ey w er e br i be p ay m en ts. B etw een 20 11 an d 20 18, p ar en ts p ai d Si n ger abou t 25 m i l l i on t o br i be coach es an d u n i ver si t y ad m i n .

Becau se i n a n or m al sch ool sett i n g w i t h 50 0 sen i or s, t h e sch ool cou n sel or s ar e n ot cap abl e of p ay i n g at ten ti on t o each ch i l d as m u ch as t h e p ar en ts w ou l d l i ke t h em t o, p ar en ts sou gh t ou t i n d ep en d en t cou n sel or s, l i ke Ri ck . Ri ck f r om t h e begi n n i n g w as cu tti n g cor n er s, ex agger ati n g, an d f abr i cat i n g stu d en t ?s ap p l i cati on s. Fr om ch an gi n g th ei r r ace, f r om W h i te to L at i n o/ a. H e al so t ol d l i es on h i s p er son al r esu m e.

I n r ecen t y ear s, h i gh er ed u cati on h as i n cr easi n gly becom e a com m od i t y : som eth i n g y ou can p u r ch ase, a p r od u ct , an d a goal i n an d of i t sel f r at h er t h an t h e goal of get t i n g an ed u cat i on . I t ?s becom e a stat u s p oi n t ; a p er son ?s st at u s i s d et er m i n ed or d i v i d ed based on w h i ch ?i n sti tu t i on ? th ey ar e a p ar t of . I n som e w ar p ed m en tal i t y, p ar en t s ar e u si n g th ei r ch i l d r en to n ow ach i eve w h at t h ey cou l d n ?t i n t h ei r ear ly y ear s. T h e d i f f er en ce an d th e r an k i n g of col l eges ar e n ot based on t h e acad em i a of t h e col l ege. W h en t h e m agazi n es an d n ew sp ap er s i n t h e U S st ar t ed t o r an k col l eges an d gi ve n u m ber s, t h e on ly th i n g th at w as taken i n to con si d er at i on w as p r est i ge.

Col l eges d o w h at ever th ey can t o cl i m b t h e r an k i n gs an d t h e m or e sel ecti ve t h ey seem w i th th ei r ap p l i can t s, th e m or e p r est i gi ou s t h ey seem on p ap er . I n st i tu t i on s l i ke t o ch oose stu d en ts w h o ar e i n t o n i ch e sp or t s l i ke f en ci n g, sai l i n g, an d h or seback r i d i n g.

A l l of w h i ch ar e sp or ts an d op p or t u n i t i es on ly gi ven t o t h e h i gh cl ass. Even f or stan d ar d i zed test s su ch as t h e ACT , A P, SAT , i t ?s al l a f i gh t f or w h o can get t h e best p r ep book s, tu t or s, p r ep acad em i es, an d w h o can p ay f or t h ese ex t r a ser v i ces t h at u l ti m at ely al l ow th e stu d en t s t o r ecei ve a good scor e.

T h e p eop l e w h o ar e f i n an ci al ly cap abl e f r om t h e star t h ave t h e abi l i ty t o i n vest i n t h ei r ch i l d ?s ed u cat i on th r ou gh ou t si d e- of - sch ool ser v i ces; t h ose sam e son s an d d au gh t er s go on to r ecei ve h i gh scor es th at al l ow t h em t o go t o ?p r esti gi ou s? col l eges w h i ch al l ow s th em to star t ad u l t l i f e on a h i gh er bar t h an ever y on e el se. To be abl e t o p ay t h e test f ees, to be abl e to en r ol l i n a f an cy p r i v at e sch ool , t o get a ch an ce t o go abr oad to vol u n t eer ar e al l op p or tu n i t i es t h at m on ey al l ow s an d p r i v i l eges t h at t h e l ess f i n an ci al ly av ai l abl e cou l d n ever d r eam of . I t ?s a cy cl e t h at keep s t h e r i ch , r i ch , an d essen ti al ly th e p oor , p oor .

