Opinions

So lately, I’ve noticed a trend that I find disturbing.  Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING seems to be moving to a digital format.  Music, games, books, you name it, and […]

  The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) is, to put it lightly, a colossal failure. Characterized by broken promises, a comically inadequate rollout and seemingly daily reports of […]

Washington Initiative 502 (I-502) appeared on ballots in November of 2012 along with Colorado’s Amendment 64. With the goal of defining and legalizing cannabis, they passed marginally with 56 percent  […]

Once waiting for the 554 bus at King Street Station took over an hour. It was supposed to come every 20 minutes No matter how I did the math it […]

Due to a death in the family, I’ve been doing a lot of reminiscing lately. Talks about my childhood have brought upon fond memories and lots of laughs. Just ten […]

  Recently in the world of transgender rights, we’ve seen two instances of supposed professionals blatantly disrespecting trans women of color: Laverne Cox and Carmen Carrera were subjected to invasive […]

While live-tweeting football games and awards shows has proven to be annoying as hell, Twitter truly has brought something new to the table. With its growing popularity over the last […]

While waiting for a bus this old lady approached me and offered this pamplet. I have seen hundreds of these pamphlets before. What is driving these people to make such […]

If you have been paying attention to sports news recently you most likely will have heard about Michael Sam and the controversy surrounding him. If you haven’t here is what […]

  If the air smells bad, don’t just wait to adjust. Get out of the fumes if possible! Air pollution pollution is a serious modern human health hazard. It has […]

  Over the last six years, the economy has been in the news almost daily. The housing bubble, bailouts, taxes, Occupy, recession, recovery, too-big-to-fail and healthcare have been buzzwords that […]

  Every day it seems there is another publicized instance of police brutality. In the myriad of horror stories detailing senseless beatings, murder and rape, the line between protector and […]

On Jan. 2 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management, or FARRM Act, was passed in Congress, with about two-thirds of the committee voting yes. This act was designed to […]

Being a college student and a Starbucks barista, I know how important caffeine (mainly coffee, forget soda and caffeinated teas) is to function and maintain. I have to have some […]

Pictures of Sochi last week look like they come from 1950’s dystopian novel and the Olympic signs seem covered in grime and dirt with rubble surrounding them. The streets look […]

Recently, Metro Transit has announced a budget shortfall of about 75 million dollars, and is planning to cut 600,000 service hours in response to this. As of press time, Metro […]

We are in deep this winter quarter. It’s colder than hell outside and with spring quarter creeping around the corner, midterms and college applications due by the end of the […]

President Obama delivered the 2014 State of the Union Address last Tuesday touching on issues like the deficit, health care, employment and foreign relations. He stressed his usual campaign promise […]

Every quarter it is the same spiel: you hurry and register for classes before they are sucked up and taken over by the  over-achieving seventeen-year-olds, then scramble to get your […]

As the people of Ukraine are fighting for their lives with violent protests on the rise, mainstream news outlets are centered on a more pressing story. With the chaos of […]