A successful asylum case is extremely rare in the United States legal system, particularly for Black migrants entering from Haiti who are subject to multiple layers of racism throughout each step of the process. Recent policies, such as Title 42 and Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), have further restricted migrants from initiating this process by blocking their entry and expediting their removals. Title 42, a public health code issued to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, has accelerated the deportation of Haitian migrants, while MPP has forced many migrants to stay in Mexico during their asylum proceedings. Both of these policies have had a punitive effect on migrants attempting to enter the country through “legal manners,” yet they are ineffective ways of stopping migration. Instead, migrants are now crossing through a weaponized southern border due to Border Patrol’s strategy of Prevention through Deterrence. Though there is extensive research on the racism that non-Black migrants face when interacting with enforcement agencies in the Borderlands, there is no research centering the experiences of Black migrants. In this paper, I argue that in spite of this dangerous route, migrants find ways to survive through community-based strategies, including transnational networks. Additionally, I examine local efforts in Mexicali, B.C. to provide support to migrants. This case-study is critical for the understanding of the borderlands as it highlights the detrimental consequences of colonial occupation, racism, and late-stage capitalism. Key words: Black migration, immigration, border enforcement, asylum process

This paper outlines cumulative research on food deserts in relation to college students; namely, that there are communities classified as food deserts because significant numbers of the population lack access to grocery stores selling fresh produce or other goods normally called “healthy.” These areas are often also food swamps, or areas with intense access to sugar-dense, high-fat foods. Research as a whole suggests that three, among many, things might primarily drive food insecurity for individuals caught in these food deserts: lack of access to a personal vehicle, low income or prohibitively expensive healthy foods, and personal education or culture (Wright, 2016). College students both fit into the geographical food deserts and are individuals who tend to have a worrying level of food insecurity (Kim, 2018). It is costly to make adjustments to entire environments to rid communities of food desert qualities, and it is not always effective as ending food insecurity or malnutrition; instead, it can be much more effective to focus on individuals within communities and help push cultures into a better direction. This project demonstrates that ASU students are experiencing food dissatisfaction and are in a food desert worthy of attention and action, and that students are motivated to see a solution. The solution that the paper focuses on is a food delivery system of fresh produce and foods for students. 


We spent the past two semesters interviewing, surveying, and researching the fitness industry to design an fitness app that would be popular and helpful among our target market. We created an app that businesses will encourage their employees to download under the statistically-backed premise that active individuals display higher levels of cognitive function and lower health care rates on average than their sedentary counterparts. While designing the app we conducted both primary and secondary market research on which features and elements of the app would be most desired.

Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) have been consumed by athletes in organized sport for as long as the games have been around. Regulation of PEDs began at the turn of this century for many sports, but specific rules vary for each organized body. The inconsistency in regulations has resulted in different length suspensions, even for the same doping offense. What follows is an analysis of the current PED suspensions among the three major sports in the U.S., the MLB, NBA, and NFL, and all other amateur sports that fall under WADA. Various reasons for why the major U.S. sports are not signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code are discussed, along with an in-depth examination of each organization’s banned substances list. A survey collected further data to explain the effect PEDs have on sports fans and non-sports fans alike. A recommendation is made for harmonization of sanctions across global sport. Although it is very unlikely that U.S. sports will ever fall under the jurisdiction of WADA, an independent anti-doping agency for major American sports would be feasible, transparent, and effective at treating athletes more fairly. Furthermore, if this agency focused more on increasing monetary fines for doping violations, rather than increasing suspension lengths, they may be more successful than current policy at lessening PED prevalence.