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 by Hunter Renn
For those that are fans of mischievous cats in hats, precocious environmental Loraxes, kind-hearted elephants and even green eggs and ham, the rapidly approaching Read Across America Day is certainly a day worth celebrating! By: Bethany Kluender
March 26th @ 3:30 PM in UPS Auditorium Hello everyone! I’m here to announce that the second HJF Virtual Lecture Series event this semester will feature Jen Golbeck. She is a computer scientist and researcher from the University of Maryland who studies how people and companies use social media in order to improve their interactions with it. In 2013, she published a book called Analyzing the Social Web and presented the TED talk “The curly fry conundrum: why social media “likes” say more than you might think.” Jen will be speaking with us and sharing her thoughts on the use of social media information, Internet safety, and other related topics. This event will take place on March 26th at 3:30 P.M. in the UPS auditorium. The virtual talk is free and open to the public, students, and faculty. We hope to see you there!  by Aly McKinley
Most people know Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" in French, as a day of parades and partying, especially in connection to New Orleans. Many people are unaware, though, of the origins of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is actually a Christian holiday with origins in pagan spring and fertility rites, such as Satrnalia and Lupercalia.  by Elba Mendoza
Have you ever wondered about the origins of Presidents' Day? Presidents' Day was originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington. However, this holiday turned to be a day of recognition and celebration for all U.S presidents, past and present.  By: Kayla Samek
The internet is a medium of freedom. To prevent digital anarchy, the government does have certain laws pertaining to the world wide web. However, applying legal doctrines to the international communication tool is like trying to herd cats. Legislations are often unable to define the problem it is trying to solve and so internet users’ rights get swept up as well. In the past, politicians have attempted to enact legislations called SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act ) and PIPA (PROTECT IP Act: Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act) both tried and failed to regulate the internet in order to prevent copyrighted material from circulating illegally (Forbes.com). The Bills were struck down due to flaws that would “reduce freedom of expression, increase cybersecurity risk, or undermine the dynamic, innovative global Internet.” The bills would have made watching licensed videos without permission through YouTube a felony offense. (Forbes.com). Opponents argued these bills would essentially censor the internet. Currently, there is another bill that could indirectly censor the internet.  By Brianna Martens
Valentine’s Day is widely known across the world as the day of expressing love. Unfortunately, not a lot of people actually know why we celebrate this day. Since the 1840s America has been celebrating Valentine’s Day with cards, flowers, candies, and other small ways to show affection to the ones we love. Yet, because of the pressure and stress that comes along with this holiday, it seems that sometimes we lose sight of what we are truly celebrating. Not many people will be able to tell you why we celebrate Valentine’s Day in the first place. This is because there are many popular beliefs and not many of them have been confirmed.  Freshman and sophomore students participate in a tug of war over the Floyd River in 1937. The sophomores were victorious in this particular event. WPA workers can be seen in this photograph, as well as cheering students on the Seventh Street bridge. “Freshman Sophomore Day” began in 1930 but had its origins in the 1920’s “Class Scrap Day.”
Morningside College: A Centennial History, p. 110. Collegian Reporter “Annual Freshman Sophomore Day Has Long History” October 11, 1946, p.1 You may know Ken Arkind from previous poetry slams done here at Morningside under the name of “The Dynamic Duo.” However, you may not know that he is the Executive Director of “Minor Disturbance,” an independent literary arts organization in Denver, Colorado. Its many programs aim to help youth discover their voice through poetry and performance. On February 19th, Ken will be doing a virtual talk about his experiences working at Minor Disturbance. His talk will focus on the following topics: the view of poetry in today’s modern world and how poetry and performance can work together to benefit younger generations. This event is open to the public and will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 P.M. at the UPS auditorium in the Lincoln Center.
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