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Miles: The state of our schools

Daniel Miles, Columnist September 23, 2016

It’s a common refrain on Facebook (for me, at least), from former classmates to disgruntled parents: “Our schools are failing us!” “We don’t learn anything important in school!” “Why didn’t...

Jawhari: A case for anti-social media

Sarah Jawhari, Columnist September 23, 2016

I read my old writing, cringing and rewording in my head, the vantage point of a more mature reader letting me judge the “me” that used a trite metaphor or botched syntax. Somehow a few lines are good....

Kolison: Depression is silent

Kolison: Depression is silent

Stephen Kolison, Columnist September 23, 2016

Many people like to pretend that if they cannot see something, then said thing does not exist. For instance, if I don’t look at my bank account, then I can make it rain like a Romney. I’m still a healthy...

Parr: Five reasons why dining halls rock

Sarah Parr, Columnist September 23, 2016

So much negativity surrounds the stereotypical college dining hall. I’ve heard “this food sucks” way too many times on this campus—I don’t agree with that statement, and I’m tired of hearing...

Smith: The professional rapper

Smith: The professional “rapper”

Kevin Smith, Columnist September 23, 2016

Hip-hop has experienced a bit of a rut lately. There have not been many notable albums released this year, and the genre is being polluted in a number of different ways. It seems like anyone can become...

Chakraborty: Taking time for you

Ankita Chakraborty, Columnist September 16, 2016

College can often be exhausting, let’s face it. Confronted by an ever increasing tide of homework, exams, extracurriculars, research and other obligations, it is often hard to find time devoted solely...

Smith: Political correctness and college campuses

Kevin Smith, Social Media Director September 16, 2016

College campuses have provided spaces for academic discussion, discourse and growth among students for centuries. However many see that they are becoming the opposite of what they once were. Bill O’Reilly...

Parr: The perks of being a non-STEM major

Parr: The perks of being a non-STEM major

Sarah Parr, Columnist September 16, 2016

“I’m majoring in biomedical engineering.” “I’m biology, possibly pre-med.” “I’m mech-E, pre-law.” If you haven’t heard these phrases at least a few (hundred) times in the last couple...

Taekman: Making All Access accessible to all

Sarah Taekman, Columnist September 16, 2016

Murderer. Baby killer. Cruel. Heartless. Not really things I expected to be called as I walked into what I had—at the time—thought was just a free concert— All Access 2016 with Sia and Leslie...

Menon: The myth of doing it all

Arundhati Menon, Columnist September 16, 2016

We’ve all heard the phrase “jack of all trades, master of none.” Yet, everywhere I look, I see the quintessential “smart girl” in the books and movies who seems to be a master of every single...

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