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Are politics dictating our dating habits?

Opinion: Dating is difficult in a divided digital world

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 13, 2025

This Valentine’s Day, as I rush to finish my assignment due at midnight, I can’t help but wonder why I'm still single. Shouldn’t I be able to easily find a kind, funny and ambitious man my age who...

Is healthy skin deep?

Opinion: Our mirage of health

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 12, 2025

What used to be fringe, anti-government sentiment relegated to hippies and libertarians is now the forward-facing platform of the current White House administration and the more popular platform on which...

Now is Gen Z’s time to run for office.

Opinion: Run, Gen Z, run!

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 7, 2025

If you watched the 2023 TikTok Congressional hearings, you most likely noticed many representatives, even across party lines, have two things in common — they are old and don’t understand how technology...

We should all talk smaller.

Opinion: Stop projecting your own social ineptitude

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 5, 2025

In my experience, a common lament nowadays is the prevalence, or rather the mere existence of, small talk. The most prevalent and repeated complaints I’ve heard are that it’s shallow and only goes...

History repeats — let’s learn from it.

Opinion: Look to the history books

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published January 31, 2025

In 2020, the word “unprecedented” was named the People’s Choice 2020 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com after receiving the most user submissions. A 2024 article by Wired concluded “unprecedented...

The true greats of our time wear sparkles, not cleats.

Satire: We should champion the real athletes

by Vivian Wilson
Published January 29, 2025

The true definition of a sport and by extension, an athlete, is highly contested. The true traits of what constitutes an elite athlete are elusive, yet should be glaringly obvious. Why do we feel...

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...

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