VOICE Magazine October

VOI CE M AGAZI N E Fal l 2015 Issu e 01

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Ar t s & Cult ur e

Fr om t he Edit or

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Hey! That 's Racist

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Jean- Raym ond Takes NYFW 2015

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57 Beds, 57 Voices

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La Mar cha

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Twese Celebrat es 25t h Anniver sar y

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Nasim Pedrad...

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Muslim Voice

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Million Man Mar ch

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Felicia McGint y

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Finding Your Voice

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How You Just Gonna Leave Me....

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How Do Fools Cont inue t o Exist

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I Didn't Choose t he Pageant Lif e...

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Rachel Dolzeal...

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The Am er ican Salad Bowl

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What t he F!@#k is Self Branding

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The Em m ys Give Back t o Black

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Glit t er and Gold

Cover Ar t by Monica Tor r es Ar t wor k pg 2,3, 5, 21, 30 by Quincy Akaba

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" I 'v e nev er b een w i th a b l ack guy/ gi rl b ef ore" i s nev er a good pi ck up l i ne. We are not notch es on anyone's b el t, nor a f eat to b e conq uered

You w i l l see us domi nate i n th e Wi nter Ol ympi cs once sk i i ng, i ce sk ati ng, h ock ey, and snow boardi ng become more af f ordabl e pasti mes

Just because Obama sai d th e N-w ord, doesn't mean you can say th e N-w ord

HEY THA T' S RA CIST!

We w ere and w i l l conti nue to be accepted i nto top sch ool s, i nternsh i p programs, and careers based on our meri t. Cl ai mi ng th at w e made i t due to af f i rmati v e acti on i s debasi ng.

Bei ng a Bl ack acti v i st does not mean I h ate Wh i te peopl e!

Don't you just hate it when...?

Don't assume w e k now someone j ust because th ey're al so Lati no.

Th ere are a l ot of Lati no peopl e i n th i s w orl d, to say th e l east.

Dati ng a w h i te person does NOT mak e me a trai tor!

Encouragi ng us to ask out th e onl y oth er brow n person you k now because " w e'd l ook cute togeth er" i s a bi t of f -putti ng. Stop subj ugati ng us to your " l i k e-w i th -l i k e" mental i ty.

Besi des, w h at i f w e w anted to ask out your gi rl / guy?

Jean - Ray m on d t ak es N YFW 2015

by L aToy a Dov e ashion enthusiast everywhere anticipate New York Fashion Week to see either their favorite designer or scope out new designers on the rise.

This year, I was lucky enough to attend a show on the first day of fashion week.

Little did I know, later that night would be one of the most thought provoking runway shows of NYFW. The designer that stood out and made headlines along side veterans Max Azria BCBG and Marc Jacobs was Kerby Jean-Raymond of the New York fashion label, Pyer Moss.

It wasn?t Jean-Raymond?s designs that made headlines though, it was the message behind his show: Black Lives Matter.

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His show started with a video compilation of recent police brutality incidents including Long Island man Eric Garner who was put into a choke hold by police 6

which resulted in his death. Other clips included a teenage girl being held face down on the ground outside of a pool party and a suspect being run down by a police car. As the video played, gasps could be heard around the room. As reported in The Guardian, Jean-Raymond said, ?I?m black, I?m a designer, I'm living in a time this is happening. You're 28 years old, you're watching kids younger than you who are being killed by grown men who claim fear as an excuse.? Jean-Raymond actually contemplated whether or not he was going to show his actual designs. The message behind the show was bigger than the designs themselves. Jean-Raymond was able to use the platform he was given to raise awareness about a greater issue especially given the predominantly white demographic of the fashion industry. But not everyone was receptive to the idea. According to Quartz.com, Jean-Raymond wrote about his plan to the Washington

Article and Images by Jasmine Greene and Aaliyah Roulhac

57 Beds, 57 V oi ces Hundreds of students line College Avenue, their boisterous cheers and chants filling the New Brunswick air with an unmatchable energy. When it is all said and done and the good fight has been fought, one group of students will reign supreme, finally proving that maybe you do not have to leave your bed to let your voice be heard.

