Acumen reporters and artist of this issue share their favorite female role models

“I want a car that flies. I want to see men on Mars. I want to see the Xbox 3000, which comes with a monkey that plays multiplayer games with me. I want to see the iHome, which is an actual home.”
By junior Daniel Li, artist

“I hope to see the drinking age lowered to 18, reducing the abuse of alcohol by teenagers and removing the idea of rebellion. If one is old enough to fight and die for this country,  he or she should be old enough to have a beer.”
By junior Audrey Bailey, reporter

“I hope Walt Disney Pictures releases more hand-drawn movies. Computer-generated images are progressive and revolutionary, but nothing can replace traditional Disney songs and animations.”
By sophomore Laura Peng, reporter

“Well, I would like to see all of our troops out of the Middle East and focus more on what’s going on in our own country.”
By senior Mitch Ringenberg, reporter

“I hope to see the United States greatly reduce its dependence on foreign oil and utilize more environmentally sustainable forms of energy.”
By junior Meredith Boyd, reporter

“I want to see printers that actually work, maps where Greenland is the right size and a font where ‘c l’ doesn’t look so much like ‘d.’”
By sophomore Yameen Hameed, reporter