Category: Fall 2022
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Report on Gender and Racial Minorities in the Economics Profession
in Fall 2022Abstract This report begins by summarizing trends in the representation of gender and racial minorities in the economics profession, focusing particularly on the 2021/2022 school year cycle. Specifically, it summarizes trends in the representation of gender and racial minorities in the top 20 Economics Graduate Schools and the top 20 Business Schools. Subsequently, it compares…
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“An Unusual View of the Hunter Museum in Ink” and “Shaded Walking Bridge”
in Fall 2022An Unusual View of the Hunter Museum in Ink Shaded Walking Bridge Still observation of the world allows an artist to establish a profound connection with their environment, and record this process of spiritual exchange through carefully placed line work on the page. The will of the artist to sit quietly and learn provides them…
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Blessed and Fruitful
in Fall 2022Visual Art, collage on canvas. I’m Bella Miller, a Women’s Studies major in Chattanooga, TN. I genuinely believe that we were all created to feel and to love, so I tend to create art based on sensual experiences. This piece is meant to reflect a lustrous museum, full of sculptures and paintings and desire. The…
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Hey, Siri, Am I Sexist?: An Examination of AI Voice Assistant Gender on Perceptions of Helpfulness and Usefulness
in Fall 2022Sexism is a constant problem experienced by women in society. Sexism is defined as an individual’s attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that either reflect negative views of individuals based on their gender or support an unequal status of men and women (Swim & Hyers, 2009). This not only affects men and women during their everyday life…
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Circe to Desi: The Five Stages
in Fall 2022Can ancient Greek mythology somehow reflect the experiences and stages of life one encounters today? Madeline Miller’s Circe (2018) does just that. Circe’s character is alienated as a young child and she struggles through accepting her own existence versus understanding if there is a place for her in the real world. As she silently experiences…
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Crow Boys
in Fall 2022CROW BOYS 1) From 7PM to 7AM, the Crow Boy must be at the top of the North Tower of Castilla Libera Academy. 2) From 7PM to 7AM, the Crow Boy must prevent the pajalunas from stealing the academy’s prize pigeons. 3) For as long as the Crow Boy guards the pigeons each night, he…
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Five Poems — “A Drawing of My First Tattoo,” “Sweet Chamomile,” “Sweet Snack Recipe,” “Fancy Chocolates,” and “Four (4) Dozens of Eggs”
in Fall 2022A Drawing of My First Tattoo f i r st we have leaves leaves l e a v e s t he n bird bird bird l e av es tree tree tree tree tree tree tree tree and then the words i suppose it will all make tree tree tree tree sense when…
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Motherhood and Moving
in Fall 2022Motherhood & Moving: A Reason for Denying the Privilege of the Heart When I close my eyes, I want to be where it is cold. Maybe this is because, as a second-generation Tennessean, I’ve never really known the cruelty of mountains of snow, but my dear friend would say that my fondness for such a…
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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Education: An Unseen Injustice
in Fall 2022Introduction At least one in twenty women suffer from a condition known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder. This is a very severe, debilitating disorder that makes functioning impossible for one to two weeks every month (Thakrar et al., 2021, p.1). Being acknowledged as an actual disorder only recently, PMDD was introduced to the Diagnostic and Statistical…
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A Disorder in Disguise: How TikTok Exploits Dependence on Social Groupings in Teen Female Weightlifters through Glamorizing Eating Disorders
in Fall 2022Introduction Evolutionary adaptation has been manipulated through social media companies and has developed generations of eating disorders (ED) through engulfing a vulnerable community right under our noses. In our world today, we are highly influenced by those who surround us. The brain continues to grow until the age of 25, and our social environment has…