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St u d en t s ar e getti n g obsessed w i t h col l ege an d ar e get t i n g p l agu ed by an x i et y m or e t h an ever . M ost stu d en ts w h o w an t to go to col l ege cou l d m ost l i kely f i n d a col l ege; t h e p r obl em i s th at f ar too m an y stu d en ts w an t t o go t o t h e sam e col l eges. Soci al m ed i a d ef i n i tely ad d s to th i s f eel i n g as on ce a stu d en t get s accep ted , i t i m m ed i at ely m akes an ap p ear an ce as a p ost, a stor y, or a l i n e i n t h ei r bi o an d i t cr eat es t h i s com p ar ati ve en v i r on m en t ; or th e stu d en ts t h at d i d n ot get i n t o a ?w or t h y ? col l ege, i t ?s a p u n ch i n th e gu t. St u d en ts th ese d ay s ar e so ex p osed by t h e m ed i a, t h ei r ow n sch ool , an d th ei r p ar en t s by th e n u m ber r an k i n g at t ach ed t o t h e col l eges t h at i t cr eat es so m u ch p r essu r e on th em . Ad u l ts say t h at , u l t i m at ely, w h er e st u d en t s d o go t o sch ool h as l i ttl e or n o ef f ect on w h at w i l l h ap p en t o t h em i n t h e f u t u r e. Bu t i t ?s si m p ly n ot bel i evabl e. W h en y ou ?r e i n h i gh sch ool , col l ege seem s l i ke ever y t h i n g. Yes. I t m i gh t be tr u e th at stu d en ts can get a gr eat ed u cati on i n al m ost an y p l ace i f t h ey w an t i t . Bu t at w h at cost? At w h at ex p en se w h en t h e op p or t u n i t i es gi ven f or l i f e af t er col l ege i s d i f f er en t d ep en d i n g on w h i ch col l ege y ou go t o? Regar d l ess of w h at t h e r eal i t y i s l i ke, th i s m en t al i ty th at col l ege i s t h e si n gl e m ost i m p or t an t m i l est on e i n l i f e i s so i n gr ai n ed i n th e stu d en t?s m i n d s th at i t ?s so d i f f i cu l t t o get r i d of .

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L or el ai p asses on h er w i t ty h u m ou r t o h er bel oved d au gh t er , an d t h r ou gh ou t t h e ser i es, th ey sh ar e on e- l i n er s w h i ch ar e a bi g p ar t of en t er t ai n i n g t h e au d i en ce. N o m att er w h at i ssu es th ey go th r ou gh , t h ey w i l l alw ay s h ave t h at sp eci al , f u n , qu i r k y r el ati on sh i p w h i ch d i f f er en ti ates t h em f r om al l of t h e oth er ch ar act er s.

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L or el ai w as a teen - m om , so sh e an d Ror y ar e on ly 16 y ear s ap ar t , w h i ch on i t s ow n i s a r eason f or th em to be best f r i en d s. L or el ai w an t ed t o cr eat e a bon d w i t h h er d au gh t er , esp eci al ly si n ce Ror y w as al l sh e h ad . Ch r i st op h er H ay d en , t h e m an w h o i m p r egn at ed h er , r an of f on ce L or el ai got p r egn an t . Sh e n ever got al on g w i th h er p ar en t s as sh e alw ay s d i sagr eed w i t h w h at t h ey w an t ed f or h er . H er p ar en ts ar e m or e p osh an d ol d - sch ool w h er eas sh e i s m or e l ai d back an d w an t s a l ess f an cy l i f e. Sh e r u n s aw ay f r om H ar tf or d w h er e h er p ar en ts ar e an d m oves t o t h e sm al l ch ar m i n g tow n of St ar s H ol l ow. Sh e f i n d s a job as a m ai d i n an i n n , m akes n ew f r i en d s (L u ke, M i a, an d Sook i e) w h o h el p h er ou t, an d at t h i s p oi n t i n l i f e sh e i s over w h el m ed w i th th e n ew m ove an d p r egn an cy al l al on e at 16 y ear s ol d . Bu t n oth i n g m at ter s on ce sh e gi ves bi r th to h er best f r i en d , Ror y.

A s w e al l k n ow, L or el ai i s th e cool m om , t h e m om ever y on e w an t s t o h ave, t h e m om ever y m an f al l s i n l ove w i t h , an d t h e m om ever y on e w an t s t o be best f r i en d s w i th .

Sh e sh ar es h er aw esom en ess w i t h Ror y, an d t h ey bot h r ock Star s H ol l ow t oget h er .

Fi n i sh i n g each ot h er ?s sen ten ces, sh ar i n g i n si d e jokes, an d h av i n g si m i l ar t aste i n m u si c an d m ov i es, Ror y an d L or el ai ar e t h e u l t i m at e d u o an d t h ei r r el ati on sh i p i s l ooked u p to by ever y on e i n St ar s H ol l ow an d t h e v i ew er s of t h e sh ow.

