The Overconsumption Problem
I believe that many people face a consumption problem that they don’t recognize, just as I do. For the majority of my life, my understanding of consumption remained limited to…
2020
Defining the Horror Genre
As Halloween creeps around the corner, many people watch horror movies around this time to get in the spooky spirit. As a genre, horror movies follow a set of classic…
The U.K.’s Situation with COVID-19 and Anti-Lockdown Protests
The United Kingdom’s fourth anti-lockdown protest took place on October 24th, where thousands of protesters marched through central London. From the first UK anti-lockdown protest in late April to the…
IMSA Students’ Reflection on Quarter 1
After days upon days of seemingly endless Zoom calls, we are already one quarter into the school year! Some of us may feel like that time flew by while others…
The Pagan Origins of Halloween
Halloween is one of the oldest holidays in the world. The spooky day associated with trick-or-treating and costumes originates from Samhain, a three-day ancient Celtic pagan festival. The Celts were…
Possible Changes to the Future of Asynchronous Exams
For the past couple of weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about a potential policy prohibiting asynchronous exams at IMSA. It is currently unclear if such a policy…