Listen, I have to say this before I get into the rest of the blog because morally I have to come clean. I can't lie. I use GenAI, mainly for coding. Do I particularly like it? No. Do I understand it's purpose and use? Yes. If you are already against GenAI, please hear me out. Yes, I know it is environmentally terrible and we need to do something about it. But I am not the person to provide that knowledge, or make significant change. I want change, but I cannot give it. I wro

For my Sociology major, we have to complete a year-long research course. I decided to take it my junior year because I found out about a study-away opportunity during the spring of my sophomore year (which I am now accepted into and will be even be updating you on). That meant I could not take it my senior year. So I had to lock in, work hard, and complete a project. And I did just that and I am proud of it too! Step 1. Choosing a Project (and a Partner) Entering the course,

Having my name big and bold on a website I created is a pretty great feeling. Knowing the time and effort I put into this makes this special. I can easily link this website as obvious proof that I did, in fact, not only complete a project, but a large, daunting one, is amazing. What I Did I knew I wanted it to look at least vaguely pink and at least vaguely green, so I really started with the color palette (see my "About Me" style article). I also knew I wanted to use the fon

The 2025 Oscars had a lot of controversies, to say the least. The most striking being the inclusion of work assisted by AI, specifically The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez. Now, the Academy has made its stance official: films that use AI are eligible for Oscar nominations and wins. While the Academy may not find AI concerning, many people think otherwise, myself included. A photo from the Snatch’D set. How Did They Use AI? The Brutalist used AI to generate drawings of brutalist