T h ei r r el ati on sh i p f aces m an y obstacl es as Ror y gr ow s ol d er , star t i n g t o d at e m en L or el ai d oesn ?t ap p r ove of . D ean i s Ror y ?s f i r st l ove, a ch ar m i n g boy w h o w as i n ti m i d ati n g bu t tr eat ed Ror y l i ke th e qu een sh e i s. L or el ai w as basi cal ly p ar t of th ei r r el ati on sh i p as sh e w as th er e on t h e f i r st d at e, i s f r i en d s w i t h D ean , an d t h e th r ee alw ay s h u n g ou t toget h er . H ow ever , t h i n gs go d ow n as Jess m oves i n t o tow n . L u ke?s n ep h ew, th e tr ou bl em aker of Star s H ol l ow, f al l s f or Ror y Gi l m or e, th e book w or m . L or el ai com p l etely d i sap p r oves of t h i s, w h i ch w as ver y st er eoty p i cal of h er i n m y op i n i on . Sh e n ever gave h i m a p r op er ch an ce an d alw ay s l i n ked h i m back to th e ?B ad B oy ? t i t l e. T h i s con t r over sy betw een t h em l ead s to ten si on as w e m ove on to season t h r ee. A n d l ast ly, L ogan , Ror y ?s col l ege boy f r i en d an d m y absol u t e f avor i te cau sed a cl ash bet w een Ror y an d L or el ai .

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A s Ror y gets ol d er , sh e goes to col l ege an d l eaves h er h om e, w h i ch i s a bi g str ai n on h er m oth er . H ow ever , th ey sti l l m an age t o t al k ever y si n gl e d ay an d see each oth er an y ti m e th ey ar e f r ee becau se n ot on ly d o t h ey h ave t o see f am i ly of t en , bu t t h ey ar e best f r i en d s an d m an age to m ake t i m e f or each oth er .

L or el ai str u ggl es to h ave a r el at i on sh i p w i th h er m ot h er Em i ly, an d w h en Em i ly ask s h er w h y, sh e r ep l i es w i t h : ?W i th m e an d Ror y, I ?m h er f r i en d f i r st an d t h en h er m ot h er bu t w i t h y ou , y ou ?r e ju st m y m oth er .? W i t h t h i s com p ar i son w e can see t h e u n i qu en ess w i t h th i s m ot h er / d au gh t er r el at i on sh i p .

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T h i s sh ow w i l l alw ay s h ave a sp eci al p l ace i n m y h ear t becau se of t h e ch ar m an d si m p l i ci t y th at com es w i t h i t bu t m ai n ly becau se of t h e excep ti on al r el at i on sh i p w e get to see gr ow bet w een Ror y an d h er m ot h er L or el ai .

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Ex pl or ing Ar t A r t T h er ap y ?A r t T h er ap y i s an i n t egr at i ve m en t al h eal th an d h u m an ser v i ces p r of essi on th at en r i ch es t h e l i ves of i n d i v i d u al s, f am i l i es, an d com m u n i t i es th r ou gh acti ve ar t- m ak i n g, cr eat i ve p r ocess, ap p l i ed p sy ch ol ogi cal t h eor y, an d h u m an ex p er i en ce w i t h i n a p sy ch ot h er ap eu ti c r el at i on sh i p? ( A m er i can A r t th er ap y A ssoci at i on ).

I t w or k s th r ou gh en gagi n g t h e i n d i v i d u al 's bod y an d m i n d w i t h ou t bei n g con f i n ed to w or d s al on e. T h e sen sor y, p er cep tu al , an d sy m bol i c att r i bu t es av ai l abl e i n th e ar t al l ow ar t i st s t o su r p ass t h e l i m i t at i on s of l an gu age an d ex p r ess a voi ce w i t h ou t h av i n g to sp eak . A r t t h er ap y i s u sed f or al l , f r om st u d en t s i n sch ool s to r esi d en t s i n sen i or com m u n i t i es, as w el l as i n d i v i d u al s i n h osp i tal s, cr i si s cen t er s, an d veter an s cl i n i cs.

