Sustainability Intern Profile - Laura Blevins
Name: Laura Blevins
Major: Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Track
Class Position: Junior
Hometown: Pasadena, MD
Environmental Background:
Last summer, Laura had the pleasure of serving as a sustainability intern for Cristal Global, a world-wide manufacturing company specializing in titanium dioxide. Throughout the summer, Laura corresponded with plant engineers across the world in countries including Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, France, and the UK. Through carbon emission documentation, Laura was able to provide Cristal Global with a carbon footprint analysis for each of their seven production facilities.
On campus, Laura has been active with the Biodiesel Club. As the club secretary, she looks forward to assisting with implementing designs for their production facilities, as well as educating students on the importance of alternative energy resources.
Fun Fact:
Apart from her environmental work, Laura is a proud member of UMBC’s Honors College, an employee of the Campus Information Center, and a member of UMBC’s Symphony Orchestra. She also enjoys playing the violin on Sundays in Faith Baptist Church’s orchestra, and long distance running.
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Race, Politics, and Flow Charts
Flow Chart from Fineness & Accuracy
Have you ever gotten into a heated argument and wondered to yourself, “Should I compare my opponent to a member of the KKK?”
Well, in case you ever have – and didn’t know how to determine if you should or not – we at USDemocrazy have a nifty flow chart for you! Examine and use wisely.
The flow chart came out of a recent controversy, involving Princeton Professor of Political Science and African-American Studies Melissa Harris-Perry. Well-known for her writings and commentary on race issues in American politics, Harris-Perry published an article in the Nation this week.
Harris-Perry’s article entitled Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals are Abandoning Obama makes the argument that one reason for Obama’s declining support is at least partially because of racial bias. She argues that white supporters have held the first black president to a higher standard than they have white presidents from the recent past (read: Bill Clinton).
Her article caused quite a backlash, including this response on Salon.com, which not only presented a non-sensical critique of Harris-Perry’s assertion but also compared her views to those of the KKK.
Harris-Perry addressed some of these critiques in another piece, but the whole controversy has apparently brought up a much more important question – when is it okay to compare someone to a member of the KKK?
Thankfully, the controversy also has brought us an answer…in the form of a flow chart.
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Flow Chart from Fineness & Accuracy Have you ever gotten into a heated argument and wondered to yourself, “Should I compare my opponent to a member of the KKK?” Well, in case you ever...
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