You might have heard before that the key to forming successful relationships in college is by being an outgoing person: not being shy when someone sits next to you in lecture and always being the one who asks questions in class. The burden of making lifelong connections suddenly now weighs on your shoulders alone. A major component to becoming...
“Guadeamus igitur (Let Us Rejoice.)” So begins the medieval song about undergraduate life, and that song comes naturally to students and alumni when they glimpse their school's oldest building, which testifies to its antiquity.
At William and Mary, academic life centers on the Wren Building. Likewise, Harvard prizes Massachusetts Hall and Yale Connecticut Hall. Outside the Ivy League, UNC boasts...
A poll by Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics indicates that youth voter turnout is going to be similar to the heights it reached in the 2018 midterm elections. In 2020, there was an 11-point increase in youth participation — an increase that was a major player in the presidential election. The youth vote is largely seen as automatically...
Just four months ago, California weathered the largest wave of coronavirus infections ever, averaging at roughly 110,000 cases per day for a period of time. We’re clearly still in a pandemic, despite what some officials are declaring. Since March, COVID cases have remained comparably low. Amid this relative calm, the state has removed nearly all protective measures against COVID-19....
As we get closer to the 50th anniversary of the historic Roe v Wade court case, we get closer to its apparent death. On May 2, a leaked draft majority opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito stated that the court intended to overturn Roe v Wade despite the precedent set almost 50 years ago. This threat to...
The Latine community has undergone significant changes in recent years. Throughout history, the community has pushed boundaries to achieve change. These new political movements were being pioneered by a new generation of activists, Chicanos. This key demographic of young Mexican-American activists helped push the community in a more forward-thinking direction. As a direct result, their vision for change in...
One of the strangest elements of the COVID-19 pandemic was how usually busy spaces quickly became abandoned. As populations were shut in their homes in fear of an unfamiliar virus, the sourdough starters and cheerful Facebook posts about how things will get better weren’t enough to sustain mental health. As Americans were unsure how safe even a trip to...
For a huge amount of smartphone users, specifically those with iPhones, receiving weekly screen time notifications that exemplify a percentage increase in the daily average for the past week can be a moment filled with significant dread. Though it might feel impossible to reduce phone or social media usage, or to avoid the sometimes menacing notifications, there is one...
Last week, French president Emmanuel Macron secured a second term — the first time that a French president has won re-election in 20 years. Macron’s opponent: Marie Le Pen, a Trump-like ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Le Pen would have been a real threat to the EU, NATO and Muslims living in France. Winning with 58% of the...
High school students have endured extreme stress due to college rankings, U.S. news reports or otherwise, the demands of academic life and the college application process. But now that a light is being shone on how these rankings are determined and colleges have been accused of submitting false reports, it’s a rather offensive affront. The different factors used in...