T h e w or d ?A r t?d oes n ot con f i n e t h e p r act i ce t o sol ely t h e u se of p ai n t on a can vas bu t i n stead i n volves an ar r ay of ex p r essi ve op p or t u n i t i es t h r ou gh d an ce, d r am a, w r i ti n g, an d m u si c. T h e ef f ect i ven ess of t h i s f or m of t h er ap y h as been stu d i ed on ly i n sm al l gr ou p s; h ow ever i t h as sh ow n t o h el p p r ogr ess i n p eop l e su f f er i n g f r om an x i et y, d ep r essi on , an d PT SD , as w el l as an i n cr ease i n sel f - est eem an d p r om oti n g a bett er qu al i ty of l i f e f or t h ose f i gh t i n g l on g t er m i l l n esses.

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W h y V i si t an A r t M u seu m O th er th an th e f act t h at m an y w i l l be r em ai n i n g i n D u bai i n stead of t h e tr avel s th ey u su al ly w ou l d em bar k on , ar t m u seu m s of f er a l i st of ben ef i t s even w i th ou t on e?s ack n ow l ed gem en t . L ar ge col l ecti on s of ar t i n m u seu m s u n d ou bt ed ly com e f r om acr oss t h e w or l d , cr eat ed by a d i ver se col l ect i on of ar ti sts. T h e tr ad i ti on s an d h i st or y of an ar t i st an d t h ei r h om el an d h as a m ajor i m p act on w h at th ey cr eat e. I d en t i f y i n g t h e si m i l ar i ti es an d d i f f er en ces bet w een p i eces can h el p y ou d eep en y ou r u n d er st an d i n g of h ow cu l t u r e i m p act s ever y t h i n g w e d o. I n ad d i t i on , stu d i es ar e bei n g car r i ed ou t t o i n vest i gat e t h e ef f ect s of v i si t i n g an d com p r eh en d i n g ar t on m em or y an d ex p r essi on al sk i l l s.

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T h e th i n gs w e d eci d e ar e beau ti f u l ar e n ot alw ay s t h ose w h i ch ar e sh i n y w i th br i gh t col or s bu t i n st ead t h ose w h i ch t r i gger a cogn i ti ve r esp on se. T h i s of ten l ead s to an ap p r eci at i on f or t h at w h i ch i s f am i l i ar . I n t er m s of geom et r i c d esi gn , th e m ost u sed sh ap e i s a r ect an gl e; t h i n k abou t bu i l d i n gs, book s, t abl es, an d com p u t er s. St u d i es ar ou n d t h e con t i n u al u se of r ect an gl es h as l i n ked i t t o ou r p r eh i stor i c an cestor s w h o h ad l i m i t ed ey esi gh t an d scan n ed t h ei r w or l d f r om a r ect an gu l ar v i ew. B eau t y i s al so con n ect ed t o su r v i v al , sp eci f i cal ly t h r ou gh bi r d s su ch as p eacock s, p ar r ots, an d bi r d s of p ar ad i se. T h ei r br i gh t col or s t i t l e th em as str on g, h eal th y, an d com p at i bl e m at es.

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I f ad m i r ati on f or sti l l p ai n t i n gs i sn ?t y ou r f or t e, t h e T h eat er o f D i gi t al A r t cr eates an ex p er i en ce l i ke n on e oth er . I m ages ar e p r oject ed agai n st t h e h i gh w al l s of l ar ge r oom s, al l ow i n g y ou t o qu i t e l i ter al ly step i n to a w or l d of ar t . L i ve p er f or m an ces ar e al so p ar t of th e th eat er , t ak i n g on e m or e step i n to th e cr eat i on of th e p i eces an d t h e l i ves of th e ar t i sts.

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L ocat ed at t h e ver y p l ace t h e UA E w as f ou n d ed , th e Et i h ad M u seu m w al k s v i si tor s t h r ou gh t h i s cou n t r y ?s h i st or y. I n t er act i ve ex h i bi t i on s ad d t o th e l ear n i n g op p or t u n i t i es t h r ou gh ou t t h e m u seu m . T h e ar t i sti c sh ap e of t h e m u seu m i t sel f an d th e w ay i t d el i ver s i n f or m at i on t o i t s v i si tor s d evel op s a cr eat i ve at m osp h er e w h er e p eop l e of al l ages can l ear n an d ex p l or e.

