Housing Issue 2026
Housing must be the primary cause of the American left
As we approach this year’s midterm elections, it is important to emphasize the role of need-based policy in campaigns. Along with voting rights, gender rights and labor rights, a key concept that...
Housing Issue 2026
The climate is changing — our infrastructure must adapt
This year, coming back to school looked different for me because instead of moving into a six-person suite in Mountainview College, I moved into an off-campus house. This move has had many...
Columns
We need to love our libraries
Have you ever walked into a public library that isn’t exactly inviting, with stale gray shelves and confusing archives? On the contrary, have you ever walked into a Barnes & Noble or...
Columns
The tenured professor's war against classroom technology
At the start of every semester, I receive a polite, automated invoice reminding me that I owe thousands of dollars for the privilege of higher education. I pay it begrudgingly, expecting a...
Columns
Seven career options if the whole lawyer thing doesn’t work out
While this semester has been a good start to my senior year, I do have to say senioritis is no joke. I have more work than ever, but I still find myself...
Columns
Opportunities for diplomacy must be seized in Korea
North and South Korea are one of the curious vestiges of the Cold War. After 1945, Korea was split into North Korea and South Korea, and the division hardened after the inconclusive...
Columns
You don't have to do it alone
Imagine you and your friends just bought a new board game. You open the box, eagerly waiting to play, only to find out there are no instructions — no rulebook, no objective...
Columns
A case for supporting physical media
I never really understood the recent vinyl record resurgence, since buying them is far more expensive and far less convenient than streaming any song you’d like on Spotify or Apple Music. That...
Columns
Dear Dolly
Dolly Parton was a country music icon, a natural actor, a prolific philanthropist and a national treasure. Parton recently died after a short battle with cancer on Aug. 25. The death of...
Columns
Nurture, don't nullify your nostalgia
It’s 12:30 a.m. on a Friday night. My dad and I lie half-conscious on the couch. I have survived another week of walking the hallways of my high school. All the awkward...
Columns
War hawks should have no place in politics
Peace is something often taken for granted by those who’ve never seen war. The luxuries and safety of the First World, even when we consider problems at home like inflation, unemployment and...