CC students speak in press conferences at COP27

Mika Alexander '23, Mary Andrews '23, Cecilia Timberg '24, and Gracie Roe '25 speak at a press conference about storytelling based on the Talanoa Dialogue. Olivia Jacobson '22 and Mary Andrews '23 speak in a press conference about the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education. Owen Brown '24, Reeve Schroeder '24, and Gracie Roe '25 …

Creating Community at NYT Climate Forward

By Mika Alexander In all honesty, I was nervous walking into COP27. Despite knowing I would be engaging in an international space, I arrived hyper-aware of my position as a woman of color surrounded by high-level negotiators, many of whom are elder men.  For context, I am pretty used to my existence remaining unacknowledged in …

Our Voice @ COP27: Sustainable Development Goals

Cecilia Timberg, 24', Gracie Roe, 25' and Reeve Schroeder, 24' present on SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities During SDG 11's group presentation, Mika Alexander, 23', was asked to do an interview with a Swiss newspaper on the importance of youth voices in civil society. All 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals Within the space …

If Information Created Democracy, Can Misinformation Destroy It?

"What we are seeing is death by a thousand cuts." -Maria Ressa In 2013, the Philippines became a trial-run for Facebook’s “Free Facebook” campaign, an effort to subsidize internet access for smartphone users. The campaign was heralded as a success; nearly 69 million Filipinos use Facebook today, compared to 29 million in 2012. Yet, as …

The Civilian-Military Divide And Why You Should Care

Growing up in a small town in Oregon, I had little interaction with the military. Oregon has few active-duty military bases, most of which were several hours away. My first experience even really seeing members of the Armed Forces was on a trip to Portland to get ice cream (when you come from a small …

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