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T h e Jam eel A r t s C en t er i s n ot on ly a m u seu m bu t al so a p l ace f or cl asses to p r om ote ar t i st i c cr eati on s. T h e var i ety of w or k sh op s h ost ed i n cl u d e scu l p tu r e, p ai n t i n g,an d ot h er u n i qu e m ed i a u ses. L i ve p r esen tati on s ar e d el i ver ed by n ot abl e ar ti sts to bu i l d a cr eati ve com m u n i ty.

Jam eel h osts a var i ety of ar t gen r es, att r acti n g a d i ver se au d i en ce.

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Danielle Dewbre '23

T h e C o f f ee M u seu m i s d ed i cat ed t o a sp eci f i c ty p e of ar t , w h i ch , t o som e, m ay be m or e val u abl e t h an an y Pi casso p i ece. W i t h i n , v i si tor s can l ear n abou t A r abi c, Et h i op i an , an d Jap an ese sty l e cof f ee an d h ow t h ey ?ve d evel op ed over ti m e. T h e caf e an d gi f t sh op p r ov i d e an op p or tu n i t y t o t r y t h e t y p es of cof f ee d i sp l ay ed th r ou gh ou t t h e m u seu m .

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T h e ex p r essi on ?i t ?s w h at ?s on th e i n si d e t h at cou n ts? ap p l i es str on gly to A l ser k al Av en u e as f r om th e ou tsi d e, i t ap p ear s to be a col l ect i on of w ar eh ou ses. W i t h i n th em , an ar r ay of ar t gal l er i es ar e f i l l ed w i t h var i ou s ty p es of ar t . Caf es scat ter ed th r ou gh ou t al l ow y ou to p i ck u p a cof f ee w h i l e p er u si n g i n an d ou t of th e gal l er i es.

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A f ter a l on g an d h ar d y ear of sch ool w i t h t h e p an d em i c, on e of t h e m ost exci t i n g th i n gs w e h ave to l ook f or w ar d t o t h i s su m m er i s al l t h e n ew al bu m r el eases. Goi n g to th e beach th i s su m m er w ou l d be i n com p l et e w i t h ou t t h ese u p com i n g al bu m s r el easi n g ju st i n ti m e f or su m m er !

SOUR by O l i v i a Ro d r i go , M ay 21, 20 21 T h e 11 son gs on O l i v i a Rod r i go?s f i r st al bu m ar e: brutal; traitor; drivers liscense; 1 step forward, 3 steps back; deja hu; good 4 u; enough for you; H appier, jealousy, jealousy; favorite crime; hope ur ok.

H appier than ever by B i l l i e Ei l i sh , Ju l y 30 , 20 21 B i l l i e Ei l i sh r ecen tly an n ou n ced t h at h er u p com i n g al bu m ?H appier than ever?, th er e w i l l be 16 t r ack s.

Blue Banisters by L an a D el Rey, Ju l y 4 t h , 20 21 So f ar , w e k n ow t h at t h er e ar e 3 son gs on ?Blue Banister?: Blue Banisters, Text book, an d W ildflower W ildfire.

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Jordi by M ar o o n 5, Ju n e 11, 20 21 M ar oon 5?s al bu m w i l l i n cl u d e 12 son gs on th e al bu m ?Jordi?, i n cl u d i n g som e of th ei r p r ev i ou sly r el eased son gs.

Culture I I I by M i go s, Ju n e 11, 20 21

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O n Ju n e 11th of th i s y ear , t h er e w i l l be ar ou n d 13 son gs r el eased on t h i s al bu m .

All I Know So Far by P!N K , M ay 21, 20 21 T h er e w i l l be 16 son gs on t h e al bu m an d t h i s i s P!N K ?s 9th al bu m .

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The UFC?s Bant amweight Division T h e U FC h as ei gh t d i f f er en t d i v i si on s, al l of w h i ch ar e f i l l ed w i t h som e of t h e best f i gh ter s i n th e w or l d . W i t h t h at , h ow ever , t h e ban tam w ei gh t d i v i si on i s ar gu ably th e m ost tal en t- r i d d l ed d i v i si on i n t h e U FC, bu t i t l ack s t h e sam e p op u l ar i t y as ot h er d i v i si on s. T h e cu r r en t ch am p i on of t h e w ei gh t cl ass i s A l jam ai n St er l i n g, an d w h i l e h e w on t h e t i t l e w i t h h eav y con t r over sy, h i s t al en t i s u n d en i abl e. H i s gr ap p l i n g i s f ast p aced , an d h e i s ver y sti ck y on t h e gr ou n d .

