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AF: Hey kids! Read my blog post

Hi Kids:

I was just bipping around on the internet, looking at books I might buy for the class library, when I came across the following snippet on a publisher's website:

Elsewhere in the free speech files, women are reporting that Facebook has been censoring their responses to the blizzard of sexual misconduct allegations, deleting comments that contain sentiments such as “Men are scum.” Under the social media giant’s standards governing “hate speech,” white men are considered a protected group, which can inordinately penalize users who speak out about important  issues related to inequality. One woman who was suspended for writing “men continue to be the worst” points out the double-standard in Facebook’s implementation of the policy: “There was one guy who was threatening to find my house and beat me up… I got banned before I could even successfully report it.”

The double-standard is real.

What ARE Facebook and Twitter's standards governing "hate speech"?  Wouldn't you like to know?

Declacred V.S Undeclared!?

I’m unsure about my major, but for now I’m intrested/looking into being a lab scientist, however I was wondering if it would be better to apply to a college as undeclared or if I should state science  field. I was told that once you’ve chosen a field to study it is difficult to switch fields to any other field. On the other hand,  I was also told that colleges preffer not to see “undeclared” on an application and it may lower my chance of acceptance.

-Narmeen Ayoubi

expectations vs debt

I've been planning to go to a UC and I meet the requirements, but I can't afford it. I want to attend a community college first but I feel like all my effort up until this point would be a waste if I don't at least apply to a UC but I don't want to feel obligated to attend if I get accepted or to waste money on the application fee if I don't. Only  top of this, my dad has been pressuring me to attend a university. What should I do?

-Alyssa Maneja

What kind of job?

As of right now, I have no job.  Obviously that'll have to change in college what with debts and the like.  Any job we are able to get right now is great just because it gives us money that we made and can spend on whatever we choose.  That being said, once college comes around, while any job is still nice to have, are there some that are way better than others?  Take me for instance, I plan to become a veterinarian, should I just get the highest paying job I can find or should I try getting any job I can find that would help me out with learning more about the field I am trying to advance in?  I would think that the obvious choice would be the latter but when I think about the costs of living, especially if I moved out of my home, the first one sounds like a viable option as well.  I just can't seem to decide which would be the best choice.

-Brendan Stilwell

Choosing a career?

Through out high school I was never really sure what I wanted to major because I was so focused in school and just though that I shouldn't worry cause I still have time but the fact that I am a senior I still don't know  what to major to pick ? Also through out the years I had always said that I wanted to major in science that will take me to a career in nursing but also would like the interest in  becoming  a vet. Since I am going to a community college I decided that I also want to enter the work force fast that is related to the medical field but don't know what to really choose on my major in becoming a a nurse or a vet or a dentist . Now days I am really  confused to choose the right career for me but don'  t  in what to choose . So I guess my question is how does one really decide to choose as career ? Like how do feel what you want to become ? \

- Vanessa A.

College Credit Benefits

Often times throughout high school, we were advised to take more rigorous courses to prepare ourselves for college and earn college credit. For this reason, many students including myself decided to take Advanced Placement courses and the exams. Being able to prepare myself for college was my main priority;however, the opportunity to earn college credit was another benefit that I was looking forward to. Now that the time has come to apply to colleges we would like to attend, something that has crossed my mind is how much college credit we will actually receive for the college level courses and exams we took. Does the credit vary from CSU's, UC's, and private universities? If so how? Another thought in my mind is, how does earning credits really affect the financial and learning aspect of college?

-Samantha Covarrubias