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REBUTTAL: America is not perfect, but it is great

REBUTTAL: America is not perfect, but it is great

Mark Alvarez September 22, 2017

Yes, America is great. This has been proven time and time again. The continued making of history has revealed the incredible nature of our tremendous nation.  Our nation is a cultural and political mosaic—...

College women, congratulations on being single

College women, congratulations on being single

Megan Friend September 22, 2017

For girls, it was hard to make it through middle school without being convinced that you were weird if you had not had a boyfriend. And then, in the era of High School Musical and countless other teen...

COLUMN: Bipartisanship does not exist in American politics

COLUMN: Bipartisanship does not exist in American politics

Chandler Gory September 21, 2017

Bipartisanship is for wishful thinkers and overly optimistic independents. I am neither of those things.    One day, school children will read about this foreign concept, and they’ll laugh. Democrats...

REBUTTAL: In defense of facts

REBUTTAL: In defense of facts

Ben Jackson September 21, 2017

America has a tenuous relationship with the facts. Which is why, when I read Sam West’s piece “Against Facts, Logic and Reason,” I was dismayed. It was particularly discouraging to hear those words...

OUR VIEW: Millennials deserve respect

OUR VIEW: Millennials deserve respect

CW Editorial Board September 21, 2017

Millennial bashing has become an incredibly popular sport amongst, well, basically every member of any older generation.  According to older pundits on the right and the left, and probably your uncle,...

REBUTTAL: Price gouging during disasters is not acceptable

REBUTTAL: Price gouging during disasters is not acceptable

Paul Bousquet September 20, 2017

Last week, a fellow Opinion writer at the CW published an article entitled “Price gouging during disasters is a good thing”. The topic of the article was, of course, the evacuation and aftermath following...

Americans need to understand the Constitution

Americans need to understand the Constitution

Jack Kitchin September 20, 2017

The United States Constitution is the oldest system of government in place today.  It is responsible for binding together the most powerful nation in the world, yet according to a recent poll taken by...

College students should do work that matters to them

College students should do work that matters to them

Cassie Kuhn September 19, 2017

It can be alarmingly easy to become so caught up in pursuing straight As, a strong resume and that perfect Linkedin profile that we become overstressed robots monotonously clawing our way through college...

America is not great, and never has been

America is not great, and never has been

Zach Boros September 19, 2017

No, America is not great. Our history proves time and time again, and only with further time and the continual history we create, we notice the fallibility of our mediocre nation. Our nation is a cultural...

Men need to get tested for STIs

Men need to get tested for STIs

Madeline Anscombe September 18, 2017

I heard a story a few weeks ago about a girl who found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her when she was rushed to the hospital with severe liver damage. She had an undiagnosed case of chlamydia....

Against facts, logic and reason

Against facts, logic and reason

Sam West September 18, 2017

I hate Ben Shapiro. The conservative commentator and editor of The Daily Wire, who recently spoke at Berkeley to kick off their “free speech week,” is contemptible for many reasons, not the least of...

Coal Power Plants Need to Be Shut Down, Now

Coal Power Plants Need to Be Shut Down, Now

Nathan Campbell September 18, 2017

We typically put little thought into how we get our energy. We only care that there is power to turn on our lights, charge our phones, and run our air conditioners. What’s behind the switchplate? Who...