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Yes Means Yes: How the understanding of rape culture in Hollywood is influencing our daily lives

February 6, 2018

We should not pin blame solely on powerful men but also on the society that made them. Content Warning: This story contains references to sexual...

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Not looking like a “real” Mexican

February 6, 2018

How racial identity is based on cultural upbringing, not physical appearance What does it mean to be Latino? Are there certain requirements that need to...

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There’s no such thing as going off the grid

February 5, 2018

And if there were such a thing, it’d be bad for the environment If you kayak up the Mokelumne River from Lodi Lake, you will...

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Questioning the banality of Trump’s Russia investigation

February 4, 2018

Interesting stories are out there — but this process isn’t one of them If there’s one question that perfectly condensed the presidency of Donald Trump...

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Grade-curving: The slippery slope of academic assessment

February 4, 2018

It’s self-defeating and disadvantageous — but we still count on it every time It’s midterms week and grade curving is at the forefront of many...

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Time’s up, Woody Allen

February 1, 2018

In the era of #MeToo, the defense of the “artistic genius” no longer suffices It's been over 20 years since Woody Allen was accused by...

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Let’s stop shying away from talking about periods

February 1, 2018

Menstruation continues to be a taboo topic — yet it’s central to women’s lives We’ve all heard of “the little red friend,” “shark week,” “lady...

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Mexican-American stereotypes in film

January 30, 2018

How Hollywood has repeatedly circulated the same stereotypes and clichés Movies are brilliant inventions, but because they tend to be depictions of reality, we as...

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Why are we still salting our roads?

January 29, 2018

It’s time to ban road salt and make better anti-icing alternatives Deer like salt. I found this out during my last trip to Yosemite after...

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Grit: Education’s new buzzword

January 28, 2018

IQ is no longer the judge of smartness and success One of the shortcomings of our education system is that we are never explicitly taught...

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Assassinations In The Street: Boris Nemtsov and his Russo-American legacy

January 28, 2018

Political hits a reality, not fiction in Russia One February night in Moscow, a Russian opposition leader and his lover were walking home from a...

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The little-known invasion of the U.S. by Mexico

January 23, 2018

American history books fail to recount Pancho Villa’s 1916 attack on the United States Pancho Villa, a Mexican revolutionary from the early 1900s, is recognized...

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The Sanchi oil tanker collision serves as a sad reminder of the dangers of oil dependence

January 22, 2018

The sooner we move toward alternative energy solutions and away from crude oil, the better Whenever I see the words “oil tanker” in a headline,...

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Making a quantitative educational system a qualitative one

January 21, 2018

The opportunity to show ourselves as human is a privilege not all students share Unlike the educational systems in many countries, the United States strongly...

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The Execution of Foreign Language Study: Its benefits are striking, but only if we stay enrolled

January 21, 2018

Personal experience reveals passions and exasperation in Russian courses There aren’t a lot of folks who can say their educational lives changed after they visited...

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