Saturday, April 20, 2024

Lowering the voting age in the United States could increase voter turnout

With midterms around the corner, the United States must weigh in on a crucial impending decision that has the potential to alter the lives of many: the question of whether people under the age...

Lessons from the Daily Northwestern: good journalists exercise empathy while covering the full story

Earlier this November, the Daily Northwestern, a student newspaper in Illinois, issued an apology in response to public outrage regarding a recent article of theirs that covered a protest on their school campus. The...

The joke is on us: cancel culture does society more harm than good

Not a month went by in 2018 in which the words “cancel culture” weren’t brought up in some capacity. The term refers to a widespread internet phenomenon involving the exposure and boycott of a...

Nike doesn’t care what your dreams are, they care if you buy shoes

Courtesy of Youtube The Super Bowl has come and gone again, which means the average American sat around and watched roughly two hours of advertisements from some of...

Students should consider studying abroad in Singapore

Research finds that about less than six percent of American students go to Singapore to study abroad. There are a lot of factors that students take into consideration when choosing a country to study...

R’ Perspective: Entering the world of higher education

Embarking on my first day of college, I felt a mix of excitement and nerves, grateful for my mom's comforting presence and my dog's reassuring companionship. This pivotal moment did not just mark a...

Editorial: Vote yes on Prop 30

Proposition 30, a November ballot measure proposed by Governor Jerry Brown, seeks to increase sales tax by one-quarter of a cent for four years and income tax for taxpayers making over $250,000 for seven...

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...

Letter to the Editor: Regarding the Jan. 13 article entitled, “Cyber attack on ASUCR...

I felt compelled to write this Letter to the Editor in response to The Highlander’s front page story entitled “Cyber attack on ASUCR website decreases transparency” published on January 13, 2015. I am an...