The Eighth Annual Homecoming Bed Races, sponsored by RUPA, took place on Thursday, Sept. 21. This year, 57 teams participated in the lively and charitable event, being asked to donate at least 400 diapers to the Cuddle Me Program and in turn, being allowed to take one of RUPA?s allotted 60 beds to decorate to their pleasing.

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LA M A RCHA Every year Rutgers students from an array of predominantly Hispanic backgrounds, come together under the common goal of voicing the grievances they face as a minority community in a protest known as ?La Marcha?. I recently went along to the march to speak to the president of RUEP, Rutgers Puerto Rican union about the event and the activities of the society.

Christopher Hernandez who is president of the organisation explained that La Marcha was an event that began around 20 years ago, as a way of showing solidarity with people from all over the world who were protesting for better treatment of minority communities.

This year the theme of the march was largely influenced by the black lives matter movement ? a movement that was ignited following the brutal and unjust killing of a teenage boy in Ferguson last August.

Throughout the past year, the black lives matter movement has grown, and has received masses of media attention and support from countries from all over the world.

However following the events of Mike Browns death, many people are hurt and angered by the fact that his killer has not been charged with any crime. Such injustices as these pose the question of whether or not the lives of people from ethnic minorities will ever been viewed as having the same value as their white counterparts.

On this issue, President Hernandez commented that La Marcha is very much about challenging misrepresentation that can often demonise and dehumanise ethnically marginalized groups. He

describes the reality of discrimination that many parts of the Latino community face on a day to day basis, and even though we as a society feel we have made progress in terms of civil rights over the past 50 years, there are still strong remnants of racist ignorance that permeate and pollute our society today. Speaking on the recent remarks of Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Hernandez feels that Trump?s views are actually an endemic perspective many people within the United states have on the Latino community, and furthermore the fact that such comments could go so widely un-scrutinized highlight the legitimacy false stereotypes of the Latino community have been given in the media. La Marcha is an attempt to come together and to fight these injustices, and to give a voice back people who have been stripped of their credibility on account of these stereotypes.

Although this year?s theme for the protest was ?Black lives matter?, R.U.E.P pride themselves on challenging all forms of social injustices that ethnic minorities face, the society social secretary, Melvin spoke briefly on the fact that the organisation really focuses on standing up for all parts of the Rutgers student body who face discrimination. Nevertheless, President Hernandez notes that instead of silencing the grievances of one particular group of people for the sake of inclusion, such as with ?All Lives Matter?, we much learn to work alongside each other for a common goal, and allow movements to thrive without hijacking the conversation.

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" La M ar ch a i s v er y m u ch ab o u t ch al l en g i n g m i sr ep r esen t at i o n t h at can o f t en d em o n i se an d d eh u m an i se et h n i cal l y m ar g i n al i zed g r o u p s." ~ Pr esi d en t Her n an d ez In his closing sentiments, Hernandez notes that whilst these protest may at times seem to go unnoticed, that by opening up the discussion and creating awareness on these issues we as a society can really make a change. Perseverance is key, and by standing together at annual events like this RUEP has shown its tenacity over the past two decades, and its steadfast approach to improving social living conditions for marginalised groups in society.

After seeing the spirit of the RUEP members and hearing their thoughts and feelings on representation of the Latino community, I would strongly urge anyone who has a love for experiencing new cultures, and fostering positive relationships between people of different ethnicity to go to any of the many events the society has planned for this semester. October is Latino Heritage month, so the society has a range of fun and exciting events planned, for more details about these events follow them on Instagram or Twitter @goRUEP.

