Environmental Analysis (ENVS 220) has been a large contributor to the growth and change that I’ve gone through this semester. One of the biggest changes for me has been adapting to a bigger and more stressful workload, and 220 has had all to do with that. With all the parts of 220 existing simultaneously, labs, […]
Pride and Humility in Cross Country Races
We awoke to find that it was still dark, still cold, and still raining in not-so-scenic Tacoma, Washington. After grabbing a quick snack, we bussed over to the course and quietly hid inside for as long as possible. But with an hour to go, we needed to leave our warmth and comfort to start warming […]
Race and Awareness at Lewis and Clark Protests
This week, our campus was faced with the reality that racism is alive and well on our perfect little campus on the hill. And people reacted. Being a part of an intro anthropology class, we became aware of and discussed issues of race that have always been present on our campus but really made themselves […]
Bon Winners 2015
Place is a necessary method to view world. It is something that must exist to explain or even define an experience. Through this lens, place becomes a deeply personal connection between a person and a location. Yet, it is still ignored by the vast majority of people. This phenomenon is explored in Keith Basso’s ethnography, […]
Wisdom Sits In Places
After recently finishing Keith Basso’s ‘Wisdom Sits in Places’ for Intro to Cultural Anthropology, I have been reconsidering place as it applies to Environmental Studies. We discussed at the beginning of the semester about how place provides a method for situating otherwise sprawling research. It provided context for complex environmental issues. While this is certainly […]