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This past election day was not Pennsylvania’s most surprising or riveting election. There was no huge upset or major shock factor that would typically draw voters to the polls, which is perhaps why this year's numbers were so low—55% lower than last year’s.
In the modern age of technology, information flows faster and more abundantly than ever before. The advent of social media, instant messaging and real-time news updates has changed the way information spreads and people’s availability to information.
On May 2nd, more than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) set out to go on strike for the first time since 2007. This brought an immediate halt to many movies and television shows such as Saturday Night Live, or other popular Late Nights shows (Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert). For years, the strike had been brewing due to unfair pay and a recent rise of streaming and AI technology. However, 146 days later, on September 24th, the studio and writers reached a tentative agreement, ending the strike.
On May 1st, the fashion industry’s biggest names dressed to impress to celebrate the 75th Met Gala. The Met Gala is known for producing iconic and controversial looks based on its annual themes, which are typically concepts based on the museum’s featured exhibits; however, this year’s theme was not an idea, rather, a person.
文章作者: Zhaoru Wu
On March 12, the biggest names in the film industry will gather together at the Dolby Theatre, praying for their name to be enclosed in a legendary envelope and to receive the 13.5-inch tall, 9-pound gold statue, an Oscar. Considered one of the most iconic and respected awards season events, the Oscars have maintained a reputation for recognizing cinematic brilliance. However, marginalized groups have been excluded from the Oscars for far too long.
The core concept of democracy is that all voters have an equal voice; in a democratic republic like the United States, voters use that voice to elect the politicians they want to represent them. But this system loses legitimacy when not all voters get to have an equal impact.
In the fall of 2021, chaos ensued amongst 8th graders and high school students in the School District of Philadelphia. In an effort to bolster equity and diversity within criteria-based magnet schools, the district altered the school selection process within all 21 of Philadelphia’s magnet high schools, which sparked controversy throughout the city.
On October 17th, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art reached a deal on their union contract, with 99% of the workers voting to approve. This ratification ended not only a 19-day strike but 2 years of begrudging debate between the union and museum directors.