After various dance moves were exchanged, the 2015 champion maintained her title. The banquet took a more serious, yet uplifting note when senior Muna Ilogu introduced the video of her work in Nigeria this past summer with the Helping Hearts of Africa Project. This initiative was created to provide young orphaned children with supplies needed for school, as well as beds to sleep on, toys to play with, and an overall safe environment to be in. Additionally, former Twese member Ope Babjide gave a speech about legacy, and how we should wish to leave a positive lasting impression on this Earth. After a wonderful night of speeches and audience interaction, then came the infamous Twese Dance Troupe to show off their culture, clad in African dance skirts. They danced to various African tunes, which definitely made the crowd roar in applause. Finally, it was time to dance. With the assistance of DJ Flygerian, the executive board and audience members alike took to the dance floor in celebration of Twese?s 25 years, and certainly in wishes of more to come.

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Features Because when you stand up, you stand out.

Maleeka Abbas SAS 2016

Fat ima Abidi SAS 2017

Hiba Fat ima SAS 2018 It?s hard to be heard, especially living as a Muslim in America, especially if you wear a We have such a strong community hijab. Obviously people are going to focus on and we have really close ties with what you wear on your head and not what each other. So, being Muslim means your actually speaking about. I?m a very reaching out to people who don?t talkative person and I like being heard. When necessarily have that and to really be somebody doesn?t hear me just because I?m the helping hand for anyone who Muslim that bothers me. In order to be heard needs it. One of the fundamental you have to speak from the heart and say teachings is that it does not matter if what you mean.We live in such a diverse area somebody is Muslim or not. If you see and go to a really diverse school, but them, it?s your duty to give it to them regardless of that, there?s still islamophobia. and to do whatever you can to help I was on the road one day, sitting in traffic them even if it means sacrificing. and I turned around and this guy is in the car I have a friend and when I first met next to me and looks at me and screams, him he told me I was the first Muslim ?Terrorist!? and drives away. I didn?t know he had ever met. He had been going to what to do! I had no words to say! These catholic school since before experiences pave the way for how you act elementary school. Some of the and respond later in the future. misconceptions he had shocked me.

My friend told me that all he had ever seen of Muslims was on the news, ISIS videos and things like that. We?re Taqi Khan: SAS really good friends now because we sat down and talked about everything The Quaran says that knowledge is he didn?t understand. Now if anybody key. With knowledge you spread says anything ignorant he?ll call them peace. Our voice is heard by how we out on it. Sometimes people who are act in public, it?s one of peace.

Islamaphobic don?t mean it. It?s just Because of my last name, Khan, the information has been presented to people have generalized me to be a Sayed Raza SOE 2016 them in such a biased way that they terrorist. I used to live in Cataret, New Islamophobia definitely exists, but it?s not don?t know how to think otherwise.

Jersey and got into many fights in everywhere. We don?t want to victimize that school because after 9/11, ourselves and say that Islamophobia exists people would ask me if my father was and we?re always being subjected to it. There ever a terrorist. So I just started trying are cases of it and it?s scattered. There are to be nice to them and I made a lot of different states that have different friends that way. I would make jokes reputations and views. In New Jersey, out of it too and ended up teaching personally, I?ve never been subjected to them what our Islam means. I think anything of that sort. I?m sure there are our voice can be heard by telling the people who discriminate. We want to focus people who may think bad about us on the full view, the good and the bad. what we?re actually about.

I would like to discount the myth that women are oppressed. I think that it comes from focusing on the Arab world. You see that women in general aren?t given basic rights, like being let to drive or normal rights. You have to look at it in a broader perspective. It?s not necessarily religious, but their own cultural aspect which is a whole different thing. We as a collective society do not represent what one country is doing.

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voices stripped from them. ?I do believe the best way for minorities to take having their voice silenced is to take your money out. Support businesses in your community. Support our people. It will be hard at first, but nothing worth having is ever easy,? Einstein proclaims.

