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Importance of Independent Media Book Launch In the Fall of 2019, I was enrolled in journalism selected topics course where we learned about the history of independent media and its impact in the journalism sphere. Through this class, I was able to learn about a plethora of independent outlets that are doing amazing reporting on important stories that mainstream media won't cover or won't take the time to do the proper reporting. A large part of this course compared how mainstream media and independent news outlets report on hot button issues like climate change, police brutality, and even immigration. Class sessions were spaces where we critically critiqued mainstream media and the power they have to sway and influence public opinion. Author & Journalist Todd Miller During my time in the course I was exposed to a variety of guest speakers; authors and journalists who were experts in their fields. One of whom was Todd Miller, author of Empire of Border...

New Year, New Beginnings Happy New Year! During the first few weeks of every new year, everyone has all these resolutions, all these things they want to change or 'fix' about themselves. My theory about this is that people are obsessed with new year resolutions every year is that people are intrigued by the chance at a fresh start.  Don't get me wrong, I am one of those the people. But instead of resolutions, I like to say the word goals. I think of things that are reasonable and easy to achieve. Like popular things that people often list is that they want to go to the gym, lose, weight, eat healthier. All these things are great but by no means are realistic for me.  Going into this year I definitely want to be more mindful of my eating habits but I'm not going to change them completely just to fulfill some goal or fit into the norm. In addition to mindful eating, I also want to take one big trip this year. I am someone that has never really been on a va...

A Year in Review It is officially the first full week of 2020 and it already seems like 2019 was a distant moment in time. Although the year is young, so much has happened from social movements to political situations but aside from that, 2019 was a year of growth and self-discovery. I want to list my top moments of 2019 and their impact on me as a person. These are in no particular order but they will be loosely chronological, being that the first on the list happened earlier in the year. One of my first memorable moments of the year was turning 21. In the United States, this is the legal drinking age. Being in college it seems like a certain right of passage, you upgrade from house parties to going to the bars. This by far was one of my favorite birthdays, not because there was drinking involved (it definitely created an interesting atmosphere)  but because of all the people that were involved in my celebration. I celebrated my actual day of birth at college wi...

2019 Spotify Wrapped! For the past few years now, Spotify has been releasing personalized playlists compiled of songs most listened to by the user. They call it their Spotify Wrapped Playlist. I started using Spotify as a streaming platform in 2017 when I found out that they have a student deal where you get Spotify Premium, Hulu + Showtime for $5! For the past three years, I've gotten my personalized playlists and have thoroughly enjoyed them! Disclaimer before moving forward, I do share my Spotify account with my sister because I'm nice but this has slightly skewed my results. She does not listen to as much music as me but she listens to enough to create an impression in the results. Below are some screenshots of the visual summary that came along with my playlist this year. This year I was shown my music taste through the seasons. This year I was definitely more adventurous and ventured out of my comfort zone and branched out to different artists. ...