Posts in Opinion
Turning Plastic into Policy

At just 24 years old, Boyan Slat is a youthful Dutchman with a passion for conservation, and an incredible drive to clean up the world’s oceans. He’s devoted the past five years of his life to fighting marine pollution through designing an innovative waste catchment system to trap and collect ocean plastic that is currently being implemented in the Pacific Ocean.

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Open Letter on Exploitative Photography

On the topic of photography of capstone projects at a February SIPA Liason Orientation, a presenter commented that “office or domestic photos” are not as interesting as “those in an African village.” SIPA students speak out against perceived encouragement of “poverty porn” by the SIPA administration, and offer steps the administration can take to implore students to refrain from taking and sharing exploitative photography of affected populations and communities.

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