With all of the accounts of police brutality, senseless arrests, discrimination, and racism that people of color has faced, the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March gave Einstein a safe haven; a place where thousands of people that looked just like him (and even those of different genders and races), could come together, be peaceful, and be inspired to make this country a better place for all. In attending the 20th anniversary of the march, Einstein also felt like in that moment, his voice was given back to him. ?I gained a sense of hope. An ideal to strive towards to. That I can change my future in this country. My sense of voice was used very aggressively. In my heart, mind, body and soul I know that I have a choice in how my future plays out in this country.? Additionally, as the chairperson of the RU Justice or Else movement, Einstein realizes that a group of students just like him joined his group because they strived for change in a world that operates against them. A world where their voices are important and should be heard. ?I would hope they felt the felt the same way I did. Empowering, uplifting and ready to take charge.? Einstein is truly a young black man in America that sees the inequality towards people like him, however, in his attending of the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, his sense of striving for change has only strengthen, and he will continue to work effortlessly for the equality he so wishes to achieve for his people.

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The balance between knowing what to exercise one?s voice on can be tricky sometimes, but it is important to use it nonetheless.

According to our vice chancellor, ?it?s a balance but students have a lot of influence on what goes on here [Rutgers] and they have the space to make an impact.?

McGinty has a lot of faith in the student body and believes that we can do more than we give ourselves credit for, collectively. ?I want students to know that they do have a voice and it does matter. You?re not just a student- you have a purpose and a right to be here. This is your university and you should speak up.

If there are things that you think we can do better- it?s okay to challenge us to do better and if there are things that you love about the university, it's okay to give a compliment too.?

So if you are anything like me and were wondering what the vice chancellor is all about, her are a few things to note: she loves working with students, she likes to push the envelope of what?s comfortable and she believes in students and the untapped power that they have. ~Aaliyah Roulhac

"We all have a voice. We all have the ability to do something, to say something, so for me it?s just a great responsibility learning how to use it. It?s important because I always feel like no matter where I?m going or where I?m at, I always have a voice" ~Felicia McGinty

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FINDING YOUR VOICE

BY M ELODY BELL-GA M rowing up, I thought children like myself were part of the norm- Children who are raised between other countries and their home countries. I grew up in a global community, in the sense that most of the people I interacted with were from different parts of the world, so I thought nothing awkward of being an African child in a Spanish or Chinese speaking environment, as the case may be. It wasn?t until the age of eight, when I returned to my home country for the first time in five years, that I realised that children like myself were actually an exception. The first time I stood at attention in a morning assembly in front of the primary school I would attend, I thought I was being respectful of the interesting hymn-like tune to which the other pupils were singing-until a classmate turned and glared at me in both shock and amazement. ?You don?t know the national anthem?? The what? Whose national anthem? Here I was, expected to have knowledge of something that was somehow a part of me, but that I felt no concrete connection to. I remember having the urge to say something in my defence, but I couldn?t find the ?voice? with which to explain my case. I didn?t know it at the time, but my position as a third culture child would leave me baffled over the meaning of this ?voice? and questioning if I had it at all.

A minority person, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a small sect of people within a larger community or country. Most people think of

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minorities in terms of race and ethnicity, but there are many situations in which minority voices can be seen other areas as well. The majority of people define their voice through relations with their social circles, and learn to think and asses

based on these experiences. For minority populations living in the United States, defining that voice seems to be in itself a challenge, because their conception of the world is always being questioned.

Certain theories contradict minority values, and sometimes, the desire to be heard is overshadowed by decisions of the majority. In my case, the subdual of my ?voice?wasn?t as a result of a society dominated by Western thoughts and ideals-In front of my new school, surrounded by children with whom I shared various similarities, I realised I was a minority, because I didn?t share the same backgrounds as the rest of the 22

children. Even when I realised that it would be in my benefit to explain the reason as to why I was unlike them, I knew somehow in my subconscious mind that they wouldn?t understand, and even if a few of them did, they still would not be able to relate. And I would still remain a minority.

