CONTRIBUTORS

Fall 2018

COMM 233A

Sungyeon Ahn

William Andries

Kamal Apatira

Georges Azouri

Faith Blakey

Colleen Kelly

Benjamin May

Pia Ocvirk

Natalie E. Raskas

Helina Samson

Ryan Scott

Sydney Secuskie

Sarah Selzer

Abigail Smith

Griffin Spurgin

Jarrod Stiver

Aleysha Ward

Theresa R. Weigel

Jackson Williams

Joseph S. Zanca

COMM 233C

Caleb Baue

Jonathan Bonilla

Frederick Coudret

Destiney Davis

DaBreonna Doss

Christopher Douglas

Cailey Griffin

Gunter Jaeger

Emmanuel Koutsouras

Yongjie Li

Katharine McLean

Brogan Miller

Joshua Mundell

Richard Pasch

Daniel Scotto

Ryan Smith

Nathan Stapleton

Leda Turpen

Margaret Wagenbrenner

Kenneth West

ARE WE THE WEIRD ONES?

By: Destiney Davis Eighteen-year-old Sam Gardner is your typical high school boy who loves his family, sports etc. except there’s one thing that makes him slightly different. Sam is on the autism spectrum (ASD). Atypical , it is a coming of age Netflix series that takes its viewers on a wild ride with Sam Gardner and his daily struggles with being a high school student with autism. The first season begins with what any teenage boy enjoys, girls. Sam Gardner begins asking advice from father about girls and dating and is welcomed with loads of advice from his father, Doug. But from his mother, Sam receives almost complete resentment and negativity when bringing upon the idea of dating. But why? Why is such a normal teenage action being turned down simply because of a mental disability? According to the National Institute of Health, about 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with ASD. Disabilities are quite difficult to discuss whether it be in our own communities or the media...

ABUSE OF LARRY NASSAR: UNRAVELED

By Daniel Scotto Growing up, it is instilled in us to dream big and put every ounce of concentration and effort into achieving those dreams, whatever they may be. Only a select few Americans have the coveted opportunity to represent their country on the Olympic stage. The amount of talent and dedication it takes to be on that high caliber of a team is nearly impossible to accomplish. With that being said, when these sorts of accolades are taken away from someone or tarnished, there is no possible way to make up for this loss. This is what happened to around 350 women that fell victim to Larry Nassar. Larry Nassar joined the USA Olympic gymnastic program as an athletic trainer in 1986. The women on the multiple gymnastic teams during his tenure could have never expected the horrifying events that were to come. Joining the esteemed ranks of being an Olympic athlete puts you on a pedestal. As an Olympic athlete, you expect to be treated as such. Nassar u...

ARTISTRY WITHIN ACTIVISM

By: Sarah Selzer When armchair theorizing political activism, pop-culture has been noted as the driving force of political change. However, this notion truly comes to life when we look at the history of how hip-hop could be considered the voice of our generation, specifically containing the critical area for the emergence of hip-hop feminism. Concerning political movements that stemming from the base of hip-hop music influence, female artists not only used their platform as a form of sexual and artistic expression but to highlight problems within Grassroots- Black Community politics (Collins, 2014). Primarily Black and Latino youth were denied access to basic education, decent housing, recreational activities, and music lessons stemming from the early to mid-1900’s (Collins, 2014). Instead of feeling defeated, young-female black youths took the time to create new art forms of music that challenged the stereotypes of being born into poverty which ultimately gave them opportunit...

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