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Online friendship often gets stigmatized as being dangerous.

OPINION: Online friends are a form of modern connection, not something to be hostile towards

Rickie Thayer December 13, 2019

Everyone looks for something different in a friendship, whether it’s emotional support, a partner in their endeavors, or simply positive human interaction. Modern technological advancements paved...

OPINION: The US is abandoning its responsibility to the future of the planet by leaving the Paris Agreement

Olivia Jones November 8, 2019

In the latest development of the ongoing climate crisis, the Trump administration has formally announced that the United States will be leaving the Paris Agreement on climate change. Trump’s announcement,...

Only 14 states currently allow 16-year-olds to pre-register to vote.

OPINION: 16-year-olds deserve to have their voice heard

Chariah Williams November 5, 2019

Election Day 2019 is today, Nov. 5, and according to the United States Election Project, only 49.3 percent of citizens over or at the age of 18 voted during the 2018 midterm election. Recently, there has...

The plots of YA dystopian novels are often very repetitive.

OPINION: Young Adult Dystopian novels are depressing and banal

Melina Kritikopoulos October 25, 2019

The dystopian genre has been around for over a century. It brings about stories set in the worst imaginable worlds that comment on societal issues, but due to their repetitiveness and abundance, Young...

OPINION: President Trump’s impeachment inquiry is necessary and non-negotiable

Vincent Nguyen October 23, 2019

On Sept. 24, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the formal impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s presidency as a result of his hidden, private communications with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr...

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