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Taylor swift if she was heavenly color edition

Two views: Should we focus on Taylor Swift’s climate impact?

Emma Power and Ashwini Vivek March 21, 2024

Emma Power It’s no surprise that Taylor Swift is catching hate about her every move — especially since her career has soared to yet another high with The Eras Tour. What is interesting is the massive...

Health care in America is high cost, poor quality

Health care in America is high cost, poor quality

A look into the horrors of the treatment and costs in the American health care system
Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist March 21, 2024

Health care in this country sucks. Insurance rates are prohibitively high, making quality care inaccessible. Although programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act have decreased the...

Two Views: Is social media activism actually working?

Two Views: Is social media activism actually working?

Colin Houston and Jacob Palmer March 21, 2024

Jacob Palmer: Information and ideas can be shared faster than ever to massive audiences through social media. Its decentralized structure lends itself to discourse on subjects that might not be normally...

Letter to the Editor: Response to MSA

Morgan Powers, Guest Columnist March 7, 2024

I hadn't intended on publicly stating any further opinions, as the geopolitical situation has become sufficiently complicated that prudence mandates discretion. However, as a column has now been published...

Disaster doesn’t care about politics in Texas

Disaster doesn’t care about politics in Texas

Texans suffering from the wildfires in the Panhandle need more help, not hate
Caleb Reed, Sports Editor March 7, 2024

Texas is on fire. Igniting on Monday, Feb. 26, the Smokehouse Creek Fire quickly grew into the largest wildfire in Texas history. After reaching only 44% containment by press time, it has burned over 1...

Can tech companies stop ruining AI for everyone?

Can tech companies stop ruining AI for everyone?

Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist March 7, 2024

Nearly a year and a half ago, I wrote an article about the dangers of and ethical concerns posed by the surge in popularity of art generated by artificial intelligence (AI). In it, I called for more regulation...

Is tenure the solution to academic censorship?

Is tenure the solution to academic censorship?

Riya Vankamamidi and Diya Contractor March 7, 2024

Tenure is an indefinite academic appointment, the impetus of which is to prevent teachers from being fired without due cause or reason. Historically, tenure was instituted to provide academic freedom to...

TU MSA: So long as there is occupation

TU MSA: So long as there is occupation

TU MSA, Guest Columnist February 29, 2024

Morgan Powers’ “Letter to the Editor” is paradigmatic of the consequences of writing on a subject that one has no prior knowledge of. The comparison between Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...

MANUAL shows systemic inadequacy of mental health care

MANUAL shows systemic inadequacy of mental health care

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist February 29, 2024

As part of its flagship mental health initiative funded by SGA last semester, Trinity’s Wellness Services has partnered with MANUAL, a mental health app and website focused on improving the mental well-being...

Accommodations aren’t unfair, the system is

Accommodations aren’t unfair, the system is

Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist February 22, 2024

I feel like a drone. Wake up, go to class, work on assignments, eat food (optional), go to sleep (optional), repeat. Carving out time to socialize, take care of myself or just take a deep breath seems...

It doesn’t end with boycotts (but they don’t hurt, either)

It doesn’t end with boycotts (but they don’t hurt, either)

Ashwini Vivek, Opinion Columnist February 22, 2024

Starbucks drinkers around the world wait on the edge of their seats each year for the holiday season to roll around. With new drinks and special cups, the chain draws in plenty of attention and money....

I’m standing up for myself, not causing a scene

I’m standing up for myself, not causing a scene

I don’t care if it’s not worth a fight - I’m going to advocate for myself anyway
Diya Contractor, Opinion Editor February 22, 2024

Maybe I’m not always the problem. It’s hard to trust yourself when you’ve been taught that your thoughts and feelings are wrong your whole life. I’ve been told not to stand up for myself, that...