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Dictate your own Life, not from an Envious Perspective

Dictate your own Life, not from an Envious Perspective

September 28, 2016

There are people who attribute their success, at some level, to envy. Some say it’s healthy to be jealous, insecure and dissatisfied because it fuels the desire to be better – to work harder to match...

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War and the Hypocrisy of American Exceptionalism

By Connor Richards September 27, 2016

The conflict in Syria became even more confusing and chaotic when the United States recently carried out an attack aimed at Islamic State forces that left 62 dead and 100 more injured. The problem? It...

Presidential Debate Threshold Too High

Presidential Debate Threshold Too High

By Kyle Ruscigno September 26, 2016

Fifteen percent. That’s the magic number that a presidential candidate has to be polling at in order to get onto the debate stage on Sept. 26. However, unless Gary Johnson starts to poll in the upper...

Vaccines Should be embraced, Trump's Skepticism is Dangerous

Vaccines Should be embraced, Trump’s Skepticism is Dangerous

By Alex Judd September 26, 2016

Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of Donald Trump’s candidacy for president is his penchant for normalizing wrong behaviors. His constant stream of inflammatory sound bites has unearthed anti-immigrant,...

Self-Imposed Limitations, Microagressions on College Campuses

Self-Imposed Limitations, Microagressions on College Campuses

By Nicholas Coleman September 25, 2016

Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, the U has clearly exhibited a juxtaposition of the 20th century and the modern era. Near ubiquitous construction has spread across campus like wildfire, resulting in gleaming...

There's no Excuse for Boredom at College

There’s no Excuse for Boredom at College

By Alisa Patience September 25, 2016

You know how sometimes when you go to a party at a friend’s house, and there’s nothing much to do but stand around awkwardly and eat chips? Yet somehow by the end of the night you’re either sad,...

Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Still Going Strong

Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Still Going Strong

By Nicholas Coleman September 24, 2016

Let’s just get this out of the way: on Sept. 8th, during an interview with MSNBