Open Table

NCC students and Associate Professor of Physics Paul Bloom, join us On The Record to discuss climate change. Bloom explains the differences between global warming and climate change. Also, what causes climate change and who does it affect.

On The Record provides a critical, safe and creative platform to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard at NCC. In this episode, for women’s history month, we invited women in all positions across campus to talk about leadership. We speak about the challenges women face in leadership roles and the importance of diverse environments.

NCC College Republicans, NCC Democrats, the Feminist Society, Brandon Barnes, professor of gender studies and Dr. Sean Kim Butorac, professor of political science, joined us on this episode of On The Record to discuss abortions. We looked at the history of abortion and the recent Texas laws on abortion. As well as the intersectionality of how this impacts people with different identities. Students also commentate on how this issue directly involves how partisan the political parties have become.

Open Table is for the open-minded. It is a biweekly college podcast to help people share their opinions on social issues freely. If you enjoy listening to scholars with different views, this is your podcast. Everybody Comes In (E.C.I.) reinforces the college’s commitment to an inclusive environment for all students, and they join Open Table on this episode to share struggles undocumented college students face.

Members of E.C.I. mention that undocumented college students face the typical struggles and many other struggles, from not being able to afford college to being afraid to ask for help out of fear of being deported. Unlike their U.S. citizen peers, they aren’t eligible for federal financial aid—including government loans, grants, or work-study money.

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College republicans, democrats, a military veteran, and Professor Muck have joined us on this episode of On The Record to discuss what happened in Afghanistan. We also discussed how the war being over will impact the presidency of Joe Biden, the people in the government, and the country, while also reminiscing on 9/11 and what it still means to many Americans.

"Silence is not consent." Title IX coordinator at North Central College Rebecca Gordon answers questions and shares information about consent, sexual assault, sexual harassment. She focuses specifically on college students who encounter different types of cases. Gordon talks on subjects like what is consent and resources for victims of rape. 

Open Table is for the open-minded. It is a biweekly college podcast to help people share their opinions on social issues freely. If you enjoy listening to scholars with different views, this is your podcast. 

If you enjoyed this Open Table episode, be sure to subscribe to be notified when a new episode airs. Also, please rate and review this podcast and share it with your friends. Thank you for listening, and I hope that you learn something new. 

In this episode, the Dean of the School of Education and Health Sciences, Chaplain Marci J Swede, answers questions and shares information about COVID-19 and vaccines. Dean Swede talks on subjects like FDA full approval of Pfizer COVID vaccine and rumors about the possibility of spreading the virus to pets.

Open Table is for the open-minded. It is a biweekly college podcast to help people share their opinions on social issues freely. If you enjoy listening to scholars with different views, this is your podcast.

In this episode, Angel Tovar, ’23, a student activist, speaks about the difficulties Black women face. She talks about black feminist, colorism and childhood adultification. For example, Tovar mentions childhood adultification of Black girls protesting and the negative effect of stereotyping Black women as strong. In addition, on Instagram, Tovar created a page specifically to educate about Black history.

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In this episode, Associate Professor of English Megan Cole Paustian speaks about the feminist movement. She talks about who can be a feminist and how it often doesn’t include women of color. Also, Paustian teaches about womanism and the Me Too movement. Additionally, she shares her love for Alice Walker, who is an American novelist.