Opinion

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Column

The importance of music samples

Sampling is more than just an artistic choice A little birdie by the name of Mark Twain imposed an idea about originality on us all....
Column

Therapy is for more than times of crisis

We shouldn’t wait for things to get worse in order for them to get better  There are few smooth ways to mention your therapy appointment...
Humor

Humor: “My doctor said the hospital lacked the resources to test/treat me for coronavirus, so I cut out his tongue!”

Today’s “Rant and Rave” column RANT: To all the doctors. Doctors these days, am I right? What’s the deal with them, anyway? I went to...
Editorial

The Joy of…

The Editorial Board shares one small thing that makes them happy Inspired by the recent article in The New York Times titled “14 Ways We’re...
Editorial

ASUCD Senate faces a transparency crisis

Students deserve to see their government conduct business in the open, not behind closed doors Journalists fight for transparency as part of their ethical code....
Column

Is “fair trade” always fair?

The label doesn’t always mean ethical  I am a lifelong vegetarian and have never known the taste of meat, so when products like Beyond Meat...
Guest

Letter to the Editor

The Aggie’s tribute to Bill Withers acknowledges his struggle with stuttering  To the Editor:  Re “Bill Withers: remembering a laid-back legend in soul” by Andrew Williams...
Humor

Humor: Week eight of quarantine: Everybody has started a podcast

And all of them are bad Eric and Tim erupted into laughter.  “I love when you tell that story man,” Eric said. “You know what, we’re smart...
Column

Is the United States balkanizing?

COVID-19 pandemic reveals America’s slow push toward regionalism Another day, another coronavirus article. These days, it seems as though every aspect of life is affected by...
Column

There has never been a better time to play video games

There has never been a worse time to develop video games Video games can be a vital distraction from the monotony of quarantine life, but...
Column

Atheism to orthodoxy: Russia’s convoluted relationship with God

Seventy years of atheistic rule later, God finds its way into the Russian constitution Following decades of atheism in the Soviet Union, the resurgence of...
Column

The forced obsolescence of aging superstars

Creative liberties should persist outside of age, gender I used to roll my eyes as a kid when my parents sat me down in front...
Humor

Humor: To avoid coronavirus election delays, GOP unveils plan to “Vote by Male”

Expanding limited voting opportunity to greater numbers of fewer people The coronavirus pandemic threatens to throw America’s elections into chaos. Luckily, Senate Republicans have proposed...
Editorial

Ahmaud Arbery’s killing was a modern-day lynching

We cannot allow for systematic racial brutality to go unchecked  On Feb. 23, Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, went for a run outside his home...
Editorial

Corporations continue to exploit workers during pandemic

Support workers every day, not just May 1 On May 1, the UC Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) movement and UC Academic Federation of Teachers...
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