Alpha Theta Phi Chapter - Phi Theta Kappa - LaGuardia Community College

Kevin Magaña Chapter President Major: Liberal Arts Social Sciences Dream College: NYU Stern School of Business Current City: Jackson Heights, NY (click Read More for full bio)

                                     by Djene Keita This is a reflection on the honor study question on the issue of language and communication: To what extent do public figures and celebrities have a right to privacy? To what extent does the media have the right to cover them? Early every morning, we rush to get newspapers to read headlines about public figures, celebrities and recent events that have grasped our attention. We eagerly turn on the cable to watch those news channels such as New York 1, CNN, and Fox News looking forward to watch the latest news about Tiger Woods, Lindsay Lohan, and Lady Gaga etc...These 24 hours news cycles are always available to us. Unfortunately, many of us do not question the source of acquisition of the information provided to us. We just swallow whatever information is presented to us. Well, for those of you who are unaware of this, Media does everything it takes to obtain information about celebrities and target public figures. It violates th

by Djene Keita, This is my reflection on one of the study questions about" Language and Communication" in the Honors Study Guide.  The Human species develops language to communicate and express thoughts. Among the many ways of communicating such as body language, spoken language is  singularly used by the humans and, that has distinguished our specie from other species living on the earth. The emergence of technology in the 17th century and its ongoing evolution has significantly improved our lifes and the figure of the world.  Thanks to technology, a huge progress has been made in different aspects of life. The creation of Internet, Television, Cell phones, etc… has brought convenience and added luxury to our life style. Consequently, communication has become easier and the use of spoken language has diminished.  Although technology has had a significant impact on our lifes, it is essential to point out that its evolution has also been a drawback in the advancement  of

Once every two year, chapters of Phi Theta Kappa are given an Honor Study Topic from which they choose an issue that interests them and build an Honors in Action Project.The 2010-2011 Honor Study Topic  is " The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril and Promise." Tuesday, after a long eight hours of meeting about selecting the best issue. Officers of Alpha Theta Phi assisted by the chapter's advisors unanimously chose the issue on " Language and Communication."  The question of how does language and communication shape information and vice versa  is really interesting given that we are students of one of the most diverse community colleges in the country; LaGuardia Community College. I believe we all have a lot of things to say about this topic. We invite all of you to take part in the upcoming discussions regarding this issue. Here is a link  for more information about this issue. http://www.ptk.org/honors/guide/issue-4-language-and-communication/

by Lillian Zepeda,     Those who watched the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday can agree with me on this, Television and entertainment have come a long way since Casablanca’s controversial “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” …ahh, the good ole days. I’m convinced MTV's program was split into three main parts - exaggerated Twilight hype, the cast of Jersey Shore  and cleverly disguised insults to Snooki (Sway mentioned what a lady she always is after she…well you remember), and an incessant amount of censoring; some bleeps coming a few seconds too late. This probably took me by surprise more so than others because of my 3-year television hiatus. None of the other people I was watching with seemed to notice.  Nonetheless, it doesn’t make it okay just because the audience has become immune to profanity. Where’s the entertainment value in cursing? I would walk past a corner full of foul-mouthed drug dealers if that’s the kind of entertainment I was looking for. Yes, we’ve all heard t

We're starting fresh! Alpha Theta Phi will be discontinuing the "Blogger Of the Month Contest" until the Fall. However, we're looking at new ways to prize our active bloggers . Please bare with us as we renew our blog. Don't stop Participating! In the mean time, we're looking for Blog Editors; students who want to be active PTK members. Blog editors will be submitting articles, editing postings, interviewing staff and students, assisting with website and blog maintenance, a nd participating in research for this year's Honor Study Topic "The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril and Promise" This is a great opportunity to get involved, explore your talent and gain experience! Students with strong writing skills please contact our blog master, Djene Keita or Lillian Zepeda email: djeneptk @ hotmail .com email: lillian.zepeda@live.lagcc.cuny.edu

Hi everyone, my name is Djene Keita and I am serving you as the Publication Officer for the year of 2010-2011. In the coming months, we will be discussing scholarly topics which will broaden our knowledge of our school, our community and the World . I invite each one of you to actively participate by leaving comments and suggestions.     Thank you

This month is the transfer month and the transfer office encourages everyone to participate in the transfer workshops that will be conducted in room C-261. Here is a link for more information about the days and hours.   http://transferexploration.blogspot.com/2010/05/june-is-transfer-month.html

If you are a LaGuardia student of Italian-American heritage, here is a scholarship for you to assist you in paying your tuition. Please click on the link below to learn more about this scholarship and its requirements. http://transferexploration.blogspot.com/2010/05/italian-charities-of-america.html

Edgar Romero 2009-2010 International President Click on the link below to read Edgar's Bio! http://www.ptk.org/directories/intofficers/bio.php?name=romero .

Click here to listen to Edgar's speech. http://edgareliasrc.blogspot.com/