By Kalah Mingo Kalah Mingo explores the issue of cultural appropriation in the fashion industry and features comments from the Terry College’s Dawn Bennett-Alexander.
Cultural Appropriation and the Fashion Industry
Month: December 2017
Toxic Beauty Standards
By Kalah Mingo This audio story reports on how women of color are exposed to harsher chemicals from beauty products than white women.
Handmade and Sustainable
By Emily Haney A video interview with a local artisan who makes furniture by repurposing wood.
An Interview on History
By Maureen Sheeren Sheeren interviews Peter Hoffer, history professor, on the influential, yet controversial life, of Thomas R. Cobb.
Diwali at UGA
By Kaleigh Galvin The Indian Cultural Exchange at UGA celebrated this major Hindu holiday with food, worship and performances.
Have Recent Campus Protests Stunted Free Speech on College Campuses?
By Josie Wall Traditionally, college campuses have served as long standing forums for free speech, but recent events have left campuses feeling the strain of speech code limitations. Political protests have sparked large assemblies on school grounds, some turning violent. Incidents at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Florida, Middlebury College…
Independent Record Labels on the Rise
By Devon Tucker Athens, Georgia is a town known for various alternative rock bands, but many of these groups would not be known without the hustle and bustle of numerous independent record labels. Independent record labels are on the rise in the global market and generated $6 billion in sales 2016, according to a…
Couture for Charity
By Katherine Sauceda Fashion brands of all kinds have been known for their style and quality. The runways are stocked full with glitz and glamour and there is never a shortage of their equally as glamorous clientele. Recently, however, the high-end and everyday fashion brands are starting to be known for a different type…
Marketing as an Entrepreneur: Before and After Social Media
By Kelly Miller There are 2.46 billion active users on social media. Of those 2.46 billion, 40 percent follow their favorite brands on social media, according to the Global Web Index, a technology company providing audience-profiling data to marketers. Since the rapid rise of social media, beginning around 2010, business owners had to quickly learn…
The Importance of Student Workers to A University
By Savannah McCoy Inside the classrooms and offices at the University of Georgia, professors and administrators run the academic functions of one of the oldest public institutions in America. Although the university’s primary goal is to educate, it provides several other services that professors have little part in. Next time one grabs a burger from…
University of Georgia Actress Undergoes a Nine-Month Transformation
By Angelina Lewis University of Georgia Master of Fine Arts student Katherine Butcher underwent a nine-month fitness journey for her thesis role in the university’s biggest production of the year, “Cabaret.” Butcher, given the lead role of Sally Bowles, took this performance seriously. The actress began working with a personal trainer, tweaked her diet…
Sports protesting is not new, so why the buzz now?
By Rakel Johnson The world of sports is being rocked by the question of whether or not athletes should keep politics and social issues off of the field. In the midst of the #TakeAKnee protests sparked by football quarterback Colin Kaepernick, some argue that the two simply don’t mix. However, sports have a long…