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The blood price of American news

March 12, 2018

Foreign commentary on America’s strengths and flaws Fish need water, and we need the news. There was a point in my life when I hated...

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Realizing my privilege in education

March 12, 2018

The factors that separate us start affecting us earlier than imagined There are many social determinants of education: money, access to good teachers, extracurricular activities,...

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“Black Panther”: The importance of diverse perspectives in movies

March 8, 2018

Marvel’s newest installation sends a much-needed empowering message After most late-night movie theater excursions, I return home exhausted and only slightly emotionally piqued. However, walking...

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The Spanish Dilemma: Does being Hispanic require knowing Spanish?

March 7, 2018

How living in the U.S. affects Latinos’ Spanish proficiency As a Mexican-American, I’ve had to traverse a weird limbo of being proud of my heritage...

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The problem with eco-friendly trends

March 5, 2018

Environmental fads are only good while they last You might have seen what appears to be overly enthusiastic clean-up crews — individuals running with hefty...

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Russia and America, naked

March 4, 2018

A relationship that requires a deeper cultural view It’s a common thread in travel writing: how we can learn about American society by immersing ourselves...

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Women aren’t asking for approval for their place in tech

March 4, 2018

It’s 2018, and this is still the hill men want to die on James Damore, a former Google employee, published a scathing memo in July...

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The Patriarchal Arena: The competition between women that destroys the feminist movement from within

March 1, 2018

We need an environment where women are not pitted against each other “Mean Girls” was the movie that defined my adolescence. Every girl wanted to...

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The ordeal of speaking out in class

February 27, 2018

Being seen as a bigot or worse in the classroom Why are students afraid to voice their opinions in the classroom? Political correctness has made...

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Reporting from Russia with love

February 27, 2018

Nothing can prepare for culture-shock, and that’s okay There are those who get nervous, and there are those who say they don’t get nervous. The...

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Gender is a spectrum: How the toxicity of rigid stereotypes inhibits gender self-expression

February 26, 2018

Femininity and masculinity should be variable for each individual instead of contribute to fixed stereotypes “I hate Black Widow. She’s a girl, and girls have...

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Spirituality and environmentalism in America

February 26, 2018

Environmentalist and believer don’t have to be mutually exclusive — and they shouldn’t be Nature has a profound spiritual significance to me. I’m overwhelmed with...

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You don’t need to be a “humanities person” to study the humanities

February 25, 2018

The liberal arts teach life skills that science just can’t Since the advent of modern science, students who have an inclination toward the discipline have...

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Coyotes: A dangerous but necessary evil

February 20, 2018

How human smugglers operate as portal for migrants coming to the U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that illegal immigrants will face more challenges...

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Sexual violence and the culture of manliness: Social reckoning aside, male emotional repression should be reexamined

February 19, 2018

Cultural norms of behavior reveal more problems than they fix In the movie “I Love You, Man,” Paul Rudd plays a newly engaged real estate...

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