OPINION: Is Online Learning Good For You?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning became mainstream and it continues to be a popular form of learning. However, this change has a variety of adverse effects on students’ mental health. […]
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OPINION: How Meditation Helps Academics
For a lot of college students, school can be really stressful, and focusing in class can be really difficult. But what if there was a way to make it easier? […]
OPINION: On Halloween, the Treat is the Trick
Halloween is just around the corner, and while it may appear to be filled with the joy of dressing up and collecting candy, there are multiple overlooked dangers that plague […]
OPINION: The Role of Standardized Testing in College Admissions
On Oct. 12, I sat at a folding table with three sharpened #2 pencils, a calculator and multiple pieces of paper. I took the PSAT/NMSQT, or the Preliminary SAT, which […]
Opinion: Virgil Abloh doesn’t get it
When Virgil Abloh became the creative director at Louis Vuitton in 2018, shea butter Twitter rejoiced. Many black fashion enthusiasts saw this as a huge moment of progress in a […]
Opinion: Social Security numbers are a nightmare in action
Little has changed since the Equifax breach of 2017 when attackers compromised the Social Security numbers of nearly 145.5 million Americans. A 2015 NPR study found that around 60-80 percent […]
Opinion: Can an old dog like Biden learn new tricks?
On May 22, candidate Joe Biden appeared on The Breakfast Club, a popular morning talk show hosted by Charlamagne, DJ Envy and Angela Yee. He said to media personality Charlamagne […]
Opinion: As Amazon cuts hazard pay, why is Jeff Bezos making billions?
As American citizens, every day we are faced with new challenges and opportunities. Lately, there have been more challenges than opportunities. There is no making sense of the socioeconomic ladder […]
Opinion: With economic doom looming, maybe it’s time for a Universal Basic Income
We are teetering on the brink of an economic disaster, the likes of which this country has not seen since the Great Depression. Kenneth S. Rogoff, a Harvard economist, recently […]
Opinion: Lockdown protesters demand end to social distancing orders, and put the rest of us at risk
Last Sunday, over 2,000 demonstrators rallied at the Washington State Capitol to urge Gov. Jay Inslee to lift current stay-at-home orders. Families brought their children, many unmasked protesters waved American […]
Bernie’s Loss Shouldn’t Mean Trump’s Win
It is advised that you sit down before reading this article. As of April 8, Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for an official suspension to his presidential campaign. This will […]
Honestly, politicians should just elect themselves at this point
News stories about voter suppression have become regular occurrences these days: this week an Alabama man was blocked from voting because he owed $4 and nobody would tell him. The […]
The Pros and Cons of Bernie Sanders
Here’s why you should vote for Bernie Sanders. Following an unsuccessful bid for the democratic nomination in 2016, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has thrown his hat in the ring […]
Caucuses Are Undemocratic and Iowa Is A Prime Example
The Iowan caucus is the first step in a long road towards the White House, giving it a debatably inflated value. As the earliest primary being held, Iowa is […]
From Austin Jones to Onision: holding creators accountable in the digital era
For the last few years, James “Onision” Jackson has consistently been one of YouTube’s most hated content creators. There are countless reasons why, including his videos rating the bodies of underaged fans, his trilogy of god-awful books and multiple allegations […]
Why the free market won’t solve healthcare
Healthcare has been a hot topic in the past year, in the Democatic primary and across the nation. According to a Gallup poll conducted in November, 73% of Americans are dissatisfied […]