The Aesthetics of Power: Trump, the Media, and American Brutality
In his 1981 essay, “The Precession of Simulacra,” French sociologist and philosopher Jean Baudrillard famously argued that the mainstream American ...
Opinion
The Extrajudicial Nature of the Court of Public Opinion
As social media becomes a bigger and bigger part of our society, people are increasingly able to share their opinions ...
Finding My Sister
My sister, Ellie, is my best friend. That’s something I’ve never questioned. Right now, maybe you’re picturing a typical sister ...
The Subtle Classism of the Transfer Process
An inability to afford five round-trip flights and having to subsist off of salami and cheese sandwiches for a few ...
The Naked Truth of Data Breaches
On Wednesday night, the campus was alerted that students’ emails and passwords may have been breached by hackers. The next ...
Warning! Cynical Politicking and the Gilets Jaunes Movement
In “The Ethics of Ambiguity,” Simone de Beauvoir writes, “What distinguishes the tyrant from the man of good will is ...
Health Reforms in Youth Education: Combatting the Anti-Vaccination Movement
Vaccinations are a significant achievement in the advancement of public health, aiding in diminishing the detrimental effects induced by harmful ...
The Invisible World of Low-Income Students
On a whim this past Wednesday, I attended a meeting for first-generation/low-income students. As a low-income student in my third ...
“Political Correctness” and the Dehumanizing Power of Words
I really thought that after all these years the debate on political correctness would be all set in stone. And ...
What The Midterms Tell Us About 2020
The results are in. The 2018 midterms concluded with a new look House of Representatives run by Democrats, a firmer ...