H e took th e ti t l e f r om Petr Yan af t er Yan com m i t t ed an i l l egal k n ee w h i ch l ed to Yan bei n g d i squ al i f i ed . W h i l e Ster l i n g d i d n ?t n ecessar i ly beat t h e ch am p i on , h e i s at th e top of a d an ger ou s d i v i si on - a d i v i si on t h at f eat u r es f or m er w or l d ch am p i on s, as w el l as d an ger ou s u p - an d - com i n g f i gh t er s.

T h e ban t am w ei gh t d i v i si on h ol d s a bev y of h al l of f am er s, su ch as Jose A l d o, Fr an k i e Ed gar , an d D om i n i ck Cr u z. A l l t h r ee of t h ose f i gh t er s w er e f or m er ch am p i on s, an d d om i n an t on es at t h at . W h i l e t h e t h r ee ar e at t h e l at t er en d of th ei r car eer s, th ey of f er a l evel of ex p er i en ce an d sk i l l t h at t h e y ou n g f i gh t er s d on ?t . T h r ou gh ou t h i s car eer , Jose A l d o h as p r oven h e can p er f or m agai n st t h e best of th e best, an d w i t h h i s el i te M u ay T h ai cou p l ed w i t h h i s su p er b taked ow n d ef en se, h e can p ose som e ser i ou s p r obl em s t o A l jam ai n Ster l i n g.

W h i l e Jose A l d o h as th e sk i l l s t o d et h r on e A l jam ai n Ster l i n g, h e w ou l d h ave t o T h e d ar k h or se of th e ban t am w ei gh t d i v i si on i s T J D i l l ash aw. D i l l ash aw w as t h e f or m er ch am p i on ju st a cou p l e y ear s ago an d w as th ou gh t to be th e f ace of th e d i v i si on .

D i l l ash aw w as on a qu est f or gr eatn ess, bu t i n th at qu est h e m ad e th e m i stake of ch eat i n g.

D i l l ash aw w as cau gh t tak i n g ster oi d s l ead i n g u p to h i s f i gh t w i t h H en r y Ceju d o, an d t h at l ed to h i m bei n g str i p p ed of th e t i t l e an d gi ven a tw o- y ear su sp en si on . W h i l e D i l l ash aw m ad e a m i st ake, h i s tal en t i s u n d en i abl e, an d w i t h h i s tw o- y ear su sp en si on bei n g d on e, h e i s com i n g back w i t h a ven gean ce. Even t h ou gh t h e d i v i si on h as m oved on w i t h ou t h i m , ju st based of f of h i s ach i evem en t s an d p r ow ess D i l l ash aw w as gr an ted a f i gh t agai n st t op con t en d er Cor y San d h agen . T h e w i n n er of t h at f i gh t i s l i kely th e n ex t u p f or a ti t l e f i gh t, w h i ch p u t s D i l l ash aw i n an i d eal p osi ti on t o r ecap t u r e t h e ti tl e. H i s w r estl i n g can cau se p r obl em s f or an y on e, an d h i s f oot w or k an d cr i sp t ech n i qu e can sh u t an y on e?s l i gh ts ou t .

W i t h i n th e p ast f i ve y ear s, Cor y San d h agen , Rob Fon t , an d Ped r o M u n h oz h ave sh ow n t h ei r p oten ti al to be w or l d ch am p i on s an d ar e n ow i n t h e r u n n i n g f or a ti tl e sh ot. Rob Fon t f l ew u n d er th e r ad ar i n t h e ban tam w ei gh t d i v i si on , bu t af t er h i s i m p r essi ve k n ockou t w i n over M ar l on M or aes, p eop l e t ook n oti ce an d r eal ly con si d er ed h i m a th r eat. Fon t f ol l ow ed th at f i gh t w i t h a m ast er cl ass p er f or m an ce agai n st Cod y Gar br an d t, Gr aban d t bei n g p er h ap s t h e m ost t al en t ed f i gh t er i n t h e d i v i si on . H i s d om i n at i n g w i n agai n st Gar br an d t h as p u t Fon t i n t h e t i t l e sh ot p i ct u r e, an d Fon t i s m ost l i kely on ly on e i m p r essi ve w i n aw ay f r om a sh ot at t h e gol d . W h i l e Fon t i s on a tear i n th e B an tam w ei gh t d i v i si on , Cor y San d h agen i s r an ked ah ead of h i m . Cor y San d h agen w as ch oked ou t by A l jam ai n Ster l i n g ju st a y ear ago; h ow ever , si n ce th en h e h as h ad tw o sp ect acu l ar k n ockou t w i n s.

