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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Column

The vicious and careful critters of Australia

Appreciating animals helps us understand our place in nature Australia is certainly a country known for its rather inhospitable environment. Whether it be huge spiders,...

Industrial agriculture on “fleek”

Embattled agriculture industry generates 80 percent of food sales, yet is spurned In a world where the global population is rapidly growing, humanity needs to...

Reconsidering Thanksgiving

Stereotypical depictions of Native Americans perpetuate historic mistreatment Right around this time of year, elementary school students craft paper hats complete with colored feathers and...

I Love Lucy

The successes and failures of a revolutionary 1950’s sitcom I Love Lucy, a TV show from the 1950’s, is often regarded as the show that...

Obama’s gun control legacy

The importance of Obama’s humanity moving into a Trump administration I sobbed for a good half-hour on election day. Partly because Donald Trump had just...

Debunking myths surrounding animal agriculture

The amount of misinformation surrounding the livestock industry amounts to propaganda Did you know that agriculture has a bigger economic share in California than Hollywood...

The dark underbelly of comedy

What do we make of comics struggling with mental illness? When Robin Williams passed in 2014, it felt like the whole world was in mourning....

Why are birth control and cold medicine harder to get than a gun?

Consumer protection laws will be vitally important in solving the gun epidemic The beginning of a recent Inside Amy Schumer skit introduces the “OrthoEsterin,” a...

Clogston Abroad: Australia reacts to the presidential election

I was in class in Australia as the final results for the U.S. presidential election were becoming clearer. Those few hours will be burned...

Comedy as modern storytelling

Mike Birbiglia shows how comedy can transcend the disconnect between performer, audience In a 2013 Netflix comedy special, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Mike Birbiglia tells a...

Preserving the Great Barrier Reef

Students, tourists need to respect their host countries There’s a saying that I heard once that said “beauty is never tarnished.” Well, I hate to...

Take Hollywood whitewashing out of scripts and into the spotlight

Diverse directors will increase diversity in roles, characters on screen Just how white is the film and television industry? You don’t have to answer that....

Fashion meets technology on the runway

Collaborations between designers, scientists are important for advancements in both fields As someone who stapled the bottoms of her flats everyday for nearly three months...

The loophole of all gun loopholes

Prevent gun violence by closing loophole that allows indirect gun purchases My dad’s a lawyer, so I’ve grown up hating loopholes. Whether it be a...

How other countries do gun control right

America could stand to learn a few things from other nations about gun laws Controversial as the statement may seem, America is actually not the...