2.1. Fighting Racism, Evaluating Quarantine, and Changing Ourselves Before the World

Camille Reeves, Alkin Kaz, Ashwini Shende, and Douglas Robins return for an unprecedented roundtable discussion with Susan — over Zoom. After (re)introductions (3:11), they have a candid conversation about racism and the surge in social media activism (5:48). Their first P is Progress, in which they discuss virtual appearances (12:54), seeing COVID-19 patients as people (18:17), Alkin's life-changing philosophy (22:50), educational disparities during quarantine (34:15), and Douglas' hot takes on Hannah Brown and Bernie Sanders (48:30). Then for Pandemic (59:26), they explore positives and new hobbies of quarantine. During Platform (1:08:21), they learn about Camille taking a stance with TigerTrends, Douglas exposing unsanitary nursing facilities in Louisiana, Alkin translating Physics Olympiad materials, and Susan's view on Asian Americans standing with BLM. Lastly, for Pitched (1:18:11), they answer your questions about genetic engineering, TV recommendations, and advice for pre-frosh.

Check out TigerTrends: https://www.tigertrendsprinceton.com/
Article reported by Douglas about Louisiana nursing homes: https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_43127c7c-9a26-11ea-889f-dfe5c428a147.html

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro: Continue advocating for change.
• 3:11 Introducing the guests
• 5:48 Addressing George Floyd's murder and recent protests
• 12:54 Progress: The role of fashion during quarantine and virtual first impressions
• 18:17 Progress: COVID-19 patients are people, not numbers
• 22:50 Progress: Changing ourselves before we can change the world (Alkin's life-changing philosophy)
• 27:50 Progress: The U.S. news cycle, normalizing changes in opinions, and creating change that lasts
• 34:15 Progress: Educational disparities during quarantine
• 43:48 Progress: Canceling Hannah Brown and tokenism in the Bachelor franchise
• 48:30 Progress: Bernie's legacy in 2016 vs. 2020, Biden 2020, and why you must vote
• 59:26 Pandemic: Positives during quarantine, how it's honestly been, and new hobbies
• 1:08:21 Platform: TigerTrends takes a stance
• 1:10:20 Platform: Exposing Louisiana nursing facility's lack of sanitation
• 1:14:04 Platform: Translating Physics Olympiad materials and taking advantage of Princeton's resources
• 1:17:18 Platform: Asian Americans standing with Black Lives Matter
• 1:18:11 Pitched: Ethics of genetic engineering
• 1:20:37 Pitched: Movie/TV/music recommendations for this summer
• 1:27:44 Pitched: What we wish we knew before freshman year
• 1:31:22 Takeaways