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World We Imagine Part 3: liberté, égalité, proactivité

liberté, égalité, proactivité Our mission is simple: to identify the youth of our world who seek to further liberty and equality for marginalized communities and pair them with a cause that promotes these ideals in a community that they are passionate about. In a world that is being increasingly dominated by headlines highlighting the inequality that is woven throughout our communities today: ranging from police brutality against communities of color to corruption in politics to sexual harassment across all industries, it is becoming more and more difficult to motivate the youth of the world to take a stance against the inequalities that surround them on the daily. While many of these youth possess the desire and the capabilities to take a proactive, leading role in the fight for equality and shaping a better future for themselves and future generations, it may be overwhelming at times for them to be able to pinpoint exactly where to start. liberté, égalité, proactivité i...
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World We Dare To Imagine- Part 1

When I was pledging my fraternity, one of the tasks assigned to my pledge class was to collectively come up a with a word that symbolizes our class and our commitment to making the world a better place. We narrowed our options down to "passion" and "compassion"- but after this, reached a stalemate on which word we would select as our final choice to submit to our pledgemaster. The reason for this was because proponents of the word "passion" firmly believed that passion leads to great things which in turn leads to the world becoming a better place, while proponents of the word "compassion" argued that it was only through showing "compassion" for others that the world could become a better place. In the end, we couldn't reach a solution, and so we decided to combine the two words into [com]passion- showing that while you need to be passionate about saving the world and/or making it into a better place, displaying compassion for your...
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FIGURE SKATING!

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One thing that I wish people knew about me is my love for the sport of figure skating. While for most people figure skating is relevant once every four years at the Winter Olympics, to me, it's a season of triumph, disappointment, and drama: similar to every other professional sports league out there that I follow. Why figure skating though?  I just began to intensely watch figure skating about a year ago, because my best friend is a huge skating aficionado and would always talk about the sport: I really wanted to understand what she was talking about, so I began watching in my spare time and quickly fell in love with the sport. There's something about figure skating that's really mesmerizing for me: when skated well, a routine can bring a story to life on the ice, enhanced by jumps and the artistry of the skater. I was furthermore surprised at the fact that figure skating wasn't confined to just the Olympics: in fact, every year, figure skaters are required to c...
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Born on Third Base

This book was a fascinating read, in part due to its relevance to the current discussions, debates, and policies surrounding income inequality and wealth distribution that permeate our politics today. I think that what is admirable about Collins is that he backs up his words with actions: for example, giving away the majority of the fortune he inherited while still being cognizant of the fact that he still has privileges such as education and knowledge that were granted to him as a result of his family's wealth.  I find myself agreeing with Collins that income inequality is a major problem in the American economy today and am also a proponent of increasing the taxes paid by the 1%: coming from a middle class family myself, I am very cognizant of the privileges that come with growing up in this kind of environment, but do feel the crunch of bearing the middle class tax burden.Furthermore, it really pains me to see corporations and the ultra rich lobbying for legislation that redu...
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The Olympics!!!

I love the Olympics. Summer, Winter, it doesn't really matter to me: there's something special about seeing the best athletes in the world representing their countries and competing against the best to really become the best. The last Winter Olympics that took place was in 2014, back when I was still a senior in high school. I remember coming back from school and planting myself down in front of the TV after kung fu practice to watch NBC primetime and cheer on the U.S.A and China (my native country). However, in college, watching the Winter Olympics has been noticeably more difficult: because of classes, midterms, and other responsibilities to life, I haven't been able to have the luxury of spending 6-7 hours watching sports with no other real objectives to be completed.  As such, I haven't been able to see many sports live: slalom, curling, luge, bobsled, speed skating, and such. However, one indulgence that I did allow myself to make this Olympics season was ...
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€ 222 Million: The New Normal

€   222 Million: The New Normal Analyzing the Inflation of Transfer Fees in World Football By Cynthia Jiang "I don't think it's going to happen." When FC Barcelona sporting director Roberto Fernandez was asked of the possibility of star player Neymar Jr. leaving Barcelona in the summer of 2017, he was very blunt in his assessment of the situation. In the days before, there had been much transfer speculation about Paris St. Germain activating the   €222 million   buyout clause in Neymar's recently signed Barcelona contract; more than doubling the current transfer record of   €105 million   spent by Manchester United in the previous summer. To many pundits, such an idea was ludicrous; in their eyes, and that of Fernandez, no team would be crazy enough to pay  €222 million   for any player, no matter their caliber. Three days later, Paris St. Germain announced the signing of Neymar Jr. for a record   €222 million.   The Hist...
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