Cobalt Issue 21 - The New Renaissance

Thisissueisveryclosetomyheart.Notonlyisitthelastissueoftheacademicyearbutalsomy
lastissueaspresident!ThisyearhasbeentoughandIthinkeveryonehasfelt,tovaryingdegrees,
alitleweigheddown.Thisissueprovidesatakeonthecomingmonthsasthingsopenagainand
weenterwhatCobalthasdeemed‘thenew renaissance’.Ournew exechavedoneanamazingjob
andIknow I’m leavingCobaltinwonderfulycapablehands.WiththatIpassyouovertoournew
president,thelovelyMaria!
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Withanew team ofexecs,CobaltitselfisundergoingakindofRenaissance.Everyyearnew and
returningmembers,execsandalumniachievetheunachievablebyindingfreshwaystoexpress
theircreativityandideas.Iam excitedtobeapartofthisrebirthasweslowlybutsurelyleavethe
chainoflockdownsbehindusandmoveintoahopefultomorrow.Iam surethatthenextyearwil
befulofexcitingchalenges,butfornow weareinishingthisacademicyearwithabang.Enjoy
thiswonderfulissueandseeyousooninoursubmissions!
FeauturedExec:PWW Interview
ProtectWarwickWomen
Maria
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New Reniassance
ElishaFal
TheNew Renaisance
ManpretKaur
ANew Me
CalebMathes
How PatiFloydGotHerNephew
Kiled
HaryMarsh
TheNew Anxiety
BehtanyLee
ConfesionsofaReader
LaurenShlomovich
ConversationsWithFriends
MilieJackson
Seedling
GusteTenaityte
TheSpringTurn
KeithMulopo
Renaisanceofthe00’s
MinaMitchel-Hardy
Top5AlbumsoftheSummer
SiennaSamra
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ANewNormalAproaches
Thingswilchangeforthebeer
ifIsayitenoughtimes
Icanthinkitintoexistence
A new normalapproaches
Icanembraceit—
pleasedon’truinthis
Hardworkwilgetmethere
Noonetostopmebutmyself
Iwon’tbemyownworstnightmare
anymore
Itsshapebecomescleartome,
Icanseeit.
It’snear.
Stopmakingexcuses
andgrabit
Themirorfades
andthepassionreturns.
Iwilmakeitthere
Aslongasmyfeettouchtheground
Iwilmakeit
ThaïsFitzgerald
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NEWEXECSHELO
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RenaissanceMan
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CONTENTDURINGTHE
PANDEMIC
-anunlikelyhero
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Fortunately,Iwasn’ttheonlyone.Podcast
consumptionintheUShadgoneupby18%,withover
31% ofGenZadults-us-havingexperiencedan
increaseintheirlisteningactivity.Imean,Iguesthere
issomethingspecialaboutanearlymorningbaking
sesionwithpeoplechortlinginyourearoverajokein
yourfavouritebook.
That’stheatraction.It’snotjustyourfavouritebook,
it’salsotheirs.Thatissomethingyouandtheperson
ontheotherendofthemicrophonesharetogether.
Thatpointofconnectioniswhat,manywouldargue,
keepsuscomingback.
Moreformaly,thisisconsideredparasocial
interaction.It’sapsychologicalrelationshipthe
audiencedevelopswiththeperformerinmasmedia.
Nowonder,consideringtheyearwehad.Inaperiodof
extremelonelinesandashockeddetachmentfrom
familiarsocialcircles,it’snotasurprisethatpeople
haveturnedtotheslightlymanufactured
conversationstheycanfindontheinternet.Anything
isbeterthannothing.
Butthatdoesn’texplainthesustainedinterestin
podcasts.Theworldiscautiouslyopeningbackup,
andpeoplehavebeenfloutingtherulesforawhilenow
anyway.Althistosay,thesocialneedisn’taspresing
anymore.Whydopeoplekeeplisteningthen?
Asimpleanswerwouldbesustainedmomentum.If
you’vealreadystartedlisteningtopodcastsandare
investedinaseries,there’snoreasontostop.Makes
senseandwouldholdupasanexplanation.
Personaly,Idon’tthinkitcapturesthefulstory.The
joyoffindingsomeonewhosharesyourinterestsandis
verywilingtotalkforhoursaboutthem is
underrated.Findingsocialinteractionthatalsocaters
toyourdeeplyheldinterestsisdificult,andoften
limitedtoclosefriendshipsandrelationships.The
intimacythatpodcastsandtheirhostsprovideis
valuable–ahiddentreasureinapretyshitytime.
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HOW PATTI
FLOYD GOT
HER NEPHEW
KILLED
“Alegacyofchange.”ThisisthepromiseoftheStephenLawrenceDayFoundation,acharityworkingtoimprovethe
conditionsofyoungpeopleintheircommunities,clasroomsandcareerprospects.Bothhelparangeofindividualsbut
arecurentlyandhistoricalyinvolvedincombatingracialinjusticebecauseprejudicetowardsblackpeopleconstitutesa
hugepartofthesystematicdiscriminationinthewesternworld.Youtoocanbeapartofthisaidwithoutneedingto
donatebysharingtheirefortsinsocialmediaactivism postsorgetinginvolvedwiththevariousin-personandonline
eventsinsupportoftheireforts.
“Advocatefortheinnocent.”ThisisthesloganofTheInnocenceProject,anon-profitlegalorganisationdedicatedto
theexonerationofdeathrowinmatestheybelievetobewrongfulyconvicted.
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conversations
withfriends
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