Letter to the Editor
Dear Editors,
In the November 2nd issue of The Highlander, Fatema Shalabi wrote an opinion piece arguing that the proclivity of younger people to reject marriage in favor of long-term dating is damaging to the...
An Ode of Positivity to the Graduating Class
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Commonwealth under King Charles III rule may simply be a thing of the past
On May 6, 2023, Charles III succeeded his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as Britain’s new monarch. As the celebrations in the United Kingdom have now concluded, a new era of the British monarchy is...
Celebrities need to stop invalidating the political process of America
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It is time for the United States to play a smaller role on the...
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The Supreme Court‘s efforts to dismantle Roe v. Wade are slow but the process...
Amongst the many liberties the U.S. constitution promises its citizens, personal autonomy is perhaps chiefest amongst them. It stands to reason, then, that nobody should have the power to decide what one does with...
Increasing police presence on K-12 campuses will not solve school shootings
The United States is currently facing an epidemic of school shootings. While some have called for more gun control legislation to be passed, others believe that having a greater police presence on K-12 campuses...
A public-private partnership to fund technology in schools
What a peculiar state we are in. Our government, ideally, is supposed to function through its separation of powers, but stands today dysfunctional because of it. Because of this dysfunctionality, making changes to our...
Apathetic on Afghanistan: Why the candidates are ignoring voter sentiment
One of the most important indicators of a healthy democracy is responsiveness, or how carefully political leaders acknowledge the preferences of a majority of voters and work to implement these preferences. When a particular...