Corporations are ruining the Christmas season
Picture this: you walk into the mall, ready to do some shopping, and you are automatically assaulted by red and green streamers everywhere. There’s even a giant Christmas tree in…
December 11, 2018
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How to deal with your family this holiday season
Most of us are preparing for the most wonderful time of the year. I can already smell the honeybaked ham that’s sitting on the kitchen table Christmas day. There’s Christmas…
FDA attempt to curb e-cigarette use won’t work
After a month in which mass shootings have once again crept up and revealed our glaring firearm problem, California remains on fire, and Saudi journalist Jamal Khagoshi’s murder will most…
Hey, Alexa: Why should I care about gun control?
I find it disturbing that I don’t even flinch when a CNN Breaking News alert pops up on my phone to inform me of another mass shooting in America. Even…
Debate empowers students
Speech and debate has changed my life. For those of you who don’t know, speech and debate is an academic extra or co-curricular activity in which there are many competitive…
Monica Lewinsky deserves better
I was two-years-old when Monica Lewinsky was dragged through hell in 1998. For me, 1998 was about wreaking havoc on my mother’s organized kitchen and eating whatever I could get…
Immigrants are not America’s enemy
A caravan of almost 8,000 people is coming to the southern border of the U.S. to seek asylum from various countries like Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. It started from…
Missouri midterm results are inconsistent
I have my own traditions on Election Day before I start nervously biting my nails while watching the results roll in. My election morning routine is always the same. I…
Hey, Alexa: Are Instagram traps art?
If you have an Instagram account, you’ll understand the phenomenon I’m talking about — a group of girls jumping in a ball pit in a room of multi-colored walls. Groups taking pictures in a pool of sprinkles or mirror selfies in a hallway of endless colored mirrors. They have a surplus of photos in various themed rooms with trippy backgrounds and random props to pose with.
CEO’s need to use Twitter more responsibly
Let’s say your great Aunt suddenly died (climbing accident in the Bavarian Alps) and left you her company. Nothing much, just MPO Thumbtacks (I made this up, don’t go out…
My haunted life
Growing up I was always known as the girl with the haunted house, the weird girl who thought anything related to the paranormal was fascinating. You know the stories you…
My tattoos should not affect my career
The first thing people see when they look at me are my tattoos. I’ve had many people tell me I won't be able to get a job later on because…
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…
#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,…
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