Opinions
How to be friends with the opposite party
Growing up in a largely “red” area of upstate New York as a brown girl with Democratic beliefs, a lot of my friends’ political ideals contradicted mine but never to an extreme...
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Mediating cultural identity and intersectional constructs
Intersectionality describes how identities overlap, creating a socially constructed ethnographic portrait. It can also be performative, entangling people in the cyclical learned behaviors and culture of their race and class. Despite the...
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Turkey's destiny is in the youth's hands
I remember the first time I wrote about Turkey for Pipe Dream. I defined Turkey’s state of affairs back then as a metamorphosis; at the start of its second century in existence,...
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Experiencing sonder, embracing connection
Have you ever been stuck in traffic, looking at the endless rows of cars, and caught yourself peering into the windows, attempting to catch a glimpse of the kinds of people inside?...
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Selective activism exposes antisemitism
In recent weeks, Columbia University and other academic institutions have taken disciplinary action against students and student groups whose protests have crossed the line from political activism to outright antisemitism. Amid the...
Opinions
A.I. could never write this
Over the last century, technology has been rapidly progressing and the latest advancement is artificial intelligence. Improving A.I. has been beneficial in maintaining our status as a world power and increasing efficiency,...
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Finding the middle ground between family vlogging and exploitation
I spent my spring break as I’m sure many others did: binge-watching. Amid countless hours consuming media purely for entertainment, I watched a documentary that particularly stood out to me, not just...
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Let history speak for itself in documentaries
There are, in my experience, two kinds of documentaries. The first type is what anyone would think of when hearing the word “documentary” — a 45-minute to an hourlong film where an...
Guest Columns
Guest Column: Public service is being dismantled. Are we just going to watch?
Less than a year ago, I crossed the stage at the Events Center and received my Master of Public Administration, committing myself to a career in public service. Last week, I walked...
Opinions
Japan is not a capable deterrent
The current situation in the Far East is exceedingly precarious. There may not be any visible signs of it today, but the bigger game of geopolitics between China and the United States...