Emily Hiles

Mariah Carey's career has been one of ups and downs. She soared when songs like "Hero" and "Vision of Love" went to number one on the Billboard charts. She got knocked down when the "Glitter" soundtrack and film were seen as a failure. She picked herself back up when she released "The Emancipation of Mimi" and her song "We Belong Together" sent her back to number one. While her career has been a rollercoaster ride (whose career isn't?), her success has certainly outweighed the flops.

On Monday, I was sitting in the cafeteria with a group of friends. And then, between bites of extremely mediocre Brussels sprouts and rice, I saw it: red, white, and blue letter flickering across the screen of one of the cafeteria TVs, spelling out "Mike Bloomberg 2020." "No," I said, out loud. No one had said anything to prompt this reaction, so my friends looked at me, confused. I simply pointed out the TV, to which they all had similar reactions.

Beliefs are beliefs, and everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'm all about girl power, but in today's world, it's getting shoved down our throats. Relax feminists, we're OK. My inspiration actually came from a man (God forbid, a man has ideas these days). One afternoon my boyfriend was telling me about a discussion his class had regarding female sports and how TV stations air fewer female competitions than that of males.