North Campus Citizen Scientist Project For my Applied Leadership Project I have been promoting citizen science at Miami Dade College North Campus as well as in my hometown of Key Biscayne. Citizen Science is when community members participate in the scientific data collection of their surrounding environment. They can observe wild plants and animals and report it for scientific processing. It is really easy to become a citizen scientist‚ as easy as downloading an app called iNaturalist on any smartphone
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Campus rape is an extremely prevalent issue in today’s culture. According to Stanford University’s 2015 Campus Climate Survey‚ 4.7 % of women reported that they had been a victim of sexual assault and 32.9% reported experiencing sexual misconduct. Of those attacks‚ 80% of the perpetrators were Stanford students and 85% were men. Many of these offenses go unreported for fear of the victim not being believed or even being blamed. Because of this‚ rape is not taken as seriously as it should be. Recently
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Campus Carry According to the Texas Department of Public Safety on August 1st of 2016‚ the right for an authorized licensed handgun holder to carry a concealed handgun on certain public‚ private‚ and/or independent university campuses was granted. Even though campus carry is permitted‚ open carry is still banned. Depending on the campus certain buildings may be prohibited to campus carry. When there is a building on the campus that does not permit the carrying of handguns‚ there will be a sign
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Open campus lunches in High School Normally in every high school you go to or see‚ the students are having lunch in a cafeteria an enclosed area‚ but do you ever see students leaving campus for lunch? When you first hear this you might think‚ “Letting students go out and to do whatever they want?” Now i‘m not saying it should be open for everyone‚ but be an option that a parent can sign a forum to let their child be out to explore different foods and interact with the world being themselves
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incapable. Illnesses like depression and schizophrenia impair judgment and reduce self worth. Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" shows the lead character‚ Hamlet‚ suffer after the loss of his father‚ becoming excessively moody and suicidal. Sylvia Nasar’s book A Beautiful Mind‚ gives a look into the great mathematician‚ John Nash’s spiral into schizophrenia almost ruining his work. Both characters must overcome their illness to achieve their grand goals. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet suffers from constant depression
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http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/romangods/p/janus.htm • Libby. (2010‚ 09 09). Janus (Libby‚ 2010)Altar. Ames‚ Iowa‚ USA. • University Museums. (2009). Agronomy Building‚ Janus Agri Altar. Retrieved 10 10‚ 2010‚ from Iowa State University Art On Campus: http://www.museums.iastate.edu/AOCFactSheetsPDF/New%20Fact%20Sheet%2009/Jan usAgriAltar.pdf Internet websites: Online Images: • Hirsch‚ Jeff (Photographer). June 9‚ 2003. “Magazine Editors of Notes and Achievements.” Retrieved October 09‚ 2010
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of is hope. The citizens are constantly hoping for better whether for their children’s safety and future‚ or even for their homes‚ that have a chance of being torn down by the airport authority. The life that is displayed in the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers is far from easy‚ yet it shows us the harsh reality
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Cell Phones on Campus? Yes or No? Think of this scenario; A cell phone buzzes and rings in a student’s pocket. As the teacher abruptly stops talking‚ everyone in the classroom stares at the student‚ disrupted. The boy‚ paying no attention to the annoyed class‚ reaches into his pocket‚ pulls out a cell phone‚ and starts texting rapidly. This is an example of cell phone distraction at school. First off‚ cell phones shouldn’t be allowed in schools is because of cheating. Cheating allows cheaters
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"Thin is Beautiful" How many times have you looked in a magazine and envied the models pictured? Have you ever watched a TV show or a movie and wished you looked like one of the stars? Many teenage girls are often targeted by magazines‚ movies‚ and TV and are made to believe that "thin is beautiful". The media has negatively affected teenage girls’ self-image. From sit-coms to magazines‚ thin‚ beautiful girls can be spotted‚ and this can cause a girl to feel that she is not thin enough to be
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Gun Free Campus Equals a Defenseless Campus. Campuses grow more vulnerable every day as the nation continues on its downward spiral. Since 2010‚ the country has witnessed over a hundred shootings committed on school campuses. Shootings on school grounds‚ whether it is an elementary or post graduate school is far from a new concept. During the 1990s’ Congress implemented multiple Gun Free School Zone Acts for federally funded schools to help create safer school zones by preventing any gun related
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