Ari Salgado Contributing Writer Content warning: The following article contains depictions of racial discrimination in the United States, as well as a racial epitaph for Latin Americans. I’ve been reflecting on my memories back home. My most recent memories are of catching glimpses of thousands …
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Zach Perrier
Music and the power to make social change
Kayden Ward Contributing Writer Music is an inherently political medium. For every song about nothing, there is one that speaks of resistance and acts as a call to action. Throughout history and across cultures, music has been used to spread messages and tell stories. It …
The dangers of purity culture
Afton Camlin Contributing Writer Content warning: descriptions of religious language and graphic body descriptions “You wouldn’t want a piece of chewed-up gum, would you?” This phrase is common in areas ruled by purity culture. The expression, along with similar analogies, is used to describe someone …
To wash or not to wash?
Bernie Bischoff Contributing Writer Imagine this: A windy Saturday, you are hungry and you go to open the fridge door, but there is a presence in the room with you, a presence of death. As soon as the seal between fridge door and fridge is …
What’s in a FAFSA?
Zach Perrier Viewpoints Editor A “soft launch” was used by the Department of Education for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this January, a stark change from the earlier release of the FAFSA forms in previous years. Using the form, the Education …
Letter to the Editor: Economics beyond the individual
Luke Shimada Contributing Writer Re: “Economic inequality and our planet” by Ethan Hunt (Jan. 26) Hunt’s article is absolutely riveting, and much like a rivet, they’re a dime a dozen. Hunt begins by posing a hypothetical, “Haven’t we all fantasized about being rich…?”, a generalizing …