: The complexity of the American tax code disproportionately affects low-income college students who rely heavily on information from their tax returns for important financial resources (e.g. financial aid) but are unable to afford assistance from costly tax-filing services. As a result, low-income college students benefit from return-free filing services. This paper assesses the potential of using return-free tax filing as a resource to support low-income college students with identifying their eligibility and applying for financial resources such as financial aid and SNAP benefits. Using survey data from low-income students attending UCLA, we describe the difficulties faced in filing taxes and applying for financial resources. We find that students are interested in receiving assistance from return-free filing services for both processes. Then, we determine how interest varies by gender, racial identity, parental education, past filing experience, and primary language spoken at home.
{"title":"Simplifying Financial Resource Applications for Low-Income College Students with Return-Free Filing","authors":"Joleen Chiu","doi":"10.5070/l619158740","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158740","url":null,"abstract":": The complexity of the American tax code disproportionately affects low-income college students who rely heavily on information from their tax returns for important financial resources (e.g. financial aid) but are unable to afford assistance from costly tax-filing services. As a result, low-income college students benefit from return-free filing services. This paper assesses the potential of using return-free tax filing as a resource to support low-income college students with identifying their eligibility and applying for financial resources such as financial aid and SNAP benefits. Using survey data from low-income students attending UCLA, we describe the difficulties faced in filing taxes and applying for financial resources. We find that students are interested in receiving assistance from return-free filing services for both processes. Then, we determine how interest varies by gender, racial identity, parental education, past filing experience, and primary language spoken at home.","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125100307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper explores historical evidence of restrictive eating, as well as binging and purging in the ancient world from 3100 BC to around 476 AD in order to draw comparisons with contemporary restrictive and binge eating disorders — namely, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It aims to analyze the causes of disordered eating over time with regard to societal norms and attitudes, examining the ways in which these disorders diverge between the ancient and modern worlds. Principally, this paper asserts that differences in the significance of body image on a societal level account for distinctions in the motivations of disordered eating within the ancient and modern worlds. There are, however, key parallels to behaviors that women exhibit with regard to disordered eating that can be attributed to the continuity of patriarchal structures between these two time periods.
{"title":"Ancient Hunger, Modern World","authors":"Solia Valentine","doi":"10.5070/l619158739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158739","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores historical evidence of restrictive eating, as well as binging and purging in the ancient world from 3100 BC to around 476 AD in order to draw comparisons with contemporary restrictive and binge eating disorders — namely, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It aims to analyze the causes of disordered eating over time with regard to societal norms and attitudes, examining the ways in which these disorders diverge between the ancient and modern worlds. Principally, this paper asserts that differences in the significance of body image on a societal level account for distinctions in the motivations of disordered eating within the ancient and modern worlds. There are, however, key parallels to behaviors that women exhibit with regard to disordered eating that can be attributed to the continuity of patriarchal structures between these two time periods.","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127927177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
: The most notorious queer uprising against police, referred to as the Stonewall Riots, has cemented its position at the forefront of queer collective memory in the form of an annual commemoration known as Gay Pride. Though it’s widely accepted that the first Pride was a riot, the radical nature of Gay Pride has seemed to dissipate with the encroachment of heavy corporate involvement, high ticketed admission costs, physical borders, and welcomed police presences. In this paper, I utilize a spatial analysis to explore the multitudes of ways queer identity is policed in and through Gay Pride spaces, with specific reference to Los Angeles Pride’s exclusive location in West Hollywood, the implications of its relocation, and the impacts of the conceptual relocation of Pride to an “All Black Lives Matter” march in June 2020. I also reference the relocation of Dyke Day LA in exemplification of a successful relocation model for a queer event, one that highlights the nuances of claiming queer public space with consideration to the needs of both queer and local communities.
