The goal of fast fashion is to make and globally distribute clothing as quickly and cheaply as possible. From making and gathering materials to importing textiles to factory production to shipping, every practice the industry partakes in is carbon-emitting.
This week's poem features another piece from student poet, Joanna Buoniconti, as she poignantly reflects on some of the emotional repercussions of faltered relationships during the past year of the pandemic.
"The question is, okay, so if we don’t do anything for another 10 years or another 20 years, then we’re talking about letting the world two degrees warmer than today. Once you start approaching a world that’s on average two degrees warmer than today, that’s the global average. We’re flirting with this kind of global temperature that could trigger some really big, bad changes."
This week's poem features another contribution from student poet, Nick Beaulieu, as he ponders the idea that the COVID-19 pandemic can bring people together even though it's nothing but a disaster on the surface.
In the beginning, Markle assimilated exceedingly well into the royal lifestyle but all the scrutiny from the media combined with the racism behind the palace walls got to be too much for her.
“Girl, she’s shook,” her message reads. At the end of the day, BSAC representatives are still students, teenage students who’ve felt their voices stifled in an environment where they were meant to be valued.
According to DeConto, the rate of sea-level rise has more than doubled from the last century with an increase in the frequency of storm surges and nuisance flooding. Some areas are at greater risk than others because sea-level rise doesn’t happen by the same amount everywhere. One of these unlucky areas is Boston.
This series would simply not be complete without mentioning a tv show that is readily available for your viewing pleasure. This week is the season finale of Marvel’s latest installment, "WandaVision," so you still have time to catch up on the eight episodes that have been released on DisneyPlus. With episodes around only thirty minutes long, it’s the perfect quick binge to get you through the week.
