Op-Eds
Op-Eds
My house is changing
And sometimes it’s hard, but this change is a chance to make a new world for myself, in a new place that I get to see change while I do, too. Read More
study abroad
Frames across the ocean
Travel holds keys that unlock a number of critical doors. Read More
maturity
The inevitability of adulting
The problem is that I’m not nearly as mature as I’d like to be, and, being immature and impatient, I’d very much like to change now, and not wait around for the next life-changing event. Read More
college
Introversion and the imposter syndrome in college
Especially for introverts, classes present the tough situation of “putting yourself out there” when you really don’t want to. Read More
dmv
You want better drivers? Test them
Driver’s licenses should have to be renewed every few years. The test should be repeated to ensure a driver is still safe to be on the road. Read More
Korea
New Perspective: My study abroad experience during the Korean summer program
The experience of studying in a different country and culture than your own cannot be overemphasized. As someone who rarely leaves Monroe County, let alone the state of New York, the opportunity to see another side of the world was both exhilarating and terrifying. Though I had many learning experiences during my month abroad in […]
hook up
The problem with hook-up culture
Modern society is plagued with an unnatural and confusing paradigm in romantic relationships: hook-up culture. This new relationship status is prevalent from high schools to office buildings, but is especially popular among university students. Replacing a traditional intimate relationship with one of the various forms a hook-up relationship may take has become the norm, and […]
cancel culture
Cancel culture needs to be reconsidered
In the current era of activism and awareness, we have a predilection for deciding that someone’s works are no longer valuable immediately after discovering some questionable actions. While boycotting artists, comedians, and actors after particularly reprehensible actions — Bill Cosby comes to mind — is sometimes valid, doing so without thought is not beneficial and […]
cultural relativism
Cultural relativism does not mean blind acceptance
Cultural relativism is the concept that no culture should be ranked or compared to another. Not only is cultural relativism a solid term to flex in intellectual conversation with other students, it is a highly contested concept in social, international, and interpersonal politics today. Respecting the ideas and values of cultures that differ from our […]
Diversity
Identity clubs and commitment to diversity
There are many student organizations on campus based on culture or identity like the Korean American Students’ Association, Spanish and Latino Students’ Association, Pan-African Students Association, Pride Network, and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. The members of each group usually reflect the name of the group or what the group’s mission is to serve. Do […]
