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Indifference to the issues endangers victims

Indifference to the issues endangers victims

Zach Boros November 6, 2017

Burger King recently released an anti-bullying campaign advertisement that compared a young boy being picked on by bullies with a burger that was “beaten” by employees. This social experiment showed...

YouTube should amplify voices of LGBTQ  minorities

YouTube should amplify voices of LGBTQ minorities

Michael Dawson November 6, 2017

Success for YouTube, its content-makers and its viewers, has always relied on algorithms, the invisible math that guides relevant content matches whenever you search for a video. And as advanced and effective...

We need to shed light on wrongful convictions

We need to shed light on wrongful convictions

Annie Milbourn November 3, 2017

Lamonte McIntyre, 41, walked out of a Kansas prison as a free man on Oct. 13 after spending 23 years behind bars. He was only 17 years old when he received two life sentences for the murders of two individuals...

Lawmakers should be honest all of the time

Lawmakers should be honest all of the time

Chandler Gory November 2, 2017

Members of Congress spend half their time on Capitol Hill squabbling with their colleagues and pretending to get things done. They spend the other half schmoozing with donors as they grovel for money to...

American soldiers deserve our utmost respect

American soldiers deserve our utmost respect

Jack Kitchin November 2, 2017

“Let’s not let this maybe last thing that’s held sacred in our society — a young man, young woman going out and giving his or her life for our country — let’s try to somehow keep that sacred.”...

Weinstein proves we need more than awareness around sexual assault

Weinstein proves we need more than awareness around sexual assault

Cassie Kuhn October 31, 2017

Harvey Weinstein has amassed more than fifty accusations of sexual harassment and thirteen accusations of sexual assault. That the number was able to climb so high says a lot about the permissive environment...

Homecoming queen candidates shouldn't let campus politics stop them

Homecoming queen candidates shouldn’t let campus politics stop them

Alex Smith October 25, 2017

“How do you know you’re going to lose?” My shoulders tensed, and I took a few breaths to steady myself. I had just given one of my long-winded speeches about homelessness within the community and...

Environmentalism needs to focus on justice

Environmentalism needs to focus on justice

Nathan Campbell October 24, 2017

We commonly trace the roots of American environmentalism to those 18th and 19th century thinkers and poets who wandered the woods: Muir, Thoreau, Leopold. We quote them in the captions under our Instagram...

College students must stop comparing their accomplishments

College students must stop comparing their accomplishments

Annie Milbourn October 23, 2017

I get a text from a friend who tells me she landed the internship of her dreams for next summer. I am ecstatic for her. But deep down, I am frustrated as to why I’m not the one receiving that news. ...

Alabama voters should support Walt Maddox

Alabama voters should support Walt Maddox

Emma Royal October 23, 2017

Perhaps the most difficult battle in Alabama state politics is electing a Democrat to office. Alabama elected Republicans in every state and national election from 2000 to 2014 with the exception of the...

Republicans should raise standards and not vote for Moore

Republicans should raise standards and not vote for Moore

October 23, 2017

As we approach November 9th, the one year mark since the election of Donald Trump, pundits, commentators, and laypeople alike still struggle to figure how a candidate like Donald Trump – crass, generally...

Humans should realize how we affect evolution and vice versa

Humans should realize how we affect evolution and vice versa

Sophie Williams October 20, 2017

The only constant in the world is change. Charles Darwin understood this perhaps more than anyone, because this idea is central to the pattern of evolution by natural selection. Evolution acknowledges...