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Opinion | Finding the things we lose on campus

Opinion | Finding the things we lose on campus

Swastee Regmi, Staff Columnist February 16, 2025

Last week, I thought I lost my water bottle. I was at Gorgas, but my bottle wasn’t. I panicked because my bottle is my best friend, and not having it around makes me feel unlike myself.  After a...

Opinion | Locked in the label: Why we shouldn’t rely on astrology and personality tests

Opinion | Locked in the label: Why we shouldn’t rely on astrology and personality tests

Ella Seaton, Staff Columnist February 12, 2025

The COVID-19 quarantine in 2020 was marked by increased screen time, isolation and an overarching loom of uncertainty. School closures, restrictions on public gatherings and separation from loved ones...

Opinion | Trump’s second term — a country and a college divided

Opinion | Trump’s second term — a country and a college divided

Garrett Marchand, Contributing Columnist February 9, 2025

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election, it seemed that his time in the White House was over. A defeated president had not come back from an election loss to retake...

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Opinion | You’ve been served: The abuse of women in the US military

Zoe Bernstein, Contributing Columnist February 5, 2025

“I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn’t made us more effective, hasn’t made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated.”  That’s what a Fox...

Opinion | The push and pull of distance and belonging

Opinion | The push and pull of distance and belonging

Swastee Regmi, Staff Columnist February 2, 2025

Everything I have known and loved for 18 years of my life is more than 7,000 miles from where I am today. My family, friends and everyone who has made me feel at home are back in Nepal. Even though coming...

Letter to the Editor | Amending the Code of Conduct: The key to a fairer future

Letter to the Editor | Amending the Code of Conduct: The key to a fairer future

Maria Derisavi, Guest Columnist January 29, 2025

The public university is regarded as one of the few institutions through which all individuals, regardless of socioeconomic status, have the chance to pursue academic, personal and professional achievement...

Opinion | From peanuts to president: A salute to President Carter

Opinion | From peanuts to president: A salute to President Carter

Carson DuBose, Contributing Columnist January 29, 2025

At the Democratic National Convention in August 1976, one-term Democratic governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter made the case for his down-to-earth leadership. “As I’ve said many times before, we can...

Opinion | Digital doctor: Navigating health in the digital age

Opinion | Digital doctor: Navigating health in the digital age

Ella Seaton, Staff Columnist January 29, 2025

Like many young adults, whenever I don’t feel well or notice something slightly off with my health, the first thing I do is call my mom. Although she has no medical background, most of the time I just...

Opinion | When a door closes, a window opens: Why rejection is just redirection

Opinion | When a door closes, a window opens: Why rejection is just redirection

Abby Cope, Opinion Editor January 29, 2025

Like many other college freshmen, I had my college career planned out on the first day of classes. I knew exactly what major I’d pursue, what clubs I wanted to join and what accolades I wanted to graduate...

Letter to the Editor | The South has an HIV problem. Here’s how to fix it.

Letter to the Editor | The South has an HIV problem. Here’s how to fix it.

Emily Salter, Guest Columnist January 26, 2025

In 2023, at least one person died of HIV every minute, a mortality rate fueled by methamphetamine use. Despite there being no approved medications to treat Methamphetamine Use Disorder, there are proven...

Opinion | For the record: Sad music isn’t helping your mood

Opinion | For the record: Sad music isn’t helping your mood

Adyson Keough, Contributing Columnist January 26, 2025

On my biweekly trek to North Lawn Hall, I notice students I pass wearing headphones, subconsciously bobbing their heads to the beat of their song of choice. It is undeniable that music is prominent in...

Opinion | Recent natural disasters show Americans need a lesson in empathy

Opinion | Recent natural disasters show Americans need a lesson in empathy

Kaitlyn Brown, Contributing Columnist January 22, 2025

Over the past several weeks, wildfires have put Los Angeles in critical condition, and in September, Hurricane Helene had monumental effects on several states in the South.  These events have caused...