Elder Abandonment
SocietyEveryday Fernando thinks about how much he misses his family and being home. He is tired of waiting for someone to take him out of the hospital and take care of him in the comfort of his own home. Fernando is an elderly Portuguese man who is currently living in Santa Maria’s Hospital in Lisbon
Who Illuminates the Future of “Crayfishes”?
SocietyNowadays, it is common that college students volunteer to become teachers of village schools in remote areas, which is one way of Chinese Poverty Alleviation through Education. This is not an easy task, and sometimes it is controversial. But Yuwei, a graduate student from Fudan University who used to be such a special teacher, does
Weaponized Insecurity: The Far Right, 4Chan, and Teenage Boys
SocietyI recently sat down to chat with a friend from back home. I met him in high school when I admittedly thought he was a pretty weird guy- anti-social, extremely self-deprecating, always trying to make the edgiest jokes, and self-identified politically on the right. Since then, he has gone through major changes as he had
Less Face More Book
SocietyIt is early in the morning. The first thing Afonso did when he woke up was to check the notifications on his new iPhone. He wakes up happy because he has over 200 likes on his last Instagram photo and thousands of retweets in the previous post. Afonso is 18 and spent the day online,
Hero or Zero?
Politics . Society . SportsIn a perfectly regular environment, the season had just started and everything looked the same old way, calm and discreet. We were in 2015, during transfer season of European football when a scandal bursts the World of the King of Sports. The Football Leaks came up. Out of nowhere, an unsigned website shocks the world
One small step for mankind
Culture . SocietyOne shakes his head. An other’s eyes find the ceiling of the metro station, while someone by accident stamps on his heel. During peak hours in Munich the underground is survival of the fittest. I step into the metro and I’m searching for a free spot to hold on. I have to put my arm
War with yourself: The road to becoming a graduate student
Society . Student lifeThis is a second chance to change my Life “I just want to give myself a chance to start over, no matter how hard it takes. I want to get out of my current life and meet better students, better teachers, and more resources,” said Zhang Yan, juniors who attended the 2018 Unified National Graduate
Inclusive education for disabled children: how to meet their special needs
Health . SocietyA common problem in actual schools in most countries is the inclusion of children with special needs in regular classrooms. But what does “inclusion” in this context mean? UNESCO defines inclusive education as “a process of responding to the diversity of students”. It involves offering a common education for all students that recognizes, values, and
Apartheid – – – Apartness
Authors . Culture . Politics . Society“Don’t question things. You are an American. Don’t rock the boat.” This is what my grandfather told his six children in the late 60s and early 70s when they started questioning the system of apartheid. “We were in a bubble,” reflects my aunt Tara Marshall. She was only 5 when her family uprooted their life
Let’s talk about Mental Health
Health . Society . Student life“It has controlled my life since I was 9 in almost every way. In the limit, it freezes me, so the only way I figured to prevent that from happening was, and still is, to prepare myself before any situation that may disturb me. In my experience, I believe, it emerges from the need of