Fear. Anxiety. Impending doom. College students at Pepperdine University said they feel these things when they think of the words natural disaster and climate change — leading to a condition scientists call climate anxiety. Climate anxiety is a heightened emotional distress or worry in response to changes in the climate, according to the National Library of Medicine. … [Read more...] about Impending Doom: Youth Face Anxiety as The Planet Warms
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Opinion: The Met Gala is Stooping to Mediocracy
Art by Autumn Hardwick“The Met Gala is the fashion world equivalent of the Oscars,” Christian Allaire wrote in an April 2021 Vogue article. This year, New York City’s — and possibly the United States’ — most important night of fashion will commence Sept. 13 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.This year, the Gala could possibly lose sight of … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Met Gala is Stooping to Mediocracy
This Generation Needs a ‘Goldilocks’ Approach to COVID-19
From barren grocery stores to reckless spring breakers, it seems teens and adults are reacting incorrectly to COVID-19. Adolescents and adults either seem to overreact to the pandemic or treat it as if it's another version of the flu or common cold. America needs to find its own "Goldilocks" approach to COVID-19 by finding a middle ground in handling this pandemic. Many people … [Read more...] about This Generation Needs a ‘Goldilocks’ Approach to COVID-19
Make Waves with Your Vote on Election Day
Art by Sacha Irick Lil Jon, First Lady Michelle Obama, Fred Armisen and more have spoken up about spreading excitement for the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Midterm elections are right around the corner, but what are they exactly? From deduction, one could guess they are elections in the middle of a president’s term, which is correct, but there is more. Although presidential … [Read more...] about Make Waves with Your Vote on Election Day
