Beatrice – Global Student Square

Skating into the future: The growing sports scene in Nanjing

November 12, 2019
Beatrice
China, Education, Eye On China, Sports, Top Stories

The crowd cheered on July 8 as China’s Zhang Shuai struck the final shot, defeating Dayana Yastremska in a three-set match, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, and earning her first-ever position in the quarterfinals at the 2019 Wimbledon tennis championships.

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Lost at the starting line: China’s left-behind children struggle in school, life

November 1, 2019
Beatrice
China, Cities, Education, Eye On China, Top Stories

Though urbanization has brought economic benefits to citizens all over China, the phenomenon of left-behind children raises questions about how urbanization has impacted families in fast-growing cities such as Shanghai.

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Living on the edge of the megacity: The female migrant workers of Shenzhen

October 29, 2019
Beatrice
China, Cities, Eye On China, Top Stories

By Zhang Hanyue, Shang Siyu, Zhuang Min and Liang Xinyue, Shenzhen College of International Education Student journalists interviewing workers at the Donkey Hotpot restaurant in Shenzhen, China. Photo by Wu Lei/used with permission. SHENZHEN, China — When the dawn fades…

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A floating life: The migrant workers of Zhonghuayuan

October 18, 2019
Beatrice
Asia, China, Cities, Eye On China, Immigration, Top Stories

It seemed he had already anticipated an unknown journey after losing this shelter, where he could temporarily hide from sizzling sun and stormy rain.

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OPINION: Why we should cover the trauma, not drama, of school shootings

April 18, 2019
Beatrice
News, Opinion, USA

Sandy Hook. Columbine. Marjory Stoneman Douglas. When Denver schools locked down earlier this week in response to a threatened school shooting, that little voice went off inside my head. The one that remembers all the shootings that came before. And just like before, I saw the media, mobilizing furiously to cover the fear and outrage that school shootings trigger.

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OPINION: In Denver, it can’t be just another Wednesday

April 17, 2019
Beatrice
News, Opinion, Top Stories, USA

He loves “Peppa Pig.” I’m sitting on my neighbors’ couch, babysitting their 2-year-old son because preschool was canceled today, and we’re watching “Peppa.” He doesn’t know why he’s still in his pajamas on a Wednesday morning.

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Mosuo matriarchy: Uncovering how Mosuo men and women share power

March 5, 2019
Beatrice
China, Culture, Eye On China, Projects, Women

In the Mosuo's "kingdom of women," there is choice: “No one assigns you to do anything or commands you. There is no rule. If you’re interested, you do (the work). If not, no one will force or blame you.”

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VOICES: “ZAPMIL” video project quizzes teens on today’s media literacy issues

November 7, 2018
Beatrice
#GlobalMILWeek, Africa, Education, Ex.change, On Media, Past Projects, Science & Tech

If you could give your phone a name, what would it be? Which social media platform do you hate most? What's the first thing you do when you wake up every day? Student journalists at the Global Media and Information Literacy Week Youth Forum launched an innovative pop-up video project to find the answers.

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Speakers at media literacy conference discuss impact of cartoons, empathy in film

October 26, 2018
Beatrice
#GlobalMILWeek, Art, Education, Ex.change, On Media, Past Projects, Top Stories

In societies where traditional organizations have lost trust with the public, cartoons can be surprisingly effective as an alternate way of telling news.

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Jordan Media Institute, journalist push back on stereotypes, press for media literacy in Middle East

October 25, 2018
Beatrice
#GlobalMILWeek, Education, Ex.change, Middle East, News, On Media, Past Projects, Politics

"There are opportunities also," said Elemary. "We can't always talk about refugees as problems."

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