In college, the idea of strict dress codes is absurd. Today I woke up to sunny weather and threw on shorts and a tank top without hesitating. Seven years ago, this decision would have cost me a shameful walk to the front office and an outfit change into boy’s gym[Read More…]
Author: Opinions Editor
Crowning the voice of the next generation
On April 16, Kendrick Lamar accomplished an amazing feat by winning the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Music for his April 2017 album, “DAMN.” This marks the first time the award has been given to an artist outside of the classical or jazz music genres. When you stand back and look[Read More…]
Movie Star Danny Trejo shares experiences about incarceration with students
If you saw the toughest guy in the prison yard, you probably wouldn’t believe he was convicted for selling a bag of pure sugar to an undercover federal agent. However, this is exactly how Danny Trejo found himself serving a five-year drug sentence in 1969. “He asked me if the[Read More…]
Sean Hannity becomes the news
Just when we thought the dark clouds surrounding President Donald Trump and his lawyer, Michael Cohen couldn’t get any more Stormy, it appears Fox News anchor Sean Hannity has stumbled into the crossfire. While it should seem obvious that journalists should adhere to ethical standards, put aside personal biases and[Read More…]
Don’t memorialize your heroes
The contentious debate over the legacies of historical figures continued this week as the movement to demolish controversial statues heard an argument from both sides. On Monday, a board in New York City voted to remove a statue of a controversial 19th century doctor. Wednesday, Tennessee punished Memphis by stripping[Read More…]
Sicker than fiction
Let me start off by saying, unless you’re running a high temperature or you just lost a finger in woodshop — there’s no way in hell Student Health Services will write you a note to get out of class, no matter how sick you feel. In the midst of one[Read More…]
Solving ‘The Problem with Apu’ really isn’t that hard
After nearly 28 years on television, backlash is not new for “The Simpsons.” The most recent wave of it grew in response to a scene in the episode “No Good Read Goes Unpunished.” The scene in question drew both criticism for what was perceived to be a reference to the[Read More…]
A letter to Dwayne Johnson
Dear Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Though you may never read this I want to thank you for making your secret battle with depression public. I know it must’ve been difficult to publicly disclose your experience with mental health. In doing so, you’re helping thousands, maybe millions, who look up to[Read More…]
As America changes we need to stop looking to the past for guidance
I made a rookie mistake last week. As I sat at my kitchen table eating dinner, I absentmindedly went through the social media apps on my phone until I ended up on Facebook. Here I saw a post from a friend of a friend of a friend (let’s be clear[Read More…]
U.S. retreat from Syria will carry disastrous implications
For many American citizens, the seven-year-long civil war raging in Syria seems like a distant reality floating in the background of domestic affairs. As for myself, I find it difficult to ignore the injustices committed against the people of Syria and America’s frustratingly stale attitude toward them. If it wasn’t[Read More…]