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All content by Matthew Merino
Opinion | The overhype of AI

Opinion | The overhype of AI

Matthew Merino, Contributing Columnist April 13, 2025

Recently, there has been much fanfare over artificial intelligence. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently predicted that humans would no longer be needed for most jobs within the next decade. This came...

Opinion | Got to study? Go to a coffee house

Opinion | Got to study? Go to a coffee house

Matthew Merino, Contributing Columnist March 26, 2025

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the United States, with coffee shops carrying large cultural significance. According to Statista,  72.9% of American consumers drink coffee every day. In...

B. B. Comer Hall is located near the Student Center, and is the home to UA's international programs, as well as many foreign language classes.

Opinion | Learning a language to access the world

Matthew Merino, Contributing Columnist March 23, 2025

In today’s globalized world, learning more languages can be extremely useful. Learning how to communicate, read and understand another language can introduce someone into an entire new world. Roughly...

Opinion | Reading and its importance

Opinion | Reading and its importance

Matthew Merino, Contributing Columnist February 19, 2025

For many, reading is a hobby, something they do for fun. For others, it is seen as a chore. If you’re a liberal arts or social science student, it might be more common to read for class assignments rather...

Opinion | When truth meets lies: Why facts matter in politics

Opinion | When truth meets lies: Why facts matter in politics

Matthew Merino, Contributing Columnist November 6, 2024

Politicians’ tendency to stretch the truth or even outright lie is nothing new. However, this election cycle has seen such a divergence from the truth that one’s vision of what truth is is now almost...

An "Arts & Sciences" sign in front of Presidents Hall.

Opinion | Oh, the humanities: The case for a liberal arts education in the age of STEM

Matthew Merino, Contributing Columnist October 2, 2024

At a university in the 21st century, it seems that the societal standards would say that it is much better to study a STEM subject such as engineering over a humanities subject such as history. However,...