San d h agen h ad h i s com eback f i gh t agai n st a f or m er t i t l e ch al l en ger , M ar l on M or aes, an d h i s w i n w as n ot h i n g sh or t of sp ect acu l ar . San d h agen l an d ed a sp i n n i n g w h eel k i ck on M or aes an d p u t h i m ou t, p u t ti n g t h e ban tam w ei gh t d i v i si on on n oti ce. San d h agen f ol l ow ed th at p er f or m an ce w i t h an even m or e i m p r essi ve w i n . San d h agen w as f aci n g a l egen d i n Fr an k i e Ed gar , bu t San d h agen d i d n ?t al l ow th e m om en t to f aze h i m . W i th i n t h i r t y secon d s of t h e f i gh t , San d h agen l an d ed a d evastati n g f ly i n g k n ee, w h i ch p u t Ed gar ou t col d f or m i n u tes. T h at p u t a stam p on San d h agen bei n g a l egi ti m ate con t en d er an d set h i m u p f or h i s u p com i n g m atch - u p agai n st T J D i l l ash aw.

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Ario Sohrabi '21

T h e ban tam w ei gh t d i v i si on i s p er h ap s th e m ost stacked d i v i si on i n t h e U FC; i t i s f i l l ed w i th tal en t f r om bott om to top . I t f eatu r es l egen d s of t h e sp or t , f or m er ch am p i on s, an d tal en ted p r osp ects on th e r i se. T h e ban tam w ei gh t d i v i si on h as a br i gh t f u tu r e ah ead an d i s on e th at f an s sh ou l d p ay m or e at t en t i on t o.

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SUmmer L i t t l e t h i n gs i n t h i s w or l d h ave th e abi l i t y to tr an sp or t ou r m i n d s t o ot h er p l aces th r ou gh ti m e l i ke m u si c d oes.

I t ?s a st ap l e of ever y Gen - Z teen ager to p r e- p l an w h at son gs w i l l be t h e sou n d tr ack of cer tai n p oi n t s i n ou r l i ves. r an k i n g t h em ou t of ten .

"Teen age D r eam " K aty Per r y 6/ 10

"L et?s Gr oove" - Ear th , W i n d & Fi r e 2/ 10

"O n e D an ce" - D r ake 8/ 10 (Ver y good .)

"St ar Si gn s" - O d u n si 1/ 10 (Ver y bor i n g.)

"T H E FRI EN D SPACE" - Ry an W ood s 6/ 10

"Sm el l s L i ke Teen Sp i r i t" - N i r van a 8/ 10

"T h e Ad u l ts A r e Tal k i n g "- T h e Str okes 10 / 10

"Ton gu e T i ed " Gr ou p l ove 10 / 10

"Can ?t Rem em ber to For get You " - Sh ak i r a 7/ 10

Bops W i t h su m m er br eak f ast ap p r oach i n g, i t?s th at ti m e of t h e y ear agai n t o d i g u p a cou p l e ol d an d n ew son gs to ad d t o y ou r su m m er p l ay l i st . M an y of y ou f i l l ed ou t a f or m an on y m ou sly w i t h y ou r r ecom m en d ati on s, an d I w i l l be

"Star gazi n g" - T h e N ei gh bou r h ood 10 / 10

"Su n d r ess" - A $A P Rock y 8/ 10

"M oon l i gh t T r i bal Seed s" - T r i bal Seed s

"M i d n i gh t Ci t y " - M 83 9/ 10

"Cal i f or n i a Gu r l s" K aty Per r y 10 / 10

"Pu r su i t of H ap p i n ess" - K i d Cu d i 6/ 10

"L et I t H ap p en " Tam e I m p al a 9/ 10

"Su m m er " - Calv i n H ar r i s 10 / 10

"B l i n d " - RO L E M O D EL 10 / 10

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Alan Berzinji '22

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Zodiac Summer Act ivit ies Alan Berzinji '22

W h et h er y ou 'r e a skep ti c, or a d i e- h ar d bel i ever , w e can al l ad m i t t h at t al k i n g abou t ou r zod i ac si gn s i s f u n . I f y ou st r on gly bel i eve i n ast r ol ogy or ar e ju st l ook i n g f or st u f f to d o th i s su m m er , l ook n o f u r t h er , f or I h ave th e p er f ect act i v i t y f or each zod i ac si gn .

