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OPINION

Identity politics creates a culture of victimhood

Identity politics creates a culture of victimhood

Nicolas Briscoe April 6, 2017

The vast majority of racial and identity politics today requires a suspension of common sense in order to be understood. “If you are not racist, you are still racist.” “If you are not sexist, you...

Alabamians must support public education

Alabamians must support public education

Emma Royal April 6, 2017

I grew up in the small town of Opelika, Alabama, sitting in the middle of Lee County 15 minutes from the front door of Auburn University. I attended Opelika High School, home to just over 1200 students...

Identity politics creates a culture of victimhood

Identity politics creates a culture of victimhood

Nicolas Briscoe April 6, 2017

The vast majority of racial and identity politics today requires a suspension of common sense in order to be understood. “If you are not racist, you are still racist.” “If you are not sexist, you...

White lives matter

White lives matter

Zach Boros April 4, 2017

While I have your white attention, I would like to amend my title to “Black Lives Matter.” If you think the title was sensationalized so that you would read this article–it was. If you read the article...

White lives matter

White lives matter

Zach Boros April 4, 2017

While I have your white attention, I would like to amend my title to “Black Lives Matter.” If you think the title was sensationalized so that you would read this article–it was. If you read the article...

The lack of menstruation education can have devastating effects

The lack of menstruation education can have devastating effects

Isabelle Beauregard April 3, 2017

Over half of the world’s population will menstruate at some point during their lifetime. Unfortunately, the ubiquity of menstruation is not accompanied by a proportional amount of education on the issue,...

Men don't deserve praise for being decent humans

Men don't deserve praise for being decent humans

Marissa Cornelius April 3, 2017

At a recent panel put on by the student organization Not on My Campus which addressed sexual assault in the Greek community, there were three male representatives on a panel of five. These three men represented...

Mainstream platforms must prevent hate speech

Mainstream platforms must prevent hate speech

Mason Estevez March 31, 2017

Hate-filled communities are far from hard to find online. There are big ones that are well known and get tens of thousands of views each month and small ones with only a handful of posters. They’re mostly...

Diverse representation benefits all of us

Diverse representation benefits all of us

Madeline Anscombe March 31, 2017

When I was a senior in high school, my mom found the first season of Veronica Mars at the library and rented it. The early 2000’s cult classic stars Kristen Bell as Veronica, a high schooler who is trying...

Jared Hunter should and will serve his term

Jared Hunter should and will serve his term

Caitlin Cobb March 30, 2017

This year’s SGA Presidential election was one for the books: From one candidate running for an unprecedented second term to another campaign seemingly mired in unending elections violations, the story...

Trump is still a con man

Trump is still a con man

Nathan Campbell March 30, 2017

To get to the Oval Office, President Trump rode a wave of support from poor, rural Americans. He lambasted a “Washington elite” who forgot a large contingent of Americans. But most importantly, he...

SGA needs an ethics commission

SGA needs an ethics commission

Allison Mollenkamp March 29, 2017

Last week, outgoing SGA President Lillian Roth vetoed a bill that would have added student organization seating to the SGA code of laws. The senate is working to codify student organization seating after...