A student goes to Spain and learns an entirely new way of life from her host family. Another student goes to Japan, and his host family demonstrates the values of respect in their culture.
Cultural exchange programs open up a whole new world for participants. No matter where they travel, students who participate in exchange or intercultural programs experience immersive education about new cultures. |
Twenty-three percent of Americans are dependent and needy.
At least that’s what popular culture leads us to believe. According to Pew Research Center, this 23 percent consists of 75.4 million Americans who are millennials and therefore receive the negative reputation that comes with this label. Often, this reputation stems from the views of older generations. |
Professor Erickson: an extreme liberal and feminist ethnographer at Grinnell College in Iowa - AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
This is how some conservative students react to professors who have a political opinion that differs from their own. A group of these students created a watchlist so that other students like themselves can be aware of professors at their universities who have a strong liberal bias. The watchlist is on a website called Professor Watchlist and was created by Turning Point News and Turning Point USA. |
Welcome to the Bay Area!
Only whites and Asians accepted. Although this is not completely true, this stereotype has weaved its way into society and many people have come to identify with it. Chloe Kelly, a junior who moved to San Carlos from Florida in 2015, said, “Before I moved here, I saw the Bay as a technology hub that was exclusive to wealthy people that were Asian or white. Everyone kind of saw the Bay Area as just San Francisco, full of young, privileged people that paid rent with tech money.” |
The Screen Age - an era in time when no one could be found without the bright light of a smartphone shining up at their face and showing them the words from their latest tweet.
With the help of social media, mass communication and time wasting is at an all-time high. Many find themselves spending more time searching for memes than they do interacting with other humans or fulfilling their own basic needs. |
From her Lulu Lemon leggings to her Dr. Marten boots, every part of her outfit comes with its own reputation.
As she walks down the hallway, her peers look at her in awe, aspiring to earn enough money to live as luxurious a life as hers. Little do they know, she works everyday after school and spends every penny she has just to pay for her next outfit. Many people value appearance over authenticity; choosing to appear wealthy rather than save up their money and actually become wealthier. |
Pie is cooling down, presents are waiting, and snow is falling. Press pause on the holidays; it’s time to shop.
After having prepared Thanksgiving dinner for days, many choose to end the festivities early in order to make it to their favorite stores and save money on Black Friday sales items. Black Friday sales often begin on the evening of Thanksgiving Thursday and have been known to attract mile-long lines as shoppers wait patiently to get into a store. However, when the crowds finally enter the stores, manners stay outside. |
Parents used to be afraid of their children eating too much candy on Halloween. Now, they’re afraid that their children will look like sluts.
As Halloween approaches, many teens find themselves reminiscing about their past costumes. Some remember wearing tiny Winnie the Pooh shirts while others remember playing with Ninja Turtle swords at recess. However, when teens reach high school, many find that the whole basis of Halloween has changed. |
Up the stairs, through the hallway, around the group of lost freshmen, past the office, and up two more flights of stairs; 256 steps. This is the path that he must take to his art class.
Every. Single. Day. Every time this class rolls around, he finds himself staring out the window and daydreaming as the teacher lectures in the front of the room. |
She has lived in Belmont, California her entire life.
She knows how to dress for warm weather, how to deal with a drought, and how to get all the way from the edge of Belmont to the edge of San Carlos. However, when it comes to other countries or cultures, her knowledge is limited to what she has seen on the Internet. |
Each year, she receives breakfast in bed, a box of chocolates, and some flowers with a sweet note titled “#1 Mom.”
It’s Mother’s Day, a day of pampering, gifts, and love. It is a whole day devoted to thanking her for all that she has done. After all, she is the one that kept you warm, took care of you when you were sick, and drove you to all of the practices, recitals, and playdates. However, not every family has the same people in the same roles, and some families don’t have a mother that fits this cookie-cutter description. |
She plugs in her headphones and listens to the music. Each song in the playlist is a surprise; given to her from a friend or even a significant other.
The beat courses through her veins, she closes her eyes and she is transported to a magical world of music. All that she sees is her fantasy: no stress, no fights, and no worries. |
The skeptics, the workaholics, and the texters. Otherwise known as baby boomers, Generation X, and millennials.
With each generation comes its own set of stereotypes and judgements. What often goes unnoticed is the way that these stereotypical behaviors are formed and the impacts that these stereotypes can have on the lives of individuals in a generation. |