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Travel paradises come with a cost

Natalia Salas November 7, 2019

Illustration by Ren Rader“Traveling” was my immediate answer when anyone asked what I was looking forward to during my semester abroad. By the looks of the Instagram and Snapchat stories of...

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Is the new “The Lord of the Rings” series doomed to fail?

Austin Davidson November 7, 2019

Illustration by Ren RaderWhen in September the lead for the new Amazon “Lord of the Rings” continuation series was revealed, it reminded me that such a series was in the works. I thought back...

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From the new opinion editor: This is your forum

Kayla Padilla November 6, 2019
Extending an olive branch after a year and a half as a columnist
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Being limited by something isn’t necessarily a bad thing

Victoria Stringer October 31, 2019
Not only is it normal and human to have limitations, but those limitations do not have to be immovable roadblocks to success
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Sometimes going home is the best medicine

Nina Loya October 31, 2019
"I was afraid that if I went home, I wouldn't want to come back."
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Police and the fetish for justified violence

Luke Eakin October 31, 2019

Illustration by Andrea NebhutThere exists a certain sort of person who is common in America. This person, upon hearing that killing someone was wrong unless it’s in self-defense, thinks to themselves,...

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Natasha’s Kitchen: New oppor-tuna-ties

Natasha Sahu October 28, 2019

Illustration by Ren RaderAs much as I hate being a part of the Indian-American diaspora, it’s really funny how much I can’t help seeing the parallels of my lives. In India, my family lived...

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Male entitlement and the right to public space

Natalia Salas October 28, 2019

Illustration by Ren RaderHaving spent only two months abroad in a city as busy and crowded as London, I’ve begun to notice certain social interactions that I was more or less oblivious to, or at...

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Meaningful climate solutions demand substantial change

Ian Dill October 15, 2019
A rejoinder to Ben Falcon’s “Capitalism is the solution to the global climate crisis, not the cause”
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I’m supposed to be here… Right?

Nina Loya October 15, 2019
"Feeling like you don't deserve the opportunities you've earned doesn't mean you don't actually deserve them."
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Friends are key to coping with homesickness

Nina Loya September 28, 2019
homesick (adj.): longing for home and family while absent from them
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Have award shows gotten better or worse?

Austin Davidson September 18, 2019
Opinion: The Oscars are still struggling