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Reports

How (un)safe is 16 Turk Street? Analyzing reports of crime and harassment around Minerva’s San Francisco residence hall

Emma StiefelMay 1, 2021

This article is an interactive data visualization and investigation. Please view the entire piece by clicking on this link. This data jo... Read More

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77 Nationalities & 66 Currencies: How do currency exchange rates affect Minerva students?

Jasen LoFebruary 2, 2021

This article is an interactive data visualization and investigation into how currency exchange rates affect Minerva students' tuition fees.... Read More

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Cities

Contained Dystopias

Maheem JiwaniFebruary 10, 2021

The following piece is part of the Quest’s ongoing series featuring the assignments of Minerva students. This piece was an LBA written for ... Read More

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Window Snowmen

Ujeza AdemiFebruary 4, 2021

The M23’s new semester in Seoul turned out to be rather challenging. Each student had to quarantine, individually, in a room for two we... Read More

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Opinion

Book review: Love and Responsibility by John Paul II

José AlvarezMay 28, 2021

To God, who gives me life, enlightens my understanding, and moves my sentiment. Author’s note: For the past couple of months, reading Lo... Read More

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“He is not our Tsar”: How useful are comparisons to tyrants in times of social change?

Margarita LevitovaFebruary 16, 2021

The comparison of Putin to a tsar is a heuristic aimed at social mobilization, but this comparison is simple and politically charged enough... Read More

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Community

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE BUS TRANSIT IN NEW YORK CITY?

Erin PaglioneMay 31, 2021

Erin Paglione (M’21) majored in Natural Sciences concentrating in Designing Solutions with a minor in Government, Society, and Politics (So... Read More

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What Lies Behind Poland’s Women Strike Movement

Ivana VasevaFebruary 9, 2021

The following piece is part of the Quest’s ongoing series featuring the final projects and assignments of Minerva students. This piece was ... Read More

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Creative

Wild

Maya CohenMay 7, 2021

I feel at home in the wild. What is wild?Wild animals are undomesticated.Wild lands unsettled.Wild plants unprovoked.Un-contaminated, un... Read More

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Love Learned

Anonymous Minerva StudentApril 5, 2021

Sometimes I wonder if I'll end up like my parents. Married to a person without the whisper of a touch, without a suggestion of a kiss, w... Read More

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Meekly

ASMRadio (not affiliated with ASM)

Allie Yusim, Allison Lehn, Gabi Oliveira and Gabriel Da SilvaMay 23, 2021

In this first episode of ASMRadio (not affiliated with ASM), Gabi, Allie, Gabriel, and Allison offer some hard-hitting journalism on topics... Read More

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