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It's The Longest Day Of The Year - Here's How To Black Out Your Room Tonight
Today's the day!June 21st, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year is finally here and while it is nice to have that extra bit of daylight, it can be a nightmare when you're trying to sleep.
There is always the option to get black out blinds, but it can often come with a hefty price tag and by the time it's installed, the nights will start getting dark again.
Needing a quick and easy solution for tonight, we have found some DIY and budget friendly ways to ensure you'll be able to get some shut-eye this evening.
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READ MOREUsing tin foil over the windows can help when it comes to keeping the light out, and if you tape it up correctly, you'll ensure not even the slightest bit of light peeks through.
Using rolls of this and some tape, it gives the same effect as black out blinds.
Ensure you place the tin foil on the outside of your windows as if it's placed on the inside, the window can overheat and crack.
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READ MORESimilar to tin foil, if you use enough of this, you can cover up any part of the window that light comes in through.
But unlike tin foil, certain fabrics can still let light through such as linen or cotton, but either way it will make your room that bit darker when it still feels like the afternoon outside.
CardboardCardboard has the same effect as tin foil does, but can just be more awkward to keep up. As well as this, it is harder to get to the right size and can let some light in, but if you if that sweet spot, you'll be sorted.
Black towelsThis is my personal favourite way to ensure total darkness at night - and it doesn't involve cutting up anything. Unfortunately with this, you need more than one towel, or it won't give the same blackout results.
For this, just pop a few black or dark coloured towels hanging over your blinds and you'll notice a massive difference.
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Dua Lipa might be a Grammy Award-winning artist by trade, but all it takes is one look at her IG and you'll know that ~fashion is her passion~. Dua's feed is filled with OOTD posts, beach 'fits, and stylish BTS pics from the set of Barbie (plus some sneaky pics with her new BF, Roman Gavras) that we're constantly referring to for outfit inspo.
Dua continues to be a trendsetter, and this time she's kicked off ✨Garden Girl Summer✨ in the cutest whimsical swimsuit (psssttt: check out our picks for the best swimsuit trends for 2023 here). The Future Nostalgia singer posted a carousel of pics wearing a black and white polka dot swimsuit from her Dua Lipa x Versace La Vacanza collection in partnership with Versace, and it's just the right blend of playful and ~high fashion~ thanks to the little colorful butterflies and ladybugs that decorated the top.
"My summer outfit until further notice 🦋🦋 the cutest @versace polka dots swimsuit from my #VersaceLaVacanza collection with @donatella_versace," she captioned the post.
This isn't the first time that Dua Lipa has incorporated butterflies into her aesthetic. The singer's IG profile picture is a selfie with a blue butterfly projected onto her face, and she's worn the trendy butterfly crop tops on several occasions (Dua Lipa's 2021 Grammy's butterfly dress, coincidentally also designed by Versace, will *always* be famous 😌).
She also sported the cutest butterfly string swimsuit last year by the pool. Instead of polka dots, this swimsuit featured multicolored butterflies all over the fabric, with forest green string ties.
Dua Lipa's exact bathing suit is currently available for a grand total of $725, but if you don't have an eye-popping hunk of cash to drop on a 'kini, we found some similar pieces to help you recreate Dua's cutie retro vibe below.
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"People around me always saw me as a typical Harvard man," Calvin Yang said. "It was like my dream."
His application was stellar: a GPA over 4.0, a 1550 on the SAT and two varsity sports.
Yang had also founded a policy startup in Canada that helped pass landmark legislation aimed at tackling climate change, landing him a spot on Canada's 30 under 30 list. He even co-organized what was called the largest climate protest in American history, attracting over 300,000 people.
The 21-year-old did everything in his power to become the "Harvard man" he had always dreamed of being.
So when he opened a rejection letter from the school, he was "shocked."
"I remember just sitting in my room reading that letter over and over again and making sure that I hadn't mistaken anything," he told The Post.
© Provided by New York Post Calvin Yang wonders whether his ethnicity worked against him when applying to Harvard University.Emmy Park for NY Post Yang said that it didn't occur to him that race might be a factor until he started comparing results with peer and realized his Asian classmates at the Dwight School in the Upper West Side were having similar upsets.
That's when Yang, a second-generation Chinese Canadian, started researching how affirmative action policies affect Asian-American college applicants. He came across a group called Students for Fair Admissions.
The non-profit organization represents 20,000 students, and parents, who say they have been rejected from universities as a result of affirmative action policies designed to promote some minorities' admissions prospects at the expense of others.
They filed complaints against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, alleging that the schools' race-conscious admissions practices systemically disadvantage Asian applicants.
© Provided by New York Post The Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on two landmark cases challenging race-conscious college admissions.REUTERS The cases have risen to the Supreme Court, where a decision is expected sometime this month. The outcome could determine the future of affirmative action in college admissions.
Today, Yang is a rising junior at the University of California, Berkeley. And, while he loves his school, he's become an outspoken advocate for fair admissions.
"People have said, 'Oh this kid is complaining about not going to Harvard when he's going to Berkeley.' But this is far beyond me personally," he told The Post. "I'm perfectly happy at Berkeley, but right now I'm fighting on behalf of the Asian community at large."
Students for Fair Admissions's case against Harvard alleges systemic discrimination against Asian American students, who they say consistently score lower on the school's subjective admissions standards, such as controversial personality ratings that allegedly measure traits like "positive personality," likability, courage, kindness and being "widely respected." (The school has denied the accusations.)
© Provided by New York Post Advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions has filed suits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.Shutterstock The result, the group claims, is that Asian students need to significantly outperform students of other races in order to earn a spot at highly selective colleges and universities.