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Gem i n i s, y ou ?r e f u n , ch ar i sm ati c, an d l ove to get ou t si d e of y ou r com f or t zon e. A r oad tr i p i s th e p er f ect su m m er act i v i t y f or y ou to u n l eash y ou r i n n er an i m al . I k n ow y ou l ove m eeti n g n ew p eop l e so tr y goi n g som ew h er e th at?s a p op u l ar

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I t p ai n s m e t o w r i te an y t h i n g p osi t i ve abou t Can cer s becau se I h at e y ou gu y s. Bu t y ou gu y s ar e ver y ar ti st i c an d cr eat i ve, so an y sor t of Pi n t er est D I Y act i v i t y i s r i gh t u p y ou r al l ey. M ay be y ou can sob l i ke th e baby y ou ar e w h i l e y ou m ake a D I Y p l an t p ot !

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I k n ow h ow en er geti c an d f u n y ou gu y s can be, so d o som eth i n g to u n l eash al l th at en er gy. I r ecom m en d a d ay at an am u sem en t p ar k . L et y ou r i n n er ch i l d ou t an d h ave f u n ! You d eser ve i t.

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V i r gos, I k n ow h ow h ar d i t can be f or y ou to d o som et h i n g y ou f eel i s u n p r od u ct i ve, so t r y an d vol u n teer i n a f i el d y ou en joy !

M ay be t h e l ocal an i m al sh el ter , or su m m er cam p . You ?ll be gett i n g th at sati sf acti on of d oi n g som eth i n g p r od u ct i ve w h i l e al so h av i n g f u n .

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L i br as! I k n ow y ou l ove h av i n g f u n as w el l as t h e ou t d oor s. T r y a sw i m su i t ou t d oor act i v i t y. Get a n i ce t an , go on a boat , go k ay ak i n g! A l l t h ese act i v i t i es w i l l scr at ch y ou r soci al i tch .

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Take a h i ke ou t of m y l i f e! Ju st k i d d i n g (k i n d of )! I n al l h on esty th ou gh , I k n ow h ow m u ch y ou gu y s l i ke act i vat i n g th e d ar ed ev i l i n y ou . You l ove p u sh i n g y ou r l i m i t s an d tr y i n g ou t n ew th i n gs, so a ch al l en gi n g h i ke i s p er f ect f or y ou .

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V i r go s - Vo l u n t eer :

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Get t h at f r eed om y ou cr ave w h i l e bei n g abl e t o see n ew th i n gs.

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A s ear t h si gn s, y ou Cap r i cor n s l ove bei n g gr ou n d ed . T r y a f am i ly an d cl ose f r i en d s cookou t . Take som e ti m e to cat ch u p w i th th e p eop l e t h at m ean th e m ost to y ou w h i l e sat i sf y i n g t h e f ood i e i n y ou .

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Movies

M or e of ten t h an n ot, ou r ar ch ety p es abou t sp eci f i c sett i n gs com e f r om w h at w e h ave seen f r om m ov i es. I n ot h er w or d s, ou r con cep t s of ?w i n ter ?, ?sen i or y ear ?, or ?Gr eece? ar e cr eated by a m i x of w h at w e see i n t h e m ed i a an d w h at w e ex p er i en ce ou r selves. A s w e ap p r oach th e en d of an ot h er sch ool y ear an d m ove cl oser tow ar d s su m m er , th e f ocu s of th i s ar ti cl e w i l l be on ou r con cep t of su m m er . W e of ten associ ate su m m er w i t h su m m er f l i n gs, beach es, an d y ou th . W i th th i s l i n e of th ou gh t , h er e ar e som e m ov i es th at d ef i n i tely h ad a r ol e i n sh ap i n g ou r p er cep t i on of su m m er , an d w i l l r em i n d y ou of th at h ot an d an ti ci p at ed season .

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H ot Su m m er N i gh ts (20 17)

T h e N otebook (20 0 4)

M am m a M i a (20 0 8)

Gr ease (1978)

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Yujin Choi '22

Fer r i s Bu el l er 's D ay O f f (1986)

D i r t y D an ci n g (1987)

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