Finding that ?voice? and being able to use it is something that has come with maturity and an understanding of my identity-But there were so many times that I felt like I had so many different identities, it felt a little strange trying to switch between them. I never doubted my place as a citizen of my community, yet I continually felt the need to prove that I was capable-and I came to realise that no other person needed this proof more than my very self. I was forced to come to terms with my unique perspective- but at the end of the day, I realise that if I hadn?t, it would become a burden I voluntarily place on myself. It is only when one understands that the differences that are bestowed on us as part of being a minority are what differentiate us from the next person, and by dismissing them because of discomfort or societal ignorance, we silence our own ?voices?. Everybody on this earth, in some way, shape or form, are a minority at some point in their lives and the ?voices? they develop becomes the start of unstoppable feats. Things I know now. Things I wish I could have said to my eight year old self.

HOW DO FOOLS CONTINUE TO EX IST? b y Rad cl i f f e Ben t How does a f ool know he is menace? In short , he doesn't . Hence, he remains a menace? t o us. To himsel f , however, he is himsel f . He is ?a simpl e man,? brought up in a humbl e f amil y. Were t he f ool t hat he is, in f act , an ef f ront ery t o al l , he woul d cease t o be a f ool . As such, t he f ool remains, assert ing point s al l know t o be f al se. But l o, how does t he f ool persist in being himsel f ? How does t he f ool remain a f ool ? Can he not l earn? If so, is his posit ion hopel ess? Does he even care?

Bef ore we f ind out how t he f ool exist s, we need t o assume t hat t hose we consider dumb t rul y are dumb. In ot her words, we must assume t hat knaves bel ieve t he views t hey purport , and are not simpl y ?t rol l ing.? It t akes t rue int el l igence t o mock anot her: t rue int el l igence being def ined as mocking ot hers, in our way. Moving on, I ask again, how is it t he case t hat peopl e bel ieve t heir own views?

Bert rand Russel l , one of t he premier phil osophers of t he 20t h cent ury, posit s his own account of why t his phenomenon might be t he case. Russel l , in his History of Western Philosophy, says:?A st upid man's report of what a cl ever man says can never be accurat e because he unconsciousl y t ransl at es what he hears int o somet hing he can underst and.? Russel l , in essence, seems t o suggest t hat one who is ?st upid? errs in his int erpret ing anyt hing. We can say t hat t he above is t rue of anyone. Russel l ?s expl anat ion does not seem suf f icient . It seems t o say t hat a person bel ieves dumb t hings because he or she is dumb.

Saying as much seems viciousl y circul ar, however, perhaps t his is t he t ragedy of t he f ool . The t ragedy of t he average man is t hat he is t rapped wit hin himsel f . He is not even aware he is a f ool . He reduces al l reason int o his reason. We can get a gl impse of his reasoning by considering oursel ves when near f at al l y sl eep-deprived. Science suggest t hat missing even just one day of sl eep l eads t o our exhibit ing t hought processes simil ar t o t hat of schizophrenics. So, t hink of yoursel f going wit hout sl eep f or t hree days. You t hen experience psychot ic del usions which you cannot t el l are del usions. Your t hought s, t o t he out side worl d, ent ail l ogical cont radict ions. To you, however, t hey are your thoughts.

Such is t he probl em of t he average man, he cannot t el l he is himsel f . He is t oo inart icul at e, he cannot make sense of his surroundings.

And so, reader, you t oo have a probl em. How can you be cert ain you are not t he average man? Perhaps you are f emal e. If so, t he quest ion st il l remains: how can you know?

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?A s t upi d man' s r epor t of what a c l ev er man s ay s c an nev er be ac c ur at e bec aus e he unc ons c i ous l y t r ans l at es what he hear s i nt o s omet hi ng he c an under s t and. ?

