Photos That Lie

Of the photos that lie, I picked the one on the University of Wisconsin-Madison application for a few reasons. First of all, I think it's a problem that is easy for us, as college students to relate to. Trinity is a very diverse place so it's not really a problem that we think about a lot, but for other schools it could pose a pretty big problem. Secondly, I have a friend that goes to Wisconsin and now I get to make fun of him for this. Anyway, the picture was originally of students at a sporting event of some sort and I guess the administration felt that there was a lack of diversity represented in the picture. Therefore, instead of taking another picture that showed more diversity, they chose to photoshop in an African-American students head to make the university appear more diverse. This is harmful because it promotes an atmosphere on campus that may or may not exist. Diversity a quality that some kids look at in colleges and this picture could be misleading.

CLT

So I didn't really learn anything from our CLT trip. I don't know if it is because it was 8:30 in the morning on a Friday and I just wasn't paying close attention or the fact that the tour was less than 30 minutes and we didn't do what we were supposed to do at the end by filling out that worksheet. Either way I don't think I will ever need to use CLT. My plans don't involve media work and if I end up being a History and Political Science major like I plan to I don't see a need to do audio, visual, or video projects and therefore won't need the programs that CLT has to offer. I think they would be awesome tools for people in those fields, but for me I just don't see them being a necessary part of my education.