Art by Brooke Muschott While sitting in your umpteenth GE lecture, wondering what in the world the geography of ancient Egypt has to do with your life or the real world, you might find yourself asking if paying thousands of dollars every year for a university education is actually worth it. After all, we are the Internet generation; all of the information accumulated by … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: College is an investment that pays off (eventually)
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Education needs to be tuned in, not tuned out
Art by Brooke Muschott I don’t always watch television, but when I do it’s usually something no longer on the air. At the risk of sounding culturally irrelevant, I question the direction in which our television programming is heading. When I was younger, I remember watching the Discovery Channel and seeing everything from nature documentaries to crime shows and … [Read more...] about Education needs to be tuned in, not tuned out
Now trending: feminism in your newsfeed
When some people hear the word feminism, they automatically think of man-hating, bra-burning females screaming about rape. I understand that point of view; I used to share it. Coming from a conservative high school where being called a feminist was an insult, and one of my few interactions with feminism was my history teacher talking about her feminist days with disdain, I … [Read more...] about Now trending: feminism in your newsfeed
Not to snow on Snowden’s parade
Art by Brooke Muschott A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about the National Security Agency programs leaked by Edward Snowden. I celebrated watchdogs like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden who helped improve governmental transparency by exposing questionable practices to the entire world. Snowden’s leaks gave way to great improvements, and this seems to be something … [Read more...] about Not to snow on Snowden’s parade
My Right to Lunacy
“You could be nice about this,” his friend sneered. “Accidents happen, you know?” I had just accused him of breaking my phone and I was outnumbered. One young woman to a group of young men. I am here to talk about the fact that as a woman, I am expected to “be nice” when “accidents happen” when it is socially acceptable for a man to aggressively interrogate in order to … [Read more...] about My Right to Lunacy
