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Eaton: When Riots get Rainbow-washed

Eaton: When Riots get Rainbow-washed

July 26, 2021
Pride month may be over, but LGBT+ rights in the U.S. are more important than ever.
Eaton: A new mayor for Minneapolis

Eaton: A new mayor for Minneapolis

July 19, 2021
After an unprecedented year, election season is just around the corner.
Eaton: The Evolution of Taylor Swift

Eaton: The Evolution of Taylor Swift

July 9, 2021
We can learn more from the pop icon than just how to write a killer breakup anthem.
Eaton: Would you like a taser with that decision to live off campus?

Eaton: Would you like a taser with that decision to live off campus?

July 6, 2021
Another disappointing email from the desk of Joan T.A. Gabel.
Eaton: Jeff Duncan and the Grand Old Flag

Eaton: Jeff Duncan and the Grand Old Flag

June 16, 2021
Two are better than one, right?
Eaton: Let’s give accessible healthcare a shot

Eaton: Let’s give accessible healthcare a shot

June 9, 2021
The link between economic stability and public health has never been clearer.
Eaton: Another year of virtual commencement — for some

Eaton: Another year of virtual commencement — for some

May 1, 2021
If I had known four years ago that being in Carlson would mean walking at graduation, I might be graduating with a different degree.
Eaton: Greek life is elitist. Can it be reformed? 

Eaton: Greek life is elitist. Can it be reformed? 

April 23, 2021
An ex-sorority woman’s perspective on abolishing Greek life. 
Eaton: Mutual aid is the path forward

Eaton: Mutual aid is the path forward

April 15, 2021
Put your money (or groceries, spare time or supplies) where your mouth is.
Eaton: The line between voluntary and involuntary intoxication is a tightrope

Eaton: The line between voluntary and involuntary intoxication is a tightrope

April 2, 2021
Laws cannot be enforced if they don’t yet exist.
Eaton: Sarah Everard is not alone

Eaton: Sarah Everard is not alone

March 18, 2021
Text me when you get home.
Eaton: Menstrual cycle is the name; shame is the game

Eaton: Menstrual cycle is the name; shame is the game

March 11, 2021
Period stigma is more than just cultural.
Eaton: The Green New Deal: Pretty green, not that new

Eaton: The Green New Deal: Pretty green, not that new

March 4, 2021
Bring it back now, y’all (to the 1930s)!
Eaton: The internet knows literally everything about you, and your employers can too

Eaton: The internet knows literally everything about you, and your employers can too

February 26, 2021
Can we not make America more like “Black Mirror,” please?
Eaton: The life and death of a movement

Eaton: The life and death of a movement

February 20, 2021
What one student’s encounter with UMPD tells us about the future.
Eaton: Treaties, tribes and Turtle Island

Eaton: Treaties, tribes and Turtle Island

February 10, 2021
A second look into the nuances of stopping Line 3.
Eaton: The fight for Turtle Island

Eaton: The fight for Turtle Island

February 3, 2021
“How can a couple hundred hippies and Indigenous folks stop this massive project?”
Eaton: Dorothy and the Wizard of (Mac)OS

Eaton: Dorothy and the Wizard of (Mac)OS

January 20, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflamed technological barriers in higher education. It is just another drop in the bucket of academic elitism.
Eaton: ACAB for the average citizen

Eaton: ACAB for the average citizen

December 9, 2020
The radical case for not so radical change.
Eaton: Staying active, despite the shutdown

Eaton: Staying active, despite the shutdown

December 2, 2020
As COVID-19 regulations get a move on, make sure your body does too.
Eaton: The podcast revolution

Eaton: The podcast revolution

November 25, 2020
How disembodied voices are getting me through the pandemic.
Eaton: David and Goliath: How college students everywhere get screwed by off-campus housing

Eaton: David and Goliath: How college students everywhere get screwed by off-campus housing

November 18, 2020
Instead of a slingshot, try Student Legal Services.
Eaton: A dream no longer deferred

Eaton: A dream no longer deferred

November 11, 2020
The Biden-Harris ticket is historic but so are America’s divisions.
Eaton: Two truths: When advocating abolition and holding perpetrators accountable collide

Eaton: Two truths: When advocating abolition and holding perpetrators accountable collide

November 5, 2020
One protester’s experience on I-35W.
Eaton: West Coast, best Coast? Climate change says otherwise.

Eaton: West Coast, best Coast? Climate change says otherwise.

September 24, 2020
California is burning, but Minnesota can take the heat.