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In my original post, I don’t think I really understood what the scope of my project would be. I knew I was leading an anti-idling campaign, but the direction of my project was highly dependent on who I met with and what they could do for the campaign. I ended up doing way more with […]

In The Origins of the Urban Crisis, I learned a lot about the policies that restricted where people could live. This made me think of the current problem in Delray. To build the new bridge to Canada, many houses in the Delray community must be demolished. The people in these houses are being forced to

My first week I wrote optimistically about the program, Detroit, Focus: HOPE, and the people I had already met in the program. I can remember the somewhat-forced optimism when I first wrote it; I always try to look on the bright side but it takes me a while to become acquainted with any new space.

I knew close to nothing about the “race riots” in Detroit before the start of this program. I’d hear “race riots” mentioned here and there and knew some people sited these “riots” as the beginning of Detroit’s downturn. Now, after living in Detroit, getting to know Detroiters, and hearing Thomas Sugrue talk and read his

During this free-form post, I’d like to write an ode to the lovely bird Penny Feng-Altayar, that Jean and I found and nurtured, until she could be taken to a new home. I found Penny an eventful Wednesday afternoon. I came back to UTowers on my break, because I forgot my laptop charger at home.

People engaging in simple philosophical debates or with too time on their hands have at one point pondered the ever stupid question: If a tree falls in the forest and no is around to hear it does it make a sound? I’ll save my response for later but lets dive into a little history first. ______________________________________________________________________

I’ve really enjoyed my time in the DCBRP program, and sad to see it come to an end. The best parts of the program have been the people, my placement, and the weekly events. Although at times the work at my job got overwhelming, I’ve appreciated the challenges and being able to overcome them. I’ve

First of all, I really like that we got to read Origins of the Urban Crisis. I thought the book was very informative and it was clear that Thomas Sugrue did his research and knew exactly what he was talking about. Additionally, I liked how he explained things by getting to the root of the

Reading The Origins of the Urban Crisis by Dr. Thomas Sugrue is in two words, frustrating and promising. While these two terms are antonyms, they both apply to the reading. In the past, I have learned about redlining and other discriminatory policies in housing and employment. But Origins lays out the large degree to which

It’s amazing how sometimes, seemingly out-of-the blue situations actually make a lot of sense when you look at all the details. Donald Trump getting elected wasn’t as insane as it seems when you look at the political system we have set up for ourselves, as well as the increasingly tense political climate, and people getting