1.) Colleges and Universities are constructing new architectural buildings to influence creativity.

2.) M.I.T. is tearing down a historic building that has produced many great innovations in an effort to stem more creativity.

This picture shows that not much has changed between the relationship of the police force and black lives.  This young black man appears to be targeted by the police, which is relevant to today’s events.  In the background of this magazine cover, there is what looks like an entire army of all white police officers running after a young black male.  It looks like they have an intention to harm the subject of the picture, since it appears that some of them are carrying weapons in their hand.  The black male is appears to be wearing a backwards white hat and a bandanna covering his face, but for what reason I do not know.   Personally, I think that this photo speaks volumes of words, since it is an issue that we still haven’t gotten past almost 50 years later.

This photo was pulled from time.com

My whole financial escapade starts back in the summer when I was told by various Georgia State staff that my financial aid would be enough to cover my tuition, books, and housing if I stayed in the University Commons.  Under this presumption, I spent all summer working and not saving a single penny (bad idea).  Once the start of the semester got closer, I started to ask more in depth about my financial aid and learned that I would have to pay for my housing out of pocket since all of my aid did not go through (which comes out to around $900 a month). After scrambling around for an insane amount of money that would be due in a couple of days, my father graciously loaned me the money to cover it as long as I paid him back monthly.

Currently, I work at least 40 hours a week at a pizza place on Edgewood.  I wish I could work less, but I have no choice in order to keep repaying my loan from my father and having enough money for necessary items.  It is tough sometimes, between making time for work, school, and a social life.  Recently I’ve been have scheduling conflicts with work and school that have been sorted out, but have resulted in a decline in my grades.  Next semester my financial aid should go through to where I won’t have to spend all of my money on housing.  If you are thinking about working instead of taking financial aid, I suggest you rethink.

The main focus of the blog I chose, called We Make Money Not Art, is largely scientific.  They do different reports on scientific projects were done.  One of the posts I read reports on a study done by a scientist called the “Infinite Ear.”  In this study, they look at how you can hear with your whole body, using other senses to help you.  This was largely based on people who are deaf because they would play sounds that the ear could not hear, but that you could feel throughout your whole body.