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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...

James Lee

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...

Making music festivals green: It’s on all of us

Making music festivals green: It’s on all of us

Ashwini Vivek, Opinion Columnist October 27, 2023

The first two weekends in October, people flocked to Austin to attend the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival. The promising performances and beautiful weather enticed many to Zilker Park for a weekend...

Mental health resources miss the core problem

Mental health resources miss the core problem

Colin Houston, Opinion Columnist October 27, 2023

If you believe we live in a fundamentally functional society, I feel obliged to inform you that we don’t. Unfortunately, the society we live in is a catastrophic failure for most people, as all of our...

The GOP plays a dramatic game of Speaker Shuffle

The GOP plays a dramatic game of Speaker Shuffle

Why are politicians playing political roulette instead of just doing their jobs?
Diya Contractor, Copy Editor October 20, 2023

All of the House’s members, Republicans and Democrats alike have gone, in my very professional opinion, cuckoo-bananas. On Oct. 3, Kevin McCarthy, Republican representative of California’s 20th congressional...

Even with Biden’s new wall commitment, Congress is the real immigration villain

Even with Biden’s new wall commitment, Congress is the real immigration villain

Emma Power, Opinion Columnist October 20, 2023

Border walls were first built for protection, to stop the incursion of a city or a small town from thieves and conquering armies. Did they work? Yes, to the extent of their original purpose. Walls have...

You should care about voting

You should care about voting

Your vote counts, even if you don’t take an interest in politics
Riya Vankamamidi, Opinion Columnist October 20, 2023

I’ve never cared about politics. As terrible as it sounds, keeping up with current events is not a priority for me, and I seldom have knowledge about what’s going on in the world until I overhear some...

Will Codec Avatars become the future of virtual communication?

Will Codec Avatars become the future of virtual communication?

Faysal Al-Zand, Opinion Columnist October 13, 2023

On Sept. 28, podcast host Lex Fridman uploaded a video titled “First Interview in the Metaverse,” where he sat down with Mark Zuckerberg to discuss and demonstrate a new project Meta is working on...