I'm Morgan and I am a senior psychology major. I'm interested in global social problems and development in local communities because I believe we should all play a part in helping each other get to a better place. If you have the funds and/or the physical ability, you should always do what you can to help someone less fortunate than yourself better their own life. The world would be a very different place if we spent more time thinking about others and less time thinking about ourselves. 

When I interviewed my roommates about East Austin they all seemed to agree on the belief that East Austin is the "poor" part of town that they wouldn't want to visit any time soon. They know it as being full of crime and poverty. 

East Austin yesterday and today: East Austin developed as a result of segregation. The communities there were very close-knit. As integration became a major political movement, it began to shake things up in East Austin. There is currently a lot of development in that area that is likely to drive many residents out of East Austin and bring in a variety of people from different backgrounds and socioeconomic classes. It will surely lose it's historic East Austin vibe unless something can be done to preserve it's rich history.