Op-Eds
Environment
The hidden dangers of microplastics
Many of the negative impacts humans have on the environment are visible to the naked eye. Trash washes up on…
american
Ariana Grande and society’s problem with details
It’s important to remember that Asian Americans are equally American.
Long distant relationships
It takes a lot of effort to be in a long distance relationship
Long-distance relationships are extremely hard to work through and in most cases don’t work. They take a lot of effort,…
name
What’s in a name? A lot, actually
A name is more than just a word. It carries the weight of a person’s whole identity. A name can…
eating
Is organic food really that great?
The organic food industry is on the rise and claims to have both environmental and animal benefits. However, new data…
Shutdown
The shutdown mystery
Last night, when I was looking at the graph of Trump’s approval rating on FiveThirtyEight, my friend Charles said it…
New Year
New Year’s resolutions are inherently Sisyphean
I tend to approach the New Year and new beginnings with optimism, but that is completely baseless considering the lack…
accents
Living with a foreign accent
Accepting that people sound different and embracing them for that reason is important. We are a generation of different languages, dialects, and accents with code-switching as our way of life.
gender
Frat parties aren’t free
Ah, I love the smell of female objectification in the morning! Or the afternoon, or the nighttime, (because it happens all the time, after all).
bush
Dealing with a political death
Why was it now, when Bush had just died, that we all decided to voice our opinions about the man’s politics?