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“Where are you from?”
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“Where are you from?”
Animal testing is vital to research for the sake of furthering medicine, technology and our overall understanding of science. Mice, rabbits, cats, dogs, sheep, chimpanzees, and many other animals have all contributed towards the health and, consequently, progression of the human race.
Most of us have procrastinated at some point or another (and if you have not, I am pretty sure you are a robot). It is easy to get bogged down in work, especially at this point in the semester. The key is to manage the urge to put off tasks and not to allow it to consume your schedule.
Recent events are causing me to question whether we are living in the 21st century or the Middle Ages. From Michigan’s newly instated “rape insurance” policy to the “backlog of 11,000 untested rape kits” in Detroit as reported by MSNBC, the historical pattern in which women pay the price for events outside of their control continues.
Smiles are contagious, or at least those are the results of a study conducted in Sweden at Uppsala University. Yale Scientific Magazine reports, “They found that genuine smiles directly induced smiles from the participants.”
“Are you listening?”
Stress is an inescapable part of life, but its accumulation is detrimental to our health. Its toll on our bodies, however, could be eased if only there was a place where students could get away from the hubbub of life and just enjoy the blessed silence.
At one point or another, many of us have joked about having the attention span of a goldfish. The joke “I’m ADD, attention deficit dis… hey look, a butterfly!” and others like it make light of what is actually an overall culture of distraction.
The ability to multitask is arguably the most desirable skill to possess in today’s day and age. Whether in an academic or a professional setting, one’s ability to manage a large task load and high stress situations is seen a positive attribute. But despite our cultural preference, our internal biochemistry does not thank us for the ever-increasing amounts of stress we overload ourselves with.
Humans naturally have the inclination to categorize the world around us, whether we are determining shapes, sizes, colors, fruits or people. While it is a natural cognitive process, it becomes problematic when the classifications become stereotypes.
Sometimes it’s overwhelming to think of all the things there are to do: complete undergrad, go on to grad school, start a successful career, spend time with family and friends, eat well, find the time to work out (Work out? No one has time for that!) and a million other things on the list.
With the Centers for Disease Control reporting that in 2011 only 31 percent of high schoolers attended physical education class daily, it seems to be a pretty common sentiment that physical and health education classes are a poorly executed joke.
At some point or another, most of us have longed for circumstances other than our own. Whether we admire someone’s wealth, status, education or relationship, the feeling of desire is the same.
I love college.
If you’ve ever taken American history, you know it’s an understatement to say Native Americans got the short end of the stick. Since they make up only 1 percent of the American population, many of us do not think about the trauma that Native Americans have to deal with on a daily basis. As a result, we can be insensitive to their losses and hurts.
After my shift driving the golf cart ended at work, I walked inside to get a drink. A woman approached me and touched my arm. She smiled and said, “I cannot tell you how excited I was to see you driving!” My initial reaction was confusion. What was she talking about? She continued, “It’s so wonderful that you are able to live here and have the freedom to drive.”
“Man, you’re whipped.”
Everyone has heard about the gender gap faced by women around the world. The media frequently highlights the global disparity between the rights of the sexes, but we don’t often stop to reflect on our own cultural expectations.
During my college career, I would have to say the biggest complaint I’ve heard voiced among students is that we all want nap time. We bemoan our lack of sleep and our high-stress levels during the school year. Even during the summer, we hold down jobs, internships, research and of course, classes. It’s as though we never have time to stop and reset. We are expected, not just by graduate schools and future bosses, but also by our American culture, to keep busy and work all the time.
In today’s advanced, fast-paced, globalized world, we favor quick fixes and immediate solutions. This culture applies to the world of medicine in addition to broader societal norms: If you’ve got a medical problem, just solve it with pharmaceuticals.