Dear Rachel Dolezal, Being Transgender and Transracial Are Not the Same

by Georgia Bennett

When this story initially broke I expected the general consensus to be a dismissal of Ms. Dolezal's actions, instead what has happened in the wake of this story is the large scale questioning of the validity of self-identification. Gender and race are not terms than can be seen interchangeably and furthermore why Rachel Dolezal identifying herself as black is not a valid assertion.

When people are born, in the majority of cases they are classed within the binary of either being male or female- dependent on their genitals. This is their sex. Sex is something that is seen throughout nature within the vertebrate kingdom most species can be split into simply male and female, whilst there are cases within the invertebrate kingdom where organisms can be asexual, hermaphrodite and thus reproduce without the need for another partner.

Humans identified that there was a difference in roles between male and females very early on in our evolution. Generally speaking,the males were the stronger of the two sexes, without humans yet being aware of why, testosterone levels in the males caused them to act differently to women, being more physical, more aggressive thus better suited to hunting and protecting their families. This behaviour gave way to over time to what became gender roles- the expectation that a man, a male, or a person with male genitalia

would be the more dominant of the sexes, displaying more aggressive, physical, providing traits. Similarly, women across species being responsible for bearing offspring and typically being the weaker of the two sexes displayed more caring natures, were perhaps less aggressive than their male counterparts and less able to participate in physical combats.

From this came the expectation that women would be more mildly natured than men, and would have a more docile disposition simply due to the nature of couplings- needing both dominant and dominated counterparts. It was from these observations that we created the idea of gender.

The problem with this is that we have created a social construct whereby ones sex indefinitely defines their gender, which is simply not true. Though on a wide scale, the majority of people will display genders that match their sex, there is still a large population of people whose genders fall on a spectrum that cannot as easily be matched with their sex. Ones gender is hormonal and for the most part inherent.

Gender is independent of environment. For instance, a male can be born and raised into a family or community that is largely made up of other men, and can still display more feminine gender attributes.

Similarly a woman can be raised in an environment with majority men, and still display feminine qualities. Across

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the world many people can all experience the disparity between the sex they were assigned by birth and the gender assigned by society.

Therefore transgender people can exist, because gender is a made up concept, dependent on social norms, it is subjective and not something that can be seen, gender is behavioural and tied to internal feelings and dispositions that cannot be simplified into a binary. Obviously these are discoveries that we have only been able to make with the development of science and the studies of humans, but the gender roles that are still in place within society now, are archaic and outdated frameworks. It is not to say that the majority of people do not fit within the stereotypes, but we must remember that these stereotypes trivialize gender, and in doing so they disregard the feelings and identities of many people who do not fit these labels.

Similarly to how we have sex and gender, we also have race(ethnicity) and culture. To simplify things, we can look at race and culture in a similar way to sex and gender in that when people are of a certain race, we expect them to display or to identify with a particular culture. However unlike gender which is independent of environment, culture is dependent on environment. You cannot identify with a certain culture without

T he A merican S alad B owl O sama Sayed The United States is commonly referred to as a melting pot, however if one were to really analyze it, it would be much more similar to a salad bowl rather than a melting pot. What began out as an idea that people from all over the world would come together in this land with liberty and justice for all and live the American Dream has evolved into community of smaller communities. To claim that the United States is a "melting pot " is to claim that everybody assimilates into one culture. However, the United States has allowed communities to flourish, but many communities remained confined. Much like a salad bowl serves as a collection of different assortments, the United States serves as a collection of different communities.

In many ways this is an excellent attribute for the United States. American culture allows individuals to be "American" and still maintain their heritage and culture of their families. Not many countries around the world allow for this kind of integration. However, the problem with this arises when communities bring foreign conflicts into the United States. Although America still has it 's internal quarrels and conflicts (like the issues that led to the Baltimore riots for example), conflicts in the US are generally much more mellow than others around the world.

