Young people need to get out and vote
What do Michelle Obama, Snapchat and Taylor Swift have in common? They are all spending the final weeks leading up to the hotly contested 2018 midterm elections urging people to…
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#MeToo: Use an inclusive movement to share your truth
The #MeToo movement was started in 2006 by Tarana Burke as a way to reassure survivors of sexual assault they are not alone. Since then, the movement has erupted across…
Hey, Alexa: An ode to public transportation
I love public transportation. Running to catch the train, sitting next to complete strangers on a crowded train car, the rampant overflow of pigeons indoors, I love it all. My…
Kanye West rants are not worth our time
I don’t know what happened to Kanye West. It’s like he did a 360 on everyone. The old Kanye talked about important issues in society, especially in the black community,…
2018 Midterm Showdown for the Senate
Standing champion Claire McCaskill vs. up-and-coming Josh Hawley If you’ve turned on the television in the last two months, you know election season is upon us. You’ve seen countless advertisements…
Hey, Alexa cancel Kavanaugh
I am tired. I am only 20 years old, but I am tired of the way women are treated by men in this country. Whether these men are senators, judges,…
Police brutality makes me feel unsafe
Recently there has been controversy over another police shooting and killing of an unarmed African American male on the night of Sept. 6. After finishing a 12-hour shift, Amber Guyger,…
iPhone updates are not worth the hype
This summer, while at a pool party, my stepmother pushed me into a pool. It was meant as a joke, but my phone was in my pocket. After exposure to…
Kavanaugh is unfit to decide the future for women
Honestly, there is absolutely no reason I should have to write this piece. There is no reason an accused rapist should be considered for the Supreme Court. The second Brett…
Nike is not a ‘woke’ corporation
On Sept. 3, Colin Kaepernick tweeted an advertisement of himself as the face of Nike’s newest marketing campaign. Without missing a beat, conservatives ran to their closets and started the…
Social Media is not a miracle for millennials
College students live in an age where a phone in our pocket is more common than a pen. Whether we are flipping through our phones for a split second to…
Trump-era legislation has positive effects
President Donald Trump cares about people. Want me to be more specific? President Donald Trump cares about victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. He cares about…
Hey Alexa, tell me some vegan jokes
“Having a vegan girlfriend is awesome. You save so much money on dinner by taking her to your backyard and letting her eat your grass!” “Isn’t vegan ice cream just,…
Hey Alexa, am I fat?
No human being is fat, our bodies are made of so much more than fat cells. Reducing someone to the number of fat cells they have is a struggle I–and so many other women–have long dealt with.
From Independent Thoughts: Education is the passport to the future
I have been afforded this education and for that I am thankful
Songkran: A Thai water festival
It was a real splash
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