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TV vs film: The advantages of longevity

February 24, 2020

How television is able to live up to the quality of cinema No form of artistic expression is more cultivated than another. The intrinsic value...

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Humanities majors deserve better

February 19, 2020

Not everyone wants to be a doctor For the sake of this column, the humanities’ unlikely hero is me. I would like to be taken...

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Is going car-free possible?

February 19, 2020

It’s time we join cities around the world and make serious attempts to transition away from cars My utopia is a city with car-free streets....

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Social media is no longer social

February 18, 2020

Algorithms have taken over and they may never give it back Our social media feeds are no longer an indicator of a ‘natural’ social media...

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Overanalyzing movies heightens the experience

February 17, 2020

Treating film as visual literature can make it more worthwhile On the first day of my Intro to Film class, my professor said taking this...

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Social media: the game

February 11, 2020

Social media is a game we play against others and ourselves The video game industry is expected to generate more than $160 billion in revenue...

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Going to the movies alone isn’t weird

February 10, 2020

No one cares that you’re by yourself I remember being in the eighth grade, reading S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders” (as eighth graders do) and coming...

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Long-distance relationships devalue your college experience

February 5, 2020

Why your long-distance relationship is tethering you down In what is the most unabridged capitalization of my own personal turmoil, I’d like to discuss the...

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Fare hikes: are they fair?

February 5, 2020

Raising fares is a possible option for financing public transportation, but it’s more complicated than we think Public transportation is great for a myriad of...

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Catfishing and the loneliness pandemic

February 4, 2020

Predatory catfish are preying on our loneliness and desperation Tinder announced last week that it would give users a blue checkmark if they passed its...

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Don’t be a stranger to foreign films

February 3, 2020

Just read the subtitles “We don’t make films for continents or countries — filmmakers create films for their personal dreams and obsessions,” said “Parasite” director...

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Public transportation is exactly what you need during vacation

January 29, 2020

Enrich your next urban adventure by leaving the car at home and deleting the Uber app I have spent my entire life in the San...

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California is leading the way in the fight for privacy

January 28, 2020

CCPA the first step in race to take back our data privacy In 1890, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called privacy “the right to...

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We shouldn’t be afraid of horror films

January 27, 2020

Scary movies have more to offer than cheap thrills Out of all the films nominated for best picture in Oscars history, only six have belonged...

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Shifting to public transit will help shape our society, culture and economy for the better

January 21, 2020

Transportation is significant for more than just movement I am not a fan of cars or driving. With very few and notable exceptions, long drives...

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