Technique: Op-Ed Selections
Life-long lessons from children's shows
It should be a given that, as humans, we respect each other and our surroundings. However, we seem to have lost a hold on that concept in today’s society — and perhaps we’ve never really had a grasp on it in the first place. This isn’t an issue that is confined to one demographic either — the lack of respect and rights for women, the impulse to murder innocent people and the hunger for power and control that often is the motive for sexual harassment, assault and domestic violence are pervasive issues around the world...
Diversity is about celebrating individuality
While in Tech’s Office of Institute Diversity, I had a revelation that my ideas of diversity were entirely wrong. The dictionary definition of diversity was less than helpful. “(n.) The state of being diverse; a range of different things.” What is the first image that comes to your mind when you hear the word “diversity?” Black advocacy groups? Feminist movements? LGBTQIA support networks? We’re viewing it all wrong. Diversity isn’t about these minority groups — at least not entirely...
Speculating on distaste for classical music
Benjamin Zander, conductor, piano teacher and captivating orator, breaks society into three distinct groups.
The first group includes the people who absolutely adore classical music, who go to the symphony and have their children play a classical instrument. The second is those who don’t mind it— “a little Vivaldi in the background doesn’t do any harm”—as they kick back after a long work day, and finally the third group is people who never listen to classical music and are indifferent to the genre.
However, I think there’s a fourth category...
Livestock: The hidden catalyst for climate change
Trust me, I love burgers. So much so, I spent this summer going to (almost) every burger joint in Atlanta to find the best burger, from Farm Burger to Yeah! Burger to Cypress Pint and Plate (Grindhouse wins). However, the point of this article isn’t to talk about my burger eating endeavors, but to bring to light a more controversial issue. I was recently exposed to a problem that I did not know existed until the end of this summer, an issue that if fixed could change the course of our planet for the better...
Quit being afraid of GMOs
Many people believe that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are bad. It has been driven into society that GMOs are not natural, and are therefore a bad thing. And until I did my research on them, GMOs held a negative connotation for me as well. I mean, without GMOs, Dennis Nedry would still be alive, right?...