Op-Eds
UHS
A UHS critique: Less veteran accommodating than advertised
If the University is going to brand themselves as veteran friendly and accommodating, they need to have a better understanding of military insurance. Read More
Politics
In defense of the two party system
It is a fallacy to look at a system flexing and adapting to current political trends, and demand its complete upending — especially when the system isn’t being used to the fullest extent. Read More
democracy
Patriotism can be dangerous, but South Korea shows it’s necessary
Without tender patriotism, a healthy democracy cannot exist. Read More
Op-Eds
You’re cancelled: a choose your own adventure
Before we decide which adventure to choose, let’s establish that we’re assuming two things: You are very close with a person who did a very bad thing, and that there is evidence that they did it. Read More
Op-Eds
Don’t dismiss Appalachia
I do not propose that their solutions to being ignored, like voting predominantly for Trump and other right-wing populists, are correct responses. Read More
foreign
When home becomes a foreign place
Struggling to grapple with this difference, I set out to find mementos — pictures, journals, old scratched CDs — searching through the puzzle to see where I could fit in, and find a sense of belonging. Read More
busy
Take “busy” off the pedestal
We are worsening our routines and encouraging others to do the same. We’ve internalized the idea that more work leads to more success. Read More
Halloween
Scary movies are scary and also bad
I have better things to freak out over than fictional monsters. Read More
crop tops
Halloween needs more men in crop tops
Satisfaction in the self can only come from experimentation and being allowed to express your style the way you want to. Read More
Halloween
The peristeronic postmodernism of Halloween
“Who are you supposed to be?” That’s a bit loaded, isn’t it? Aren’t we all trying to figure out what we’re supposed to be? Read More