According to a survey by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, one in four schools admit race has a "considerable" or "moderate" influence on admission.
In fact, Harvard even has different SAT score thresholds for prospective applicants. Asian students must earn at least a 1350 on the SAT to receive recruitment letters, whereas black and Hispanic students need to earn an 1100.
These revelations don't shock David Lee. The 60-year-old Queens resident and father of three learned them the hard way when his children, who are now in their early 30s, applied to college.
"I grew up during a time where we felt that affirmative action would benefit Asian Americans," Lee told The Post. "But I had a big awakening with my kids."
© Provided by New York Post Parent David Lee says the implication that Asian Americans are somehow not minorities is insulting.Courtesy of David Lee The wakeup call came when his son applied for a high-school program designed to help minority students in STEM. Lee says a representative for the program turned him away based on his race.
"This is what she said — and I quote — 'Oh, you're Chinese. You're not a minority.'"
Lee, a fourth-generation Chinese American and descendant of railroad workers, said the idea that Asians aren't minorities is insulting: "In my family history, it wasn't easy to be in this country. You couldn't rely on anything else but yourself."
When his children applied to college, he said, he felt that their race was working against them — an experience that left him feeling "just powerless."
"I knew something was wrong, but I had no voice," Lee said. "For Asians, merit is our only pathway."
© Provided by New York Post The Supreme Court's anticipated ruling this month could overturn race-conscious college admissions practices.Getty Images If the Supreme Court, which currently has a conservative majority, finds in favor of the students, there are a number of possible outcomes.
The court could enforce stricter limitations on how race is weighed in admissions decisions — or they could go as far as to eliminate race-conscious practices altogether.
Four out of five Americans say colleges should not consider race or ethnicity in admissions decisions, according to Pew Research polling released this week.
Although the majority of all races polled oppose race-conscious admissions, Asian and black Americans were more likely to support race considerations (21% and 28% respectively) than white (15%) and Hispanic respondents (16%).
© Provided by New York Post College student Daniel Idfresne says race-based affirmative action can make students second-guess themselves.Emmy Park for NY Post. Daniel Idfresne, a 19-year-old first generation Haitian American and sophomore at Syracuse University, feels that race should not be a factor in college admissions.
"As a student, I take extreme pride in the work that I've done," he told The Post. "[Race-conscious admissions] takes away from that narrative that you have for yourself: that I'm the hero of my story and I got into a school because I worked for it.
"If African Americans have this idea that there's a possibility that they're in Harvard because of affirmative action and not because they know their ABCs and 123s, that could hurt their self-image and their belief about being able to leave their mark on the world," Idfresne added.
© Provided by New York Post Idfresne, a Brooklyn native and first-generation Haitian American, said skin color shouldn't be a consideration when it comes to college admissions.Courtesy of Daniel Idfresne According to its website, Students for Fair Admissions is unified by a belief "that racial classifications and preferences in college admissions are unfair, unnecessary, and unconstitutional."
The group was founded by legal strategist Edward Blum. The Harvard and UNC cases are Blum's 7th and 8th to make it to the Supreme Court in his long crusade against affirmative action policies.
The 71-year-old has previously strategized similar cases like that of Abigail Fisher, a white applicant to the University of Texas who alleged race-conscious practices were to blame for her rejection. In 2016, the Supreme Court ruled against her in a narrow 4-3 ruling.
© Provided by New York Post Edward Blum (right) was behind Abigail Fisher's case challenging affirmative action policies at the University of Texas.REUTERS Blum told The Post he's "hopeful but cautious in his optimism" that the court will find in his group's favor this time around. "The compelling thing about the Harvard case is that… [the school] raises the bar for Asian applicants," he said.
Blum, who came of age in a liberal Jewish household in the 1960s, said he's motivated to "restore the great colorblind principles of our civil rights movement."
© Provided by New York Post Legal strategist Blum said he wants to "restore colorblindness" to college admissions.The Washington Post via Getty Images Plenty of Asian-American students agree — including Amy, 24, who asked to withhold her last name for privacy reasons.
She was the valedictorian of nearly 400 students at her Colorado high school, with a 4.82 GPA and near perfect 35 on the ACT. And, like Yang, her list of extracurriculars — from state math awards to varsity sports team captainship — are virtually endless.
So Amy set her eye on Stanford University when she applied to colleges in 2017.
© Provided by New York Post Amy, who is a first-generation Chinese American, said she questions whether her ethnicity was "a hinderance" when she applied to Stanford.Courtesy of wAmy "I know Stanford is a long shot for everyone," she said. "But I was pretty disappointed when I got rejected."
Ultimately Amy, who now works as a consultant in Southern California, ended up attending the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech.
Although she'll never know how much race played a factor in her admissions, the possibility that being Asian may have been "a hinderance" in her prospects still looms in her mind.
"People want affirmative action to be this thing that's correcting for historical wrongs. But they don't really consider the actual implication on another group," Amy said. "It's like fighting fire with more fire."
© Provided by New York Post Although she didn't get into Stanford, Amy is a proud graduate of Calech.Courtesy of wAmy As a first-generation Chinese American, Amy added that she and her family don't feel race-conscious admissions are consistent with American values: "We all thought of America as a land of equal opportunity."
Yang agrees that a victory in the Supreme Court would mean a victory for the Asian community as a whole.
"Asian Americans are never too pushy in standing up for what we believe in and our rights," he said. "I think this will be a major win for Asian Americans across this country — and a major win for Asian Americans becoming more engaged in the political process of this country."
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