columns

Recentering the conversation

By John Turner • March 17, 2021

The number of BIPOC faculty being cut is not the only issue. Racist professors still having a job and being protected by tenure needs to be addressed.

Column: What obsessive media coverage does to a star’s mental health

By Hannah Sanson, Contributing Writer • March 17, 2021

Pop culture has taken an active role in covering the deeply personal aspects of celebrities’ lives without care or compassion.

Trans women deserve to be included in women’s sports

By Emily Adams, Senior writer • March 10, 2021

Trans women are women. Trans girls are girls. These are not facts that are up for debate. Bigots have found a new avenue to oppress transgender people, particularly trans girls, through sports. 

Will hyperpop die like disco?

By Eva Salzman, Assistant Life & Culture editor • March 8, 2021

With hyperpop’s rocket to popularity and place in culture being so similar to that of disco’s, can we predict its potential plummet?

Becoming numb to injustice

By John Turner • March 3, 2021

But my numbness has come from years of seeing people that look like me perpetually abused by a country that was built on our backs.

Streaming service oversaturation

By Avery Alexander, Staff Writer • March 1, 2021

While new services may seem to present an opportunity for innovation and market diversity, the rapidly expanding industry might actually bring about its own downfall.

Political films help viewers to reflect on presidency

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer • February 25, 2021

With the Trump train derailed for at least a few years, there is time for America to ask itself some important questions. How did we get here? What happened? Where do we go from here?

It is impossible to determine who is the GOAT

By Emily Adams, Senior writer • February 25, 2021

Not only is determining a G.O.A.T. a Sisyphean task, but it also consistently excludes women and athletes from less popular sports. 

How has it been adjusting to being on campus?

By Mikayla Tolliver • February 18, 2021

I thought I knew what college would be like, but did not consider the small details that have changed. In my first few days on campus, I felt lost.

Webtoons transform into Korean dramas

By Avery Alexander, Staff Writer • February 18, 2021

Webtoons, a form of fun and nifty virtual comics designed to be read on the go, have become a fairly regular part of Western pop culture.

Let Black girls exist freely

By John Turner • February 12, 2021

To combat this issue on an individual level, those who are not Black women need to engage in purposeful learning to understand their implicit biases.

Second chances and short suspensions are not acceptable

By Emily Adams, Senior writer • February 11, 2021

The NFL has long had a domestic violence problem... it still fails to hold players accountable, especially when those players are talented.