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Experience

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Experience

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Experience

Why we have to stay hopeful

Michael Benedian, Guest Columnist
November 18, 2024

With the general election wrapping up, it’s clear the outcome is not what many expected. The response has left some overwhelmed, depressed, frustrated and scared and they have every right to feel like...

Cost of textbooks need to be lower

Naliyah Anaya, Guest Columnist
November 17, 2024

In college, students are required to buy or rent textbooks for their courses each semester. Students must pay for overpriced textbooks to succeed in the courses that they register for. Most of these...

Toxic positivity ruins livelihoods

Sarah Capperauld, Staff Writer
November 11, 2024

Toxic positivity is an extreme form of optimism that involves the conscious or subconscious act of avoiding, suppressing, or even hiding negative emotions or experiences. [1]  Although often well-intended,...

Look deeper into endorsements

Lauren Gannod, Staff Writer
November 10, 2024

I’m not getting religious, but the Bible warned us against idolatry for a reason. From what I’ve observed, if a celebrity or public figure tells you to jump, you’d ask, “Would you want a backflip...

Toxic friendships are a problem too

Sarah Capperauld, Staff Writer
October 28, 2024

What is a toxic friendship? And how does it work? Mind you, falling out with a friend doesn’t mean that it’s a horrible friendship. Similar to relationships, it’s consistently negative and detrimental...

Obsessive fandom violates celebrities

Elizabeth Jacobo, Staff Writer
October 21, 2024

Whether we realize it or not, many of us have fallen victim to a parasocial relationship, so what are they?  Parasocial relationships refer to a one-sided relationship in which one person extends their...

Fear-based politics divides U.S.

Chijioke Onyeagucha, Staff Writer
October 19, 2024

The end times are near, democracy is falling apart and blood-thirsty illegal aliens are eating your beloved pets alive. If you have been following U.S. politics at all recently, these are all outrageous...

Codependency halts uniqueness

Lauren Gannod, Staff Writer
October 15, 2024

“Even if we have separate lives, and if we’ve changed into total opposites, that doesn’t mean we have to lose each other,” said my best friend of six years. We were sitting on the dirt path near...

Makeup brands lack inclusivity

Angie Bruno, Guest Columnist
October 14, 2024

When I think of inclusivity in the cosmetics industry, I think of brands catering to all skin tones. Mac Cosmetics has been known for its wide range of skin tones. Among the other brands that have been...

Self-care helps you mentally

Lesly Fisiiahi, Staff Writer
October 7, 2024

There’s a sense of irony with self-care being a key essential to a healthy mentality and yet it’s a great struggle for someone to be able to stay consistent on it. The premise of a self-care routine...

Boycotting is the best for change

Lauren Gannod, Staff Writer
October 7, 2024

In our late-stage capitalist society, we all know that major corporations are purely profit-driven as they cut corners with the quality of their product. They’ve proved it countless times before, as...

U.S. aid is being used for genocide

Chijioke Onyeagucha, Staff Writer
October 6, 2024

On top of the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, there is a war brewing in the Middle East, and its complicated origins date back decades. Iran recently carried out an attack on Israeli land,...

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