One example of this is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While this conflict has its roots in the Middle East, it has found a way to transcend into US borders. The Israeli-Palestinian Crisis originated in 1948 when the United Nations voted to recognize both a Palestinian State and The State of Israel in what was then known as the British Mandate in Palestine. For the past 67 years there has been conflict between Muslims and Jews (as well as Palestinian Christians) because of this issue. Both make claims over the land and both factions accuse the other of human rights abuses and crimes against humanity.

As American Muslim and Jewish student communities grew, so too did their voices on campus. As a result, issues happening in the Middle East could be heard clearly at Rutgers by both groups. Whenever conflict arose between Israelis and Palestinians, the echoes resonated among Muslim and Jewish students at Rutgers University.

There can be no denying that there has been growing animosity between those two groups of students that is largely representative of the conflict as a whole.

Animosity seems to be a theme that has been driving the polarization of the different communities that together make up the American salad bowl. With polarization brewing between American Blacks and Whites, and some people considering the phrase "Black Lives Matter " to be offensive is implicative of the direction that this polarization 28

is heading towards. Many seemingly "regular " topics are starting to become controversial and many controversial topics that were thought to have been solved are starting to resurface. This polarization even exists beyond simple racial, religious, and political differences. Even the lifestyles and orientations of individuals have been subject to controversy including couples being denied marriage certificates and wedding cakes simply because of their sexual orientation.

If the United States had actually been a melting pot, then most of these conflicts may not had been so deeply polarized. However, one of the glorious defining characteristics of the US is that it is comparable to a salad bowl in that it is a physical representation of the world and serves as an integration of communities from all over the world of all different races, creeds, ethnicities, languages, and cultures. This is one of America's many positive attributes. But it is also one of the American people's greatest responsibilities. If left to continue this proliferating polarization, this salad bowl could contrast itself and leave a negative influence. However, the nature of integration of America's communities could also have a very positive effect if directed in the right direction.

How could the differences in American communities be used as an advantage rather than a source of conflict? The most influential answer to this would be the concept of coexistence. Differences will always be present and there will never be a uniform human complexion. But the world is entering a new age now where the internet can connect people from all corners of the world and transportation is easier than ever.

Controversial issues are being discussed more frequently than in recent times, The American salad bowl metaphor can be used as a way to expand education and knowledge of other communities. What may be more difficult to achieve in other parts of the world where conflict is tense could be applied here starting with college campuses. While it may be difficult to get Muslim and Jewish residents of the Middle East to sit down together and talk, groups like Rutgers Shalom/Salaam has achieved this. It is the duty and responsibility of college students, as future citizens of America and the world to use every opportunity to learn about different groups of people. The most popular salads are those that have a variety of different assortments that get along with each other in a complementary framework. While disagreements will always exist, and may even increase with time, respect is crucial. If these communities are to thrive, different groups of people must learn to live in peace and respect with each other.

Arts & Culture Get Cultured

I am 5 years ol d Everything is glitter, everything gold.

Nothing in this world has ever seemed cold Everyone?s got an unconditional love for this 5 year old.

The coldest part of my day is the brain freeze I receive from ice cream.

I run around with my two pig tails not getting a feel for this horrid world.

Not realizing these days are the best days and the worst days will soon unfold.

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Love that is so blinding and conniving that it would seem I am still 5 years old.

Still living with the idea that everything is glitter, and everything is gold and no one could ever treat you this cold.

No love could ever be this harsh.

The first of many heartbreaking revelations.

18 I was finally released into the real world.

No one cares the way they used to.

No one thinks the way they used to, imagination is now a thing of the past.

We?re going through life, doing what?s needed to make the time pass, instead of keeping that spark alive, we?ve become accustomed to dark skies. and I was 18 when I realized that my childhood bliss will never be the same I will always have the heart of a 5 year old. but now I have realized ? . all that glitters isn?t always gold.

GLITTER AND GOLD Quint essa Davis

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