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Students' Votes Could Change Everything SECTION TITLE www.manhattanglobe.net Page # NYIT’s Independent Student Voice Volume 5, Issue 1 October 2020 Students’ Votes Could Change Everything There is no more time to waste. By Emily Peacock News Editor Growing up, I consistently heard adults saying that my generation was the future; that we would make change happen. I was never truly sure as to what that meant. Then, as I was intro- duced to politics, government, and so- cietal standards, I began to understand that there was so much that needed to change. We have been living in the same systems built by the men who oppressed anyone that was not male or White for decades. I now realize that my generation is the one that will push for change, for we are the ones that are making history by utilizing our right to vote. Not only is voting substantial to the future of this nation, but also to the future of this planet. Deadly fires have claimed so many homes and we need someone in office who will rec- ognize that and do everything they Photo: Karibay Angeles can to combat the climate crisis. We Karibay getting ready to vote. need someone who will recognize the wrongfulness of keeping children in The voting turnout for students in the expected voter turnout for students cages, who will acknowledge that im- the past has been as low as 19%, and in 2020. The results came in show- migrants are human beings, and who then in 2018 there was a spike: more ing that 71% of students plan to vote. will treat minorities with the respect than 40% of university students vot- This number is monumental and record and decency they deserve. Lives are in ed in the United States, according to breaking, proving that this generation danger during this election, and a lot Forbes. In a study via the Knight Foun- is truly out to make change happen. relies on student voters going to the dation, a national poll was taken to find polls. Inside Mental Health Mental Health Student Life Arts & Entertainment Staff writer, Zenab Shafiq, Get to know how Gaby Make sure to read about Don’t forget to check out writes an open letter to Pinewood is doing with Karibay Angeles and Cybrieme Hargrov’s first students in healthcare her anxiety and fears modern women. review of this semester! professions. during quarantine. Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 Page 7 Page 2 Page # www.manhattanglobe.net MentalSECTION Health TITLE An Open Letter to Students in Healthcare Professions Editor-in-Chief Nicole Miranda Production Editor Nicole Miranda Gaby Pinewood Managing Editor Gaby Pinewood News Editor Emily Peacock Web Editor Sedona Young Cybrieme Hargove Arts Editor Gaby Pinewood Photo Editor Sedona Young Photo: Zenab Shafiq Social Media Manager By Zenab Shafiq you cannot get an A, you probably won’t. Madelyn Roth-Wadswort Staff Writer And if you truly believe that you will, you probably will. This is not to say that you Copy Editor On the first day of organic chemis- don’t need to study, but it does mean that try during my junior year, the professor your mindset will change who you are in Gaby Pinewood spent the entire lecture telling us about class. It will also motivate you and make Emily Peacock how hard organic chemistry is, how many you more resilient when you get a grade Nicole Miranda hours we would have to dedicate to study- you don’t want. This isn’t as easy as it ing for it, and that he only gives out a sounds and it actually takes a lot of prac- Photographers couple of A’s every semester. I had heard tice, but the best way to start is to just a lot of rumors about organic chemistry constantly remind yourself that you are Sedona Young being the hardest class ever. I was scared. capable and you are smart. You deserve And to top it off, he said that if we didn’t to be in that class, and any other science Staff Writers get an A in this class, we should consid- class, just as much as everyone else. Emily Peacock er other options (rather than applying to The second lie here is that getting any- medical school) and to not even bother thing less than an A will prevent you from Gaby Pinewood asking him for a recommendation letter. I getting into medical school. If you know Karibay Angeles went home that first day and spent hours the application process then it’s easy to Christian Ochoa-Diaz and hours thinking about the words he understand why this isn’t true. But basi- Cybrieme Hargrove said. Am I really smart enough? I started cally, one science class does not make up Nicole Miranda to doubt myself more than ever. I became your entire science gpa. It’s a cumulative quiet in class, didn’t sit in the front like I average of all the science you have tak- Zenab Shafiq normally would and struggled more as a en in undergrad. And this is just one tiny result. I wasn’t getting the grades I want- part of the whole application. There are Faculty Advisor ed and after a month of utter frustration, many, many factors that go into the deci- Larry Jaffee I asked some of the “smart” people what sion making. they’re doing to study. Their study meth- The third lie is that as a pre-med, you [email protected] ods matched up completely with what I have to constantly be working or study- was doing. The only difference between ing. There is a saying “work smart, not us was our confidence. Once I had figured hard,” and this applies to being a pre- this out, it was difficult to change the med student. If you’re spending 10 hours impression I had already created. I don’t a day, every single day, sitting at a desk, For Feedback & remember much of junior year now, other studying for your classes, you are doing it Submissions: than studying endlessly, thinking that I’m wrong. Studying all day everyday is defi- not smart and having extreme emotional nitely not how you should define your Letters to the Editors: reactions to every bad quiz grade I got. I productivity. Sleeping the right amount [email protected] did end up getting the grades I wanted, and giving yourself time to rest and eat but I learned a lot from this nightmare also makes you productive. The “grind” NYIT students are welcome to that was organic chemistry. culture that we believe in right now is Everything you’ve heard about organic extremely toxic and isn’t helping us at all. contribute to The Manhattan Globe. chemistry is a lie. In fact, pre-med culture So let’s change it and start taking time itself is full of lies. There are too many lies off, unapologetically when we need it. Follow us on Instagram: for me to get into right now so I’m going Let’s stop romanticizing the idea of being to stick to a few. Your grades don’t depend unstable, busy and sleep deprived and in- @manhattanglobe on how ‘smart” you are but do depend stead, romanticize the idea of taking care on your study habits and self concept. If of ourselves and having a fulfilling life, you go into a class with the mindset that even in the process. Page 3 SECTION TITLE www.manhattanglobe.net Mental HealthPage # must have these conversations and it is Have you ever felt alone? important that we know that the lie that eats at us is so false. You are not alone: We Ask yourself that. are not alone. An incredible free resource at NYIT is the Counseling and Wellness Center. It is hard for people of all ages during these times and they have many resourc- es that are all confidential and available By Sedona Young for students. Such as individual or group Web Editor counseling, and every Tuesday they have introduced “Teletalk” on zoom, for quick informal meetings. Photo: Gaby Pinewood Suicide Prevention Hotline (suicidepreven- tionlifeline.org) 800.273.8255 That feeling of loneliness, or be- make us be “out of the ordinary” may be Crisis Text (text “Got5” to 741741) cri- ing just alone in this world, is actually a scary. We as a society even create envi- sistextline.org feeling that we all have felt. Maybe it is ronments that hide away any feelings at NYC Mental Health Hotline 888.NYC.WELL my mental health experiences that make all. “Don’t share your personal life.” “No (Text “WELL” to 65173) me believe that, but really that feeling is negativity at work.” LI Crisis Hot Line 516.679.1111 there, and we often hide it. I think as humans we can come to the Domestic Violence Services 800.621.4673 It is actually normal. And I don’t be- common consensus that life is hard. We or thehotline.org lieve I am alone in feeling that we all have all live it, and there are things that hap- The TrevorLifeline for LGBTQ youth felt that way at least once. pen where we can really be damaged by 1.866.488.7386 thetrevorproject.org However, it is a lie. our emotions and hide them away, yet TrevorText text “START” to 678-678 September is suicide prevention they creep in on us. But why this aware- The Trans Lifeline 1.877.565.8860 month, and although we understand the ness of Suicide is so important is that The bear package is a bit of informa- horror and pain, we barely put ourselves we believe in the agenda that if you have tion that they share to anyone looking for in a vulnerable enough conversation to emotions you are weak.
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