Are you planning to attend culinary school to enhance your cooking skills and start a new career? Community Columnist Wayne Chien analyzes the costs and benefits of a formal cooking education while also providing valuable tips to break into the culinary world. Continue Reading
Music streaming provides a more seamless listening experience, but what are the environmental costs? How are industry leaders like Apple and Spotify tackling the issue? This article explains it all!
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Despite video streaming gaining its popularity in recent months since the COVID-19 pandemic closed movie theaters, how are corporations like Disney+ and Netflix taking advantage of the shift in consumer behavior? Is video streaming here to stay? Community columnist Emily Tang tells us more!Continue Reading
With the coronavirus spreading throughout the US, the CARES Act is intended to stop people from finding employment in high transmission jobs, spreading COVID-19 further. How effective is this act? Wayne Chien takes us further with this article.
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Have things been quieter lately? Noise pollution has been affecting our daily lives, but as businesses shut down due to COVID-19 it has largely subsided. Learn about the benefits of a quieter environment, and why corporations should be more accountable as this article attempts to measure the costs and benefits of this often-overlooked type of pollution.
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Tiktok has recently come under the spotlight of the investment world. How will this thriving social media sensation survive under such crossfire?Continue Reading
There has long been interest in responsible investing. In 1985, students at Columbia University protested because the university invested in several companies that had businesses in apartheid South Africa. Through months of action, the university eventually divested from its holdings.Continue Reading
With the recent (as of the writing of this article) nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, the issues of police brutality and systemic racism against African Americans has re-emerged in the media. This resurgence has highlighted the double standard and prevalent societal inequalities which African Americans face, and has revealed the deterioration of race relations in America. According to a recent Gallup poll, “nearly 60 percent of those surveyed said that they were somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the state of race relations in America.”Continue Reading
As Berkeley students, we’ve had our fair share of instructors. There are those that assign easy write-ups, or notoriously hard papers. Some remember the thought-provoking discussions or the fascinating science demonstrations they saw in class. But a large proportion of these instructors are lecturers, not professors. Every year, they struggle with low pay, a demanding workload and the possibility of not getting a job the following semester.Continue Reading
The Northeast Corridor serves 17% of the US population, but covers 2% of the land in the US. In a 2014 report by Amtrak, the Northeast Corridor helps support the education and powerhouses that are located in the area. The train is competitive because it connects multiple affluent urban areas within a short distance of each other. From a passenger’s standpoint, the travel time and costs are comparable to driving or flying. Through price discrimination, Amtrak is able to charge higher prices for the consumer.Continue Reading