On Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, another company’s trial run of the four-day workweek was reported to be successful. Advanced RV, a motorhome manufacturer, participated in a six-month trial led by 4-Day Week Global. The idea of a four-day workweek is not new but has gained more traction since the pandemic, which changed the way people view how work is...
According to the Cleveland Clinic, Western medicine can be understood as the traditional health care that is received in the U.S. Whether a visit to urgent care due to a fever or a yearly wellness check, almost everyone in the U.S. has come in contact with Western medicine. The techniques are based on empirical scientific work, and thus, there...
Thanksgiving is days away, and as people head home for the holidays, they’ll find themselves in the kitchen cooking a family meal. Thanksgiving meals are a pretty set menu with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and other staples. To some, this may be repetitive and boring. However, there are ways to have unique dishes without experimenting and going off the...
As the popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms like ChatGPT skyrockets, its role has been under scrutiny in conversations about academic integrity. Personal statements are a standard part of the college admissions process, once thought to be the only medium of showing off an applicant’s unique qualifications. Administrators are concerned that AI will negatively impact the integrity of these...
A new bill, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, will require higher education institutions to adopt a common set of student educational progress standards by the 2024-2025 academic year in an effort to make financial aid more accessible for students. Although the changes in AB 789 are intended to help underrepresented and marginalized students remove barriers that limit...
The answer to an age-old question — is it ever okay to date your friend’s ex? — would generally be no. If the threat of possible friendship damage isn’t enough to deter people, there are various demonstrations of what this "trope" decision might look like down the road in popular contemporary entertainment. Across the timeline of traditional and modern...
In light of recent events in the Gaza Strip, along with numerous other consequential developments around the world, many Americans have become disinvested from the debate surrounding American involvement in countries abroad. Looking at the traditional American political spectrum, it is safe to associate American isolationism with those on the right and American liberalism with those on the left....
With a constant stream of information accessible at the tips of everyone’s fingers and unreliable news outlets craving attention, it is understandable that many people in positions of authority want the power to control what data is allowed to be pushed out to the public. However, the Biden administration’s efforts to contact major tech companies to limit what they...
Women, for generations, have watched others make decisions that directly affected their personal and social lives without a medium for input. Dilma Rousseff, the first female president of Brazil, became a symbol of resistance in her youth after combating the military dictatorship. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Rousseff was a member of several left-wing guerrilla movements opposed...
According to the Center for First-Generation Student Success, 56% of college students’ parents have not attained bachelor’s degrees. The population of first-generation students is a growing majority, but these students are struggling to obtain their degrees, and 90% of these students are not graduating on time. These students deserve to be uplifted by the UC system and all educational...