Tag: opinions
There’s more to gun violence than mass shootings and police killings
On average, 33,000 people are killed every year in the United States by means of firearms. All too often, we hear on the news...
America has changed since 1787, and the Electoral College shouldn’t be...
Although Donald Trump won the Electoral College (tentatively), Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by over 2 million votes. This demonstrates that based on...
R’Perspective: Thanksgiving: Expectations vs. reality
Every Thanksgiving special on TV has one staple: The family dinner. And while TV programs show that family dinners can be awkward due to...
Twitter’s new muting feature might stifle legitimate discussion along with the...
As part of its endless, Sisyphean struggle to curb online harassment, Twitter recently rolled out two new improvements to give users more control over...
R’Perspective: The reality behind the holiday’s family tensions
For as long as I can remember, my parents have been divorced and this consequently has resulted in separate events for virtually everything. Thanksgiving...
Running away to Canada really isn’t going to fix anything
America does not want you, fair-weather countrymen. I apologize that your candidate did not win, but the best part of a democratic republic is...
Work week cap makes on-campus employment unaffordable
Students are employed all around campus — in dining services, as clerical workers in various campus offices, in the library and as campus tour...
People checking in on Facebook are Standing in solidarity with Standing...
For most people who are not Native American, the Standing Rock Reservation, which borders South and North Dakota, had little to no importance in...
