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Coping With the Frustrating Hypocrisy of Free Speech on College Campuses

The right of free speech, as outlined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, is always prevalent in America, except right now on college campuses. …

May 29, 2024

Geriatric Politics and The Reason it Needs to End

Noah Hernandez, University of Texas at San Antonio

The problem with career politicians, unlimited terms, and our great-grandparents running the country.…

February 1, 2024

Green Day Today: ‘American Idiot’ 2024

Julia Ray, Northern Arizona University

How is Green Day's magnum opus still relevant 20 years later?…

January 27, 2024

The Evolving Role of Celebrities In American Politics

Karla D. Galvan, The University of Texas at San Antonio

From success stories to failures, celebrities have left their mark in the world of politics.…

January 16, 2024

A Student Perspective: Israel, Birthright and the Syrian Civil War

Maya Merberg, SUNY Geneseo

Hearing about conflict in the Middle East is one thing. Cancelling your lunch plans because of a stabbing spree is another.…

June 13, 2016

American Student Movements Should Be Taking Notes on the French Labor Protests

Yasser Ali Nasser, Oxford College

Because no one protests like the French.…

June 10, 2016

Border Town Life, as Told by an Anti-Trump Mexican American

Jessica Peña, University of Texas at San Antonio

With a Trump visit to San Antonio looming on the horizon, Mexican Americans throughout the region reflect on their heritage and the Republican nominee.…

June 8, 2016

The Feminine Mistake: When You Shouldn’t Call Yourself a Feminist

Sofia Rivera, Simmons College

Despite going to a woman-centered college, I’ve been disappointed to find that the hashtag version of feminism has become the norm.…

June 4, 2016

The Cuban-American Perspective on Kim Kardashian’s Tweet

A Cuban-American Opinion on Kim Kardashian’s Tweet

Daniel Enjamio, Santa Fe College

The image, which juxtaposed her lavish vacation against the poverty of Cuba, reflects the fundamental problem with romanticizing the country.…

June 1, 2016

How It Feels to Be Outgrown by Your City

Amelia Williams, City College of San Francisco

In my home city of San Francisco, the lives and opinions of citizens are quickly becoming subverted by money.…

June 1, 2016

Think Again: How Your Parents Should (And Shouldn’t) Affect Your Political Identity

Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University

It’s important to avoid blindly rejecting or accepting your family’s political stance. Your country depends on it.…

May 30, 2016

A Response to Erica Meister’s “New York Times” Lauded College Essay

A Response to Erica Meister’s “New York Times” College Essay

Elizabeth Rourk, University of New Haven

Though Meister and I are both from Northville, the city she condemns as “reckless,” perspectives like Meister’s are actually what perpetuate the area’s problems.…

May 27, 2016

My Love-Hate Relationship with Uber: A Female Student’s Perspective

Jenna Ramsey, Seattle University

It’s my—kind of unsafe—safety net.…

May 16, 2016

The Baltimore Uprisings: One Year Later

Juliana Mae Neves, Loyola University

One year ago today the city instituted a 10:00pm curfew and cancelled school.…

April 28, 2016

Students Voting for Hillary: There’s at Least One of Us

Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University

Why despite the ubiquity of millennial support for Bernie Sanders, I stand with Hillary Clinton.…

April 26, 2016

What Obama and Cuba Can You Teach You About Dealing with an Ex

What Obama and Cuba Can Teach You About Dealing with an Ex

Juliana Mae Neves, Loyola University

Waiting 60 years before speaking again is probably a little much though.…

April 5, 2016

The Fascinating Social Experiment of Growing Up Biracial

Finlea Baxter, University of Oklahoma

'Since people can’t seem to stand being left in suspense, I have spent the majority of my life answering that same dumbass question, 'What are you?'' …

April 3, 2016

The Case for Apprenticeships (Not the Trump Kind)

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent College

Given the current educational system's impotency, students could probably learn a thing of two from man's original on-the-job training.…

March 24, 2016

Communism, Socialism, Bernie Sanders & You

Juliana Mae Neves, Loyola University

Why understanding what the first three things mean can be very beneficial to the fourth thing.…

March 17, 2016

Why Donald Trump Should Win This Year's Doublespeak Award

Donald Trump, Winner of the 2016 Doublespeak Award

Molly Burke, University of Texas at Austin

Vacillatory on some issues, entrenched on others, Donald Trump's political platform is an enigma.…

March 9, 2016

What I Learned at a Trump Rally with My Trump-Supporting Family

John Miles, Santa Fe College

If you count the protestors, not everyone at the rally was white.…

March 9, 2016

College Students: Here's a Reason to Vote That You Might Care About

College Students: Here’s a Reason to Vote That You Might Actually Care About

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent CollegeandGuest Contributor

Voting ballots and diplomas are very similar in that they're both worthless sheets of paper that symbolize a very valuable educational process.…

February 24, 2016

Donald Trump Needs an Official Campaign Song And I Have a Few Suggestions

Donald Trump Needs a Campaign Song, and I Have a Few Suggestions

John Miles, Santa Fe CollegeandGuest Contributor

The perfect playlist for attracting votes from the music-fan demographic without compromising your xenophobia or commitment to American exceptionalism.…

February 16, 2016

Feminists, You Won’t Go to Hell if You Don’t Vote for Hillary

Jenna Ramsey, Seattle UniversityandGuest Contributor

Please, don’t vote for someone based on gender.…

February 15, 2016

How the Backlash to ‘Bro Country’ Helps Explain the Rise of Donald Trump

Jesse Sisler, DePaul UniversityandGuest Contributor

Most country-music fans don't like 'Bro Country,' and most white male Republicans don't like Donald Trump. But neither group likes being stereotyped.…

February 2, 2016

Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Appeal to the Young Voter

Jenna Ramsey, Seattle UniversityandGuest Contributor

From the perspective of a 20-year-old voter who plans to go with Bernie Sanders.…

January 22, 2016

I’m a Student at CU Boulder and I’m Sick of the Pot Jokes

Sara Marie Seidel, University of Colorado at BoulderandGuest Contributor

It's not funny anymore, try different jokes.…

January 20, 2016

Why the Rana Plaza Collapse Should Change How You Shop

Julia Dixon, Texas State UniversityandGuest Contributor

The death of more than 1,000 Bangladeshi garment workers and the conviction of 41 people for murder has sent tremors through the fashion industry. Here's what you can do to shop responsibly.…

January 6, 2016

Donald Trump continues to lead in Republican polls

The Nightmarish Reality of a Trump Presidency

Ty Joplin, Haverford CollegeandGuest Contributor

Polls continue to find Trump leading the race for the Republican nomination, despite his truculent, bigoted policies.…

December 8, 2015

Why Student Protestors Should Rethink Their Strategy

Ty Joplin, Haverford CollegeandGuest Contributor

Follow Us Student Protestors are Protesting to the Wrong People: Because if the Quakers got one thing right, it’s conflict resolution By Ty Joplin, Haverford College I go to Haverford College, a tiny liberal arts school.…

December 4, 2015