Alumnus

The vast history and prestige of Ivy League colleges put a lot of pressure on the universities to be ahead of society in all aspects. Many Ivies were open to social change, but Princeton University was not. In Lawrence Graham’s “Member of the Club,” Graham tells the story of his time as a black student at Princeton in the early 1980s. This paper will look at Larry’s college years at princeton through several, widely accepted sociological perspectives. Functionalism is a sociological perspective…

MOVIE REVIEW Dead Poet’s Society The film Dead Poets Society is a film that explores the idea of "Carpe Diem" (seize the day) from the perspective of few young men at an all boys boarding school. Their teacher Mr. Keating (their poetry professor) played an important role throughout and helps them stretching their minds, and exercising their right to defiant acts of love for life and poetry, and the false opinions of the society. The movie throughout takes us on a roller coaster that leaves the…

and Macon, Georgia. The acts of the BSA would play a major role in getting Mercer to start a Black studies program. Not only was a program started for the blacks of Mercer, they would get their first black faculty member. Mr. Gary Johnson, a Mercer alumnus would be appointed as coordinator of the program in 1972. He was the first black faculty member to work at Mercer. This decision would lead to countless accusations and commentary concerning…

An individual who encouraged me into studying nursing is my PUC alumnus brother. His four years as a nurse has genuinely turned him into a role model for my younger sibling and me. He has driven me to emulate his actions by pursuing nursing at PUC myself and furthermore, to be the first in my family to receive a bachelor’s…

This degree will also allow me to work in a lab so I can fund medical school and obtain experience in surgery when working with lasers, which is a common practice for ophthalmologists. Overall, I hope to be able to return as an alumnus to my chosen college and teach others the steps I took starting in high school to become who I am, and show them who they also can be. The majority of ophthalmologists are men, and with this being a growing field for women, I will have the opportunity…

he summer of my sophomore year, I was bored. I was too old for summer camp, but I was too young to get a summer job. One day I received an email from the University of Chicago’s office of admissions. The e-mail was encouraging high school students to attend their summer open house. My interested piqued and I immediately filled out the visitor information form. After leaving the open house highly satisfied, I told my mother that I wanted to go to UChicago. Similar to this prompt, my mother…

self-defense. Marissa Alexander, a battered African American woman fired a warning shot at her barbarous husband during an encounter at her home in Florida. She did not harm or injured anyone, but according to Terrance Hamm Georgetown University Alumnus “Circuit judge James H. Daniel denied Alexander the same “stand your ground” rule that was exercised in Zimmerman’s…

Growing up in Pennsylvania, I always was aware of the reputation The Pennsylvania State University had for providing the best education. I have known Penn State graduates and I have seen the pride they have in being Penn State alumni. When I started my career at Lockheed Martin last year, I was not surprised to find there were Penn State alumni on my very team. When I decided that I was looking to pursue a master’s in Cybersecurity, I took the advice of my coworkers and looked into Penn State’s…

The Mango House- “Form follows Function” The Mango house is the physical manifestation of a quest to connect with the natural environment. The house is a reflection of the architect's creative sensibilities; its essence being simplicity in thought and expression - taking shape through the form, its spaces and building materials. The site has been defined by the coordinates of several existing majestic mango trees. Hence, the ‘function’ is the conservation of these 100-odd-year-old inhabitants;…

Sadness reigns, as the final session for the Labor Studies Winter Semester comes to a close. This has been an incredible journey emanating from the beginnings of civilization and progressing through the annals of time and landing April 20,2016. Frankie the K, is an awesome professor with a wealth of knowledge, and the class learned a plethora of new information that covered all disciplines of education. We were honored with two guests representing the Teamster Union, Marian Novak, and Neil…