Opinion | Validate your negative emotions
By Ellen Barczak, Senior Columnist
May 15, 2020
Sometimes, everything sucks. And sometimes, it’s OK to let yourself be sad. Our lives have changed completely in the past two months, even if many of the changes are only temporary. Though everyone’s lives are disrupted, as college students, this pandemic is interrupting a period in our liv...
Opinion | American democracy unwittingly harbors oligarchic traits
By Alice Lee, Senior Columnist
May 13, 2020
Lauded as the home of the free and the land of the brave, the dignity of America’s democracy rests upon the assurances of liberty and autonomy. A fundamental feature which ensures the preservation of democratic ideals is the mobilization of power by the masses. The prevailing sentiment is that the America...
Opinion | Self-deceptive rationalization dominates contemporary politics
By Matthew Krauter, Columnist
May 12, 2020
Too often over the last few years, many have asked me the same question: “Are you pro-Trump or against him?” The forthright question serves as a litmus test to pigeonhole you into a partisan dichotomy. But on a larger scale, it tacitly implies you must either defend the President absolutely or ...
Opinion | Print newspapers deserve a resurgence
By Noah Nelson, Senior Columnist
May 11, 2020
In a world where the likes of streaming services, online retailers and social media compete in sucking each of us into their rabbit hole of wasted time, we tend to forget one of the driving forces of society: the news. A good amount of people receive their news via social media or on television. That...
Opinion | Virtual concerts beat sound of silence
By Noah Nelson, Senior Columnist
May 9, 2020
Playing acoustic guitar gives me joy. Listening to recorded music moves me in ways I can’t describe. But going to live concerts makes me feel alive. Now, I can’t even do that. No one can. Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all types of public events have been either cancelled or postpon...
Opinion | Intergovernmental organizations are flawed but essential
By Nick Johnson, columnist
May 8, 2020
With all the uncertainty that has shrouded Donald Trump’s nearly four year tenure in the White House, it’s certainly no secret he has never been keen towards intergovernmental organizations — known as IGOs for short. The 45th president has never been shy to bash IGOs and the nations which c...
Opinion | Choose excitement of believing in aliens
By Kenny Smallhorn, columnist
May 7, 2020
The question, “Do you believe in aliens?” is one way to fill a long pause in a conversation. Although, I might suggest that inquiry be at a party and not at a job interview. Recently, the Pentagon released three videos of unidentified flying objects, popularly referred to as UFOs. This piece of news ignited debates across the internet as to what t...
Opinion | Harry Styles represents virtuous role model
By Abril Salinas, Columnist
May 6, 2020
The first breaths of spring have started to emerge. In between the days where the soft glow of sunlight and the chirping of birds are the first things to overwhelm my senses, and their rumbling counterparts of thunderstorms and gloomy nights put me to sleep, I’ve found myself listening to more and mo...
Opinion | Bernie’s failure reveals delimitations for radicalism
By Matthew Krauter, Columnist
May 5, 2020
For the second time in a row, Bernie Sanders has exited the Democratic presidential primary, second place to a more moderate candidate. In the announcement of his campaign suspension, Sanders insisted that despite the loss, his base is “winning the ideological battle and ... [is] winning the support ...
Opinion | Fashion inspires confidence, routine
By Tara Pavithran, Columnist
May 4, 2020
Right now quarantine is mostly cycling between daytime loungewear and nighttime pajamas, with the only distinction between the two being when I showered and changed. I hit a point where it felt like Wednesday every single day. Tweets have jokingly referred to the weekend as the “small weekend” and the upcoming week as the “big week...
Opinion | Treat soda like cigarettes
By Mark Toledano, Columnist
May 3, 2020
Fifty years ago this April, the Federal government banned tobacco companies from advertising on television and radio. It was part of a national campaign to end smoking; this campaign was fueled by a flood of scientific evidence showing the link between smoking and cancer, nicotine’s addictive prope...
Opinion | New standards of working may alter post-quarantine jobs
By Marykate Green, columnist
May 2, 2020
With everyone being quarantined, many non-essential companies have switched to a work from home approach. As employees prove they are able to be at home and get the work done, companies may decide to permanently switch over to this sedentary method. There are many benefits for employers to permanently alter the w...
