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Read the report, then forget everything it said

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist February 1, 2024

On May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a senseless and entirely preventable tragedy occurred. A shooter entered the building, murdering 19 children and two teachers, while the victims...

There’s no power to the people this time

There’s no power to the people this time

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist January 25, 2024

The recent cold front brought up flashbacks to Winter Storm Uri in 2021, when snow and freezing temperatures crippled the state’s energy infrastructure network, leaving millions of Texans without electricity,...

For the sake of expression, rewrite the copyright

For the sake of expression, rewrite the copyright

Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist January 25, 2024

A sad fact of life is that many important issues are ones that most people find quite boring, which has become evident to me from people’s reactions when I tell them that my next article is about copyright...

So ... I just bought something stupid on TikTok Shop

So … I just bought something stupid on TikTok Shop

I’m just kidding; I actually didn’t, I never will and no one else should either
Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist January 25, 2024

I open TikTok to watch funny videos, not to buy overpriced puffy Skittles. As the internet evolves and the world becomes more connected, advertisers have wormed their way into every aspect of social media....

Why does language matter in wellness?

Why does language matter in wellness?

Gia Campolo, Special Sections Editor November 9, 2023

As many student health providers work to destigmatize mental, sexual and physical health, it is important to pay attention to specific populations who face extra barriers in health care. Switching to more...

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is boring

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is boring

Jack Maxwell, Opinion Columnist November 9, 2023

Traditional Thanksgiving dinner is kind of boring. That’s not to say it’s bad per se, but as far as celebratory dinners go, roast turkey is nowhere near the best humanity’s collective culinary traditions...

In defense of hypocrisy

In defense of hypocrisy

Diya Contractor, Copy Editor November 9, 2023

I’ve been hating my phone lately. The notifications from my assortment of news apps continuously give me heart palpitations, even when I don’t allow myself to comprehend them fully. The shock of these...

A star has fallen but so has a real man

A star has fallen but so has a real man

Matthew Perry’s death brings to light the complications of grieving celebrities
Emma Power, Opinion Columnist November 9, 2023

TV, movie and book characters quickly become our friends from the moment we learn their stories. Our comfort shows and characters get us through the hard times and celebrate with us during the happy ones....

Psychology Department in the Center for Sciences and Innovation Building

Questioning psych’s place in STEM is ridiculous

Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist November 2, 2023

Today’s breaking news includes a bunch of 20-year-olds using an anonymous Google Form to fight about whether or not psychology is a STEM major, so let’s bring the debate into a more formal environment....

SA’s reproductive justice fund is under attack

SA’s reproductive justice fund is under attack

Conservative interest groups reveal their audacity in lawsuit against fund
Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist November 2, 2023

In this week’s edition of news that strengthens the popular hypothesis that the state of Texas may actually just be Hell, a recent attempt by the city of San Antonio to allocate funds to reproductive...

Wait, there’s an election this week?

Wait, there’s an election this week?

Diya Contractor, Copy Editor and Opinion Columnist November 2, 2023

Unless it’s planted right next to a confederate flag, I love seeing the “Vote Against Prop 3” signs on people’s front lawns (they’re right, seriously, vote against Proposition Three). These signs...

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A closer look at Stephen King’s famous critique of “The Shining” movie

Faysal Al-Zand, Opinion Columnist October 27, 2023

Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” has become nothing short of a cult classic, with the iconic, tilde-shaped eyebrows of Jack Nicholson wormed into the psyches of multiple generations. The movie has...