Up until last fall, my understanding of climate change had been a vague awareness of rising global temperatures and our impending doom, speckled with terms like “ocean acidification” and “carbon sinks.”
I had a distant, scientific appreciation of what climate change was, and what it could do, but thought very little of the impacts that would become our reality.
Over the past few years, Boston schools have hit a new high when it comes to admissions. Name the college and there was an applicant increase.
For the 2013-2014 school year, Boston University applications increased by 20.6 percent, Babson College by 18.45 percent and Harvard by 16 percent, boston.com reported.
While browsing my favorite source for green news, Grist.org, last week, I came across a headline that made me pause. “Chemical banned in Europe is probably on your apple,” it read, right under the week’s environmental news.
In the past week, young females have received a large amount of attention in the news, though not for the best, unfortunately. Over 200 schoolgirls between the ages of 12 and 15 were abducted in Nigeria in two separate kidnappings. Since then, protestors in Africa have sparked an anti-government movement while waiting for the government to find the missing students.
You always want to end things in a big finish when you know your expiration date. There’s always a plethora of issues and ideas, whether it’s serious or light-hearted, that would be fun to draw on paper.
The race will serve as both a grim reminder of a horrible week and a reassuring show of strength in the wake of a terrible tragedy. Regardless of what it means to you, it will be different.
Last month, Northeastern announced that the speaker for the May 2014 commencement ceremonies would be Janet Napolitano. This is disappointing but unsurprising.
It’s always fun to watch people celebrate their accomplishments, but I never really put myself in their shoes. Last year some of my best friends graduated, and I remember going to work the night after graduation. I looked around at everyone celebrating and I just kept telling myself, “One more year, Laura, you still have one more year.”
