Introduction to the Queen City PublishedJune 09, 2019 by Madeleine Sparrow In my first week in Charlotte, I am most struck by the glaring economic disparities evident across the different residential … Read more
Place Matters PublishedJune 18, 2018 by Ashley Coats This morning I attended an event sponsored by The Hill: Maternal and Child Health: Tackling Disparities, Improving Outcomes. Much of … Read more
La Minga PublishedJuly 12, 2017 by Michael Saporito In Quechua, a minga means a contract between individuals during a meeting. In Ecuador, friends and community commonly get together … Read more
Transportation PublishedJuly 09, 2017 by Mikhal Kidane Public transportation generally has the reputation of being the preferred means of travel for working class commuters. Public transportation is … Read more
Discovering Durham PublishedJune 23, 2017 by Beini Wang When I told my friends that I would stay in Durham for six weeks during the summer, they were all … Read more
Becoming a Citizen of Durham PublishedJune 22, 2017 by Chunxiao Gao As I have mentioned in my last blog entry, one of the things that I appreciate the most with the … Read more
An Ode to New Orleans Public Transportation PublishedJune 20, 2017 by Emma Schindler Every morning at 8:05am, we leave Cabra Hall at Loyola University to catch the 8:10 streetcar at St. Charles and … Read more
Reflecting on the First Week in New Orleans PublishedJune 12, 2017 by Lucy Wooldridge The first week in New Orleans went by very quickly. Working all day five days a week makes the hours pass … Read more
Durham: a city in transition PublishedJune 08, 2017 by Connor Dean Durham, North Carolina, is a city in transition. Around the turn of the 21st century, the Tobacco companies that had … Read more
Finding Community in a Makerspace PublishedJune 07, 2017 by Nathan Keene Although I did not know what necessarily to expect when I arrived as the new intern at the Scrap Exchange, … Read more