{"title":"(Re)Locating Pride: Borders, Space, and Policing at Los Angeles Pride","authors":"Helya Salarvand","doi":"10.5070/l619158735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158735","url":null,"abstract":": The most notorious queer uprising against police, referred to as the Stonewall Riots, has cemented its position at the forefront of queer collective memory in the form of an annual commemoration known as Gay Pride. Though it’s widely accepted that the first Pride was a riot, the radical nature of Gay Pride has seemed to dissipate with the encroachment of heavy corporate involvement, high ticketed admission costs, physical borders, and welcomed police presences. In this paper, I utilize a spatial analysis to explore the multitudes of ways queer identity is policed in and through Gay Pride spaces, with specific reference to Los Angeles Pride’s exclusive location in West Hollywood, the implications of its relocation, and the impacts of the conceptual relocation of Pride to an “All Black Lives Matter” march in June 2020. I also reference the relocation of Dyke Day LA in exemplification of a successful relocation model for a queer event, one that highlights the nuances of claiming queer public space with consideration to the needs of both queer and local communities.","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133563219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Composing Bolivia: The Politics and Perspectives of Mestizaje and Indigenismo in Atiliano Auza León’s Historia de la Música Boliviana","authors":"Herman Chavez","doi":"10.5070/l619158737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158737","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"14 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114028595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The 1782 Taiwan Zhangzhou-Quanzhou Feud: A Case Study on Qing Dynasty Communal Violence","authors":"Hanchi Zhou","doi":"10.5070/l619158742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158742","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130654920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Run Me My Money: Unpaid Internships, Student Political Values, and COVID-19","authors":"S. Bautista","doi":"10.5070/l619158738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158738","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"33 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123261893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The following paper dives into the implications of the growing presence of the Internet and other technologies in our daily lives, especially in relation to handling healthcare data and privacy. In each section, the paper explores the associations of technologies to knowledge, power, and control in the field of healthcare. Ultimately, it warns against the increasingly exploitative nature of today’s technology products which oftentimes trade personal information for usage and convenience. In addition, it discusses the benefits and potential consequences of current healthcare privacy laws. To transition into practical applications and world systems, examples such as the Mexican healthcare system are presented as case studies of how technology companies and producers can adapt their policies and products to best cater to the needs and wants of marginalized communities and populations.
{"title":"Redefining Power Structures Surrounding Healthcare and Data Privacy","authors":"Jessica X L Li","doi":"10.5070/l619158734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158734","url":null,"abstract":"The following paper dives into the implications of the growing presence of the Internet and other technologies in our daily lives, especially in relation to handling healthcare data and privacy. In each section, the paper explores the associations of technologies to knowledge, power, and control in the field of healthcare. Ultimately, it warns against the increasingly exploitative nature of today’s technology products which oftentimes trade personal information for usage and convenience. In addition, it discusses the benefits and potential consequences of current healthcare privacy laws. To transition into practical applications and world systems, examples such as the Mexican healthcare system are presented as case studies of how technology companies and producers can adapt their policies and products to best cater to the needs and wants of marginalized communities and populations.","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114500780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Future Flora as a Case Study for FemTech’s Role in Science: Tackling the Taboo Head-On","authors":"Moryel and Sabrina Yashar and Wannon","doi":"10.5070/l619158741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158741","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121752650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marisol and Celena Huerta-Ontiveros and Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Marisol Huerta-Ontiveros
{"title":"Letter from the Editors","authors":"Marisol and Celena Huerta-Ontiveros and Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Marisol Huerta-Ontiveros","doi":"10.5070/l619158730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158730","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121232707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
: The YouTuber ContraPoints, also known as Natalie Wynn, is a fascinating and complicated artist who is taking the video essay genre to new heights with videos on politics, philosophy, and culture. This paper analyzes her videos Incels (2018) and Canceling (2020) within the context of the essay film and video essay genres, while also exploring what ContraPoints is and why the project’s message is prominent in 2022. However, some of the tools she uses to explore video topics, such as empathy and compassion, are seen as faults by some. While Wynn’s videos started out by examining contemporary issues, her fame has grown — bringing more meta or self-referential elements to the forefront of her artistry. While she may have started her YouTube career by making videos about politics and philosophy, she has had to to use her talents for defending herself online, particularly in relation to her controversies around non-binary identity. Ultimately, this paper argues that Wynn, through the use of performance, mise-en-scène, personality, postmodernist qualities, and dialogue, has been successful not only in raising and exploring questions of today’s cultural and political debates, but also showcasing Wynn as an artist and person.
{"title":"Concepts with Compassion: How ContraPoints Uses the Video Essay Format to Promote Intellectualism and Catharsis","authors":"Leika Keys","doi":"10.5070/l619158736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5070/l619158736","url":null,"abstract":": The YouTuber ContraPoints, also known as Natalie Wynn, is a fascinating and complicated artist who is taking the video essay genre to new heights with videos on politics, philosophy, and culture. This paper analyzes her videos Incels (2018) and Canceling (2020) within the context of the essay film and video essay genres, while also exploring what ContraPoints is and why the project’s message is prominent in 2022. However, some of the tools she uses to explore video topics, such as empathy and compassion, are seen as faults by some. While Wynn’s videos started out by examining contemporary issues, her fame has grown — bringing more meta or self-referential elements to the forefront of her artistry. While she may have started her YouTube career by making videos about politics and philosophy, she has had to to use her talents for defending herself online, particularly in relation to her controversies around non-binary identity. Ultimately, this paper argues that Wynn, through the use of performance, mise-en-scène, personality, postmodernist qualities, and dialogue, has been successful not only in raising and exploring questions of today’s cultural and political debates, but also showcasing Wynn as an artist and person.","PeriodicalId":196933,"journal":{"name":"Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126265683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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