Lottery blues and old news: The immigration debate Republicans refuse to have
New York’s most recent terror attack immediately drew political controversy when analysis revealed that the suspect, Green Card-holder Sayfullo Saipov, had gained permanent residency in the US in 2010 as a result of the...
R’Perspective: Why I speak up on social media about my race
You know, I thought the #BlackLivesMatter versus #AllLivesMatter debate was over. I really did. But, then Beyonce’s Formation music video and Super Bowl performance happened and I found myself talking about it, because people...
Nike doesn’t care what your dreams are, they care if you buy shoes
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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...
From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free
For over 75 years, Palestinians have been stripped of their most basic human rights, exiled from their homes, and undergone genocide and ethnic cleansing by the false apartheid state of Israel. Since stepping foot...
Editorial: Improving the college commencement
What is college all about? Of course there’s the preparation for entering society as a full-fledged adult. That’s what taking classes and doing research is for: Eventually, you become an expert in your area...
The California government’s obstructionist tendencies squash the freedom of the press
After the height of the pandemic, there have been an increasing number of hurdles to returning to normalcy. The California government communications staff is no exception to this as concerns have been raised over...
The Biden administration’s communication with big tech companies to censor misinformation is an unconstitutional...
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...
Nationwide isn’t on your side
A running theme in insurance commercials, be it automotive, property or life insurance, is “here at ‘x’ insurance company, we care about you.” I have always found this patronizing, because many of these corporations...
The major problem with declaring a major: societal pressure prevents students from pursuing their...
Faced with a frightful possibility of another economic recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college students today are facing more pressure than ever to choose the perfect major. Oftentimes the “perfect” major...
You can’t rule the world without friends: withdrawing aid damages US foreign interests
There are perhaps no better examples of the benefits of American foreign aid than Japan, South Korea and Germany. These are countries that once languished in poverty, often falling beholden to imperial powers in...