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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Column

Title IX does us a disservice

I am a rape survivor and Title IX makes me feel unsafe Title IX of the 1972 Education Act states: "No person in the United...

Robotic sex dolls promote rape culture

Guilt-free sex with female look-alikes is an algorithm for the objectification of women The internet and reality morph into what is called the “Nether,”...

These brands are profiting off of your misery

Young people are depressed and as anxious as ever — some companies see that as a financial opportunity Millennials and members of Generation Z have...

Video game worlds are more than just a background

Video games provide an unparalleled relationship between you and the world of a story One of the greatest strengths of video games is their ability...

How to teach kids about climate change

A guide for parents and teachers on how to take climate action with America’s youth I remember clearly the first time I understood what death...

“Heaven helps those who help themselves” — for $25!

If “self-help” worked, there would be no self-help industry “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” is a self-help book that exploded back...

Recycling is hard and it’s not your fault

We can avoid the headache of recycling if we become more sustainable We’ve all been there: standing in the middle of the CoHo with trash...

Your white-collar job is not safe from automation

Automation and artificial intelligence are commonly thought of as threats to only blue-collar jobs. That’s simply not true. In 2013, economists Carl Benedikt Frey and...

The importance of campfires

How campfires and lazy conversation will save our lives Campfire stories are a strange genre, living in old memories of childhood summer nights. Maybe some...

Bigger, Better, Faster: Games are getting harder to put down

Advancements in video games are (rightfully) leading to an increased concern about gaming addiction — and China is bad at fighting it There will soon...

Gen Z doesn’t suck

The so-called smartphone generation is more than just technologically obsessed   Although I’m not technically a Millennial — I was born in 1998 and missed...

Invisible disabilities provide us with an important reminder: Don’t be a jerk

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle (said NOT Plato) “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”...

Agricultural giants are monopolizing your food supply

Four major agritech corporations now account for 60 percent of the global seed market. It’s time to change that. Earlier this month, PepsiCo stepped down...

The new fast food green burger to satisfy even the most beef-hungry carnivores

Carl’s Jr.’s Beyond Famous Star burger offers a more environmentally-friendly option in Davis There I was: driving my friend back home from the emergency room...

Club Penguin is the original Fortnite

Club Penguin established the social foundation on which the social, multiplayer games of today are built We’re living in the era of the digital...