Author / Clare Grindinger
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Energy Use and the Coronavirus
I’ve been off and on with the whole “zero-waste” thing. As introduced to me by Lauren Singer, known through her Instagram handle as Trash is for Tossers, zero-waste as a lifestyle is more than simply refusing plastic straws and composting food—it is completely giving up plastic and unsustainable materials. That means the milk bottle you…
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The Fear of Encryption
Right now, if I send a text to my friend on iMessage, and we both are using the iOS software, that text is encrypted, meaning only my friend and I can read it. Apple, the government, or any badly intentioned actors cannot read the message while in transit. This message may not be encrypted while…
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Racial Hiring in Hollywood
Whenever I walk across campus, I like to call my sister to check in. She’s in her thirties, has two kids, and is an actor. She is bilingual in French and English and is a thin, average height, white woman. Recently, she hasn’t gotten many chances to audition. I asked her why and she told…
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Peloton, the Gift that Gives a “Beach Bod”
I don’t remember the first time I rode a Peloton bike, but I was turned. The spunk, energy, and excitement to be a part of this exclusive family was real. Robin Arzòn became my hero, Ally Love became my best friend and DJ John Michael was my shining light. I knew Peloton, an exercise equipment…
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Universities Profiting Off of Black Bodies
Recently, my friend called me to tell me that he just got a job offer that was so good, he couldn’t refuse. An offer he couldn’t refuse, that scared me a little. I feel like a year from now, he will be complaining, wanting to quit his job, feeling overworked and like the money isn’t…
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Assad Remains in Power, Kurds Betrayed
When I was abroad in Jordan this past academic year, I stayed with a host family. My host mom, a Syrian Christian from the north, supported the al-Assad regime. The Syrian Assistant Director of my program, conversely, did not support the regime. There was a portrait of al-Assad in our home and when the assistant…
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Justin from Canada
Only a month before the 2019 Canadian federal election, Time Magazine released the first photo of the current prime minster, Justin Trudeau, in brownface while he was a teacher at the West Point Grey Academy. Trudeau was dressed as a caricature of an Arab man for an Arabian nights themed party. This isn’t the first…
