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Theresa Lim '20 They’re everywhere: the twenty-five pound, fifteen mile per hour, sometimes bright green, electric scooters. And they’re popular, having increased exponentially in number, seemingly without warning, in the past year. But before we can talk about them, we first have to discuss micro-mobility. Micro-mobility is short- distance transportation facilitated by light-weight vehicles such as scooters or bicycles. It first emerged in the late 20th century in the form of docked bike-share. In this system, a customer would unlock a bike from a docking station, ride it to another docking station, and walk the rest of the distance to…

Isabella Jordan '20 Over the summer, my feed consists of many pictures of people somewhere foreign with little kids of color. Yes, we get it, you’re such a good person; you help little African children. Now, there is nothing wrong with volunteering overseas. I am very impressed that people are so willing to help others and I am not condemning them for volunteering. I do believe, however, that many people go for all the wrong reasons. They go to exotic places to “help,” but they’re also going someplace lavish so they are essentially taking a vacation. Additionally, the point of…

Izzy Brake '21 We all believe in something. Whether it be second chances, karma, family, a particular cause, person, or religion; we all have something we believe in so deeply that we are willing to shape our entire lives around it. We are labeled as vegan, activist, Muslim, Christian, nationalist, feminist, and so on. These titles can empower us to do amazing things, introduce us to people with similar values, and open numerous doors and windows. Nevertheless, whenever multiple people are organized into neatly categorized groups, we are faced with a question of identity. People involved in large movements are…