Opinion: Run, Gen Z, run!
If you watched the 2023 TikTok Congressional hearings, you most likely noticed many representatives, even across party lines, have two things in common — they are old and don’t understand how...
View ArticleOpinion: Our mirage of health
What used to be fringe, anti-government sentiment relegated to hippies and libertarians is now the forward-facing platform of the current White House administration and the more popular platform on...
View ArticleOpinion: Dating is difficult in a divided digital world
This Valentine’s Day, as I rush to finish my assignment due at midnight, I can’t help but wonder why I’m still single. Shouldn’t I be able to easily find a kind, funny and ambitious man my age who...
View ArticleOpinion: Girls just wanna be themselves
While being nice to other women is something most of us can get behind, the “girl’s girl” thing has gone way overboard. What was meant to be a source of liberation and open communication between women...
View ArticleOpinion: Trump can’t be selective about civil rights
Throughout his first term, three campaigns and his second term thus far, President Donald Trump has not been the biggest proponent of civil rights, and he doesn’t pretend to be. Trump attacked voting...
View ArticleOpinion: We care about our looks now more than ever
Girls nowadays are waking up at the crack of dawn to start their skincare routine — even propping up their phones to document it — but it’s all gone too far. In an age where dating has gone digital...
View ArticleOpinion: The patriarchy is perishing and making us polarized
Whether it’s voting, dating or just making friends, Generation Z is polarized based on gender more than older generations. Gen Z collectively experienced a pandemic, school lockdown drills and...
View ArticleOpinion: Crafting connections with women
Like many young girls, I attended the same Girl Scout Camp for 10 years — first as a camper and now as a counselor — and the craft house was my favorite part. My friends and I painted rocks, decorated...
View ArticleOpinion: On cabin fever
It’s that time of year again. The beauty of winter has been largely erased. The once snow-flurried visage of snowglobe-like beauty that defines early winter through January has been melted down to an...
View ArticleOpinion: Physical media is timeless
As streaming continues to be the main line of entertainment, we’re rediscovering old media treasures from another time. From visiting vinyl record stores and bringing digital cameras to parties, Gen Z...
View ArticleOpinion: News burnout in college — let’s talk about it
Burnout is a staple of the college experience and accompanies me through each spring semester with an unfortunate level of reliability. This year, the news is making it worse. Our never-ending...
View ArticleOpinion: The revolution is being televised
In a social media-driven world, it often seems everyone’s paying attention to something else. So it is particularly impressive when one captures the entire force of the internet, which is exactly what...
View ArticleOpinion: Immigration backlogs beyond the border
Picture this — you are waiting in line at everyone’s favorite government office, the DMV. Your driver’s license recently expired so you have to take a few hours out of your day to wait in a seemingly...
View ArticleOpinion: Autism testing needs some reform
You may not know it, but it is very likely that you know someone with autism. Over 5 million adults in the U.S. are estimated to have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a CDC study from 2017....
View ArticleOpinion: Academia under attack is a future under fire
When I entered the University of Minnesota for my freshman year in 2022, I didn’t expect to be running toward the finish line three years later as the future of our education system crumbles behind me...
View ArticleOpinion: The First Amendment first responders we take for granted
Social media is an entirely new dimension with its own distinct properties and governing principles. Most importantly and decidedly, it is democratic and accessible by nature. It allows users to have...
View ArticleOpinion: It’s okay to be different as long as it’s trendy
Social media has made educating the world on cultures and traditions easier. However, as fashion continues to move forward, TikTok influencers are rebranding cultural fashion as beauty trends. Such...
View ArticleOpinion: How we talk about domestic violence must change
In 2022, Amber Heard stood trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, who sued Heard for defamation statements she made in a Washington Post op-ed describing herself as a “public figure representing...
View ArticleRare misstep for Gophers gymnastics at Big Ten Championships
Minnesota’s gymnastics team finished third overall at the Big Ten Championship this past weekend, but former individual champion Mya Hooten did not reclaim a title. After a second-place finish the...
View ArticleOpinion: More districts, more problems
Have you ever felt like the government does not represent your beliefs or that your vote doesn’t actually matter? Even outside of the debate around more hotly contested election issues, like the...
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