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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

Starting from Square One, Again: Admitting You Need to Transfer

Amelia Williams, City College of San Francisco

Though stepping off the linear college path can be scary, it’s the quickest way to finding the right direction for you.…

June 8, 2016

Tony Was Right: The Ethical Lessons in ‘Captain America’

Shiloh McKinnon, Reed College

For a superhero movie, ‘Captain America’ raises some complicated questions about personal responsibility.…

June 7, 2016

If You’re Offended, Get Over It: College Is Not a Safe Space

Tim Philbin, College of the Holy Cross

“As Aristotle said, ‘It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.’”…

June 7, 2016

Millennials and Late Night Talk Shows: Who Really Needs Who?

Andrew Mikula, Bates College

Despite the decrease in ratings and slow death of cable, late night television is more important than ever.…

June 7, 2016

Cat Caller: 6 Tips for Introducing Your Significant Other to Your Pets

Olivia McCoy, University of Georgia

In some households, meeting the parents is the easy part.…

June 6, 2016

Beauty is Truth: The Case for a Poetic Education

Rebecca Friou, University of New Orleans

Forget all the stuffy couplets you studied in high school and give poetry another chance.…

June 6, 2016

Comedian or Comedienne? The Unfunny Misogyny of Comedy

Lauren Grimaldi, Roosevelt University

The three most underrated women in comedy fight for relevance, while Adam Sandler continues to make movies.…

June 6, 2016

Locked Up Abroad: A Who’s Who of Attractive Foreign Male Actors

Olivia Buzzacco, Bowling Green State University

There’s just something about a (rich, talented and successful) man with an accent.…

June 6, 2016

Gorilla Warfare: An Opinion About Other Peoples’ Opinions About Harambe

Mallory Arnold, Ohio University

The internet has done what the internet does best: Skew issues into oblivion. Let’s remember what we should be talking about.…

June 5, 2016

Major Changes: Surviving a Mid-Undergraduate Career Crisis

Katie Hovan, University of Miami

Whether it’s by changing your major, chopping your hair off or transferring schools, everyone experiences collegiate cold feet. Here’s how to cope. …

June 5, 2016

Why You Should Pop Your Sex-Shop Cherry

August Wright, College of Charleston

If you were wondering, yes, it’s totally fine to laugh at the 'Captain America' porno.…

June 5, 2016

Navigating Tinder: A Field Guide to the Male Swiper

Maya Merberg, SUNY Geneseo

Love is just a dead deer away.…

June 4, 2016

Hell on Wheels: A Condemnation of All Campus Buses Everywhere

Michelle Criqui, James Madison University

Shuttles may be convenient, but they will never be enjoyable.…

June 4, 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

Now You See ‘Em: Backlash as Johns Hopkins Eradicates Covered Grades

Amy Garcia, Johns Hopkins University

Without asking student opinion, the Hopkins administration recently discontinued their policy of concealing freshmen grades.…

June 4, 2016

Hug Me, Brotha: Four TV Classics That Should Never Be Rebooted

Danielle Wilkinson, Purdue University

Whether it was their cheesy graphics or period style, the magic of these four 90s shows would never survive a remake.…

June 3, 2016

‘X-Men Apocalypse’ Falls Shy of Earth-Shattering Expectations

Yasser Ali Nasser, Oxford College

As 'X-Men' proves, the only thing worse than a bad film is a good film that could’ve been great.…

June 3, 2016

Regina Mills: B*tch Mayor of Storybrooke & Official ‘Once Upon a Time’ Punching Bag

Emily Suvannasankha, University of Central Florida

For a show based on the concept of happily ever after, Regina really can’t catch a break.…

June 3, 2016

The Five F’s of Student Leadership

Samantha Gross, Concordia University Irvine

Fuck is one of them, but not in the way you’re thinking.…

June 3, 2016

The Morning After: A Student’s Guide to Beating Hangovers

Michelle Hy, Portland State University

Knowing which classes you can skip is half the battle.…

June 3, 2016

Dissecting the 5 Fatal Flaws of “Grey’s Anatomy”

Jill Phelan, Saint Vincent College

She who spares the rod spoils the show.…

June 2, 2016

The Silent Treatment: Unfair Assumptions About Quiet People

Josephine Werni, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

When you fail to tell others about yourself, their assumptions will never fail to amaze you.…

June 2, 2016

An American Summary of the Leicester City Miracle

Kevin Cordon, University of California at Irvine

After overcoming 5000-1 odds, some writers are calling it the greatest underdog story in sports history.…

June 2, 2016

The History of the Decline and Fall of ‘The Bachelorette’ Empire

Nicole Yang, Amherst College

Although it began with pure intentions, after twelve seasons the show has devolved into nothing more than a disingenuous sham.…

June 2, 2016

A Literature Major’s Defense of E-Books and Digital Media

Lauren Diethelm, University of California at Santa Cruz

In reading this sentence, you pretty much just proved my point.…

June 1, 2016

Lost Between Sizes: Questioning the Point of Size-Based Fashion

Jessica Peña, University of Texas at San Antonio

Stuck somewhere between skinny and plus sized, it feels like my physical identity is in a constant state of limbo.…

June 1, 2016

Life Is Unfair: The Rare Mimesis of “Malcolm in the Middle”

Michelle Nektalov, SUNY Purchase

The sitcom followed the children of a lower middle-class family as they experienced the unpleasant facts of life.…

June 1, 2016

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