Month: April 2023
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The Fate of Women in Ohio Following New Abortion Legislation: Some Predictions
This past summer, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v. Jackson, leaving the right to have an abortion to be decided by states. Following the recent midterm elections, and new precedents challenging women’s rights to bodily autonomy in Ohio, this poses major concerns for the well-being and safety of women throughout the state. What…
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Public Ivy or Silicon Valley: The Corporatization of Higher Education
There is a trend at Miami University that I have noticed increasingly over the past two and a half years: everything is closed. From “a la markets” to the dining halls, food options for students have either been reduced in hours, closed with no apparent plans to reopen, or shut down with plans to remodel––leaving…
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Gentrification: A Dish Often Served With Cold-Pressed Juice
In 2017, an entrepreneur by the blog name Barefoot Bohemian decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign for La Gracia, a modern fruturía to be erected in the heart of San Diego’s predominantly Mexican-American Barrio Logan neighborhood. The idea sounded innocent, in theory: the Barefoot Bohemian wanted to bring healthy food into the neighborhood. The problem? …
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