This week in Professor Gupta’s course on Corporate Social Responsibility, we had our first two debates as well as our first four presentations on the Wall Street Journal. In Monday’s class, we debated two separate ethical issues that have actually occurred. The first debate asked the question of whether it is ethical for banks to take an interest in mortgages. The second debate was based on a story of a widow who got scammed for over three-quarters of a million dollars and whether that was the bank’s fault or not. My group participated in the second debate, and it was very refreshing to finally debate again as most classes in college have not allowed for students to share their opinions as freely as we can in debates. In Wednesday’s class, I presented my Wall Street Journal article to the class. My article was about the bill that got signed in Montana to ban Tik Tok in the state. Professor Gupta allowed for a discussion to happen about my article, and it was very interesting to hear multiple people’s take on the topic.

This week at South Garage, Will and I presented our marketing mix on South Garage. We presented on Tuesday to our boss and described our new target market for South Garage and ways South Garage can improve their company. After this, Will and I got our assignment for the next few weeks. We got assigned to do media and advertising for the South Garage boutique, as we are both very interested in fashion. On Thursday, Will and I presented a slideshow on the media we can create for the boutique and how we will make it desirable to a younger group of consumers. We covered Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, events, newsletters, and mailing lists. I did some copywriting work last summer so I am looking forward to doing some of that this summer. We also filmed and created our first social media post and created the South Garage TikTok. I am looking forward to creating more content and styling the pieces in the boutique. Next week I will be looking at some financial statements for a few projects which I am also looking forward to.

Last Sunday, I traveled to Cinque Terre, Monterossa, with a majority of the Lehigh group. We all woke up at four in the morning and took a four-hour train. We arrived at around nine in the morning, got breakfast altogether, and then swam all day. Traveling to Cinque Terre has always been a dream of mine, and doing it with a group of new friends was amazing. I feel like the trip bonded all of us, and we all got a lot closer. We all shared snorkels, tanned, ate meals together, and napped on the train together. This was a trip I will definitely be telling my kids about. This upcoming Friday, we are going to Verona and going on a wine tour. The whole group is going this time which is really exciting. I have never been on a wine tour before and I definitely have not had high-quality Italian wine yet. I also love Romeo and Juliet, so I am excited to see the place where it is based off of. I love how every city in Italy has been so different and beautiful in its own unique way. I cannot wait to continue traveling.