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Protected: Could the Student Aid Program Have Helped Hannah?

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The multimedia publication Student Aid: How one school board is defeating bullying, one friendship at a time was a really interesting read, especially after just finishing the new TV series 13 Reasons Why. It is perfect to read at this moment, as there is a whole lot of controversy about the show due to the fact that they did not give any solutions to depression and bullying. I know at the beginning of the show the principal does end up pairing up two students, but the way she does it (in her office by saying you should be friends) and the people she pairs up (two new students) make it seem unstructured. I think Crystal makes a very good point in her interview: “I find it better if you talk to someone who’s older than you because she can relate to it because she’s been through it.” It is hard to talk to someone about the hard stuff when you are in the middle of it. It made me wonder if had the main character in 13 Reasons Why had this kind of connection with a peer mentor if she still would have killed herself.

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Protected: Coding is a Broad Subject

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Paul Ford: What is code? is more like a short novel than an article. Broken up into seven chapters, Paul Ford tries to explain in simple terms what code is. I thought I was at least able to follow a conversation after having learned a bit about CSS, but boy was I wrong. There is so much that I never knew I should know about coding and computers.

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Students come from all over the world to study at U.S. universities (source: Open Doors Data). In the 2016-2017 school year 108 students came to study at Arcadia University. They came from 25 different countries. Over the past 13 years, Arcadia University has hosted over 700 international students. They have come from all over the world.

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Protected: Blue Feed, Red Feed Review

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In a discussion with Professor Dwyer on Friday, the multimedia publication “Blue Feed, Red Feed” was brought up and really sparked my interest. As soon as the discussion was finished I ran home to read/interact with this publication. “Blue Feed, Red Feed” uses analytics to show the differences between what news articles one might see on a liberal’s Facebook feed vs. the Facebook feed of a person who is more conservative. I thought this was a really interesting way to present both the issues with Facebook’s algorithm, as well as showing the views you might not get to see because of the algorithm.