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Despite its poor reputation, Greek life can work under the right circumstances.

Opinion: In defense of Greek life

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published December 20, 2024

Fraternities and sororities do not have stellar reputations, and for good reason.Greek life is plagued with a repugnant history of abusive hazing, discrimination and elitism. Most of these problems...

Walkability increases accessibility and opportunity for all.

Opinion: In pursuit of a walkable city

by Riley Stern
Published December 16, 2024

In a perfect utopian world, our own two feet could take us anywhere we wished within our neighborhoods and cities. Sure, cars can be useful, but in this hypothetical world, we would not be as dependent...

Opinion: Trump and the Media — a toxic love story

Opinion: Trump and the Media — a toxic love story

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published December 16, 2024

We all know President-elect Donald Trump loves the spotlight, and between his outlandish claims and political success, he gets plenty from the media. But this attention has also helped fuel his fire and...

Charli XCX brought hyperpop to the mainstream this summer.

Opinion: Hyperpop is defining Gen Z’s cultural legacy

by Vivian Wilson
Published December 15, 2024

Hyperpop is a generation-defining style of music that reflects Generation Z’s nihilistic disposition toward the issues of our time. It is as ironic and self-satirizing as we are. It reflects our disillusionment...

Learning queer history has been essential to feeling pride in my sexuality.

Opinion: How to be gay

by Leo Huppke
Published December 11, 2024

It was 2017 and I was standing in the sweltering summer heat on Halsted Street, watching the Chicago Pride Parade. I looked out at the Dykes on Bikes cruising down the parade route in their leather jackets...

Small farmers have struggled for decades as the power of agribusiness grows.

Opinion: Reckoning with the decline of small family farms

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published December 11, 2024

Farming has always been a core industry in the U.S., yet in recent decades, agricultural careers have only been associated with strife and struggles. Our idea of a common family farmer is frequently said...

The impact of social movements can be difficult to quantify.

Opinion: The #MeToo movement almost 20 years later

by Riley Stern
Published December 9, 2024

Long before social media hashtags, the #MeToo movement was founded in 2006 by activist and youth worker Tarana Burke. Burke was inspired by her work in dealing with child survivors of sexual violence and...

Trump’s isolationist policies are dangerous for us all.

Opinion: NATO and Russia and climate, oh my!

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published December 9, 2024

If you are stressed about looming final papers and exams in the next two weeks and want to put these quaint college problems in perspective, keep reading! President-elect Donald Trump is laying his isolationist...

We can’t shop our way to reclamation.

Opinion: Girlhood can’t be wrapped up in a little bow

by Vivian Wilson
Published December 6, 2024

Why is it that womanhood is so inextricably linked to consumption? Recent trends have shown a general shift toward prolonging girlhood and, in some ways, infantilizing women through relentless insistence...

Ice, snow and leafless trees make the winter season uniquely beautiful.

Opinion: Stop whining about winter

by Leo Huppke
Published December 4, 2024

I trudge down the snow-covered sidewalk on University Avenue, the cold wind cutting like a knife across my face. Icicles are forming on the rims of my glasses. The lenses have fogged up to the point where...

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