Women in the present day economy contribute to approximately $7.6 trillion in economic activity, according to RBC Wealth. But, as we celebrate another Women’s History Month, it’s worth exploring women’s position and contribution to the economy today.
2021’s “Dune” is a movie adaptation of the 181,493 word epic science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert in 1965. So it is no surprise that this two-and-a-half-hour movie was barely able to scratch the surface of this very dense story.
When I say I preferred to work alone, I don’t mean it in a selfish way. Growing up, I was always quiet and struggled with opening up and making new friends.
Currently, humans absorb an estimated five grams of plastic every week, which is about the size of a credit card. It’s in our foods, it’s in the water we drink, and it’s in the air we breathe.
The game was rigged from the beginning. It was made to support white suburbia and to have people of color at the bottom of the food chain. Learning about redlining in Mr.
It’s crazy how much changes as you grow up. You make new friends, discover new hobbies, upgrade your style … but you’re unprepared for how your relationship with food changes.
“Lady Bird” is a 2017 movie that has been called a feminist masterpiece. While I believe that the director, Greta Gerwig, created an excellent movie with strong feminist themes, the source of inspiration this movie draws from is often left out.
Project Drawdown is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to stopping global warming and aiding the world in achieving “drawdown, the point where greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere start to decline.” Project Drawdown’s website presents a “solution library,” consisting of 93 articles explaining the answers, as well as the drawbacks, to the biggest problems
I am American. At least, that’s my nationality. The stigma surrounding the word “American” makes me struggle to identify myself with it. When I am asked this question similar to “Where are you from?” or “What are you?” I always say I’m from the U.S.
After months of searching, I finally got a new job last month. But, as President Biden gave his State of the Union address on February 7, it became apparent that I was one of thousands to have had a career shift.
As I sat there on the carpet of my childhood bedroom floor, I had my mind set on where beauty lay — in the shiny strands of hair that would glide so easily through the bristles of her hairbrush.
Jeffrey Dahmer: a convicted serial killer and sex offender. This man is a monster, yet he has been consistently sexualized by the media. The 2017 addition to the Jeffrey Dahmer franchise came in the form of “My Friend Dahmer,” inspired by a graphic novel of the same name.
Last time, we talked about actions for climate change that Berkeley High School students could take on in their daily lives to make a difference. In this column, we will talk about what solutions organizations are pursuing on a larger scale to address things like heaps of plastic in our oceans, rising sea levels, and
I used to live on International Boulevard in Oakland, on the more impoverished side of town. The sounds of guns waking us up at 3 in the morning was like an alarm clock for an early riser, sending panic through my mother whilst my dad slept, unaware of my brother and I hiding under the
As prospective college students, many of us worry about college costs. While acceptance rates for many colleges decrease, college costs seem to be on a steady incline for the past few decades.
Recently, I went to get lunch off-campus with some friends. Being a high schooler with little money, I wanted to find cheap snack options. I’m well acquainted with the food stores in Downtown Berkeley, and have my usual stores with some typical snacks I buy.
For most of the years of my youth, I lived with my grandma on my dad’s side of the family, and I thought differently about each side of the family.
Born and raised in the Bay Area, this environment is all I really know. I’ve never experienced somewhere outside of California consciously; I was only a child when I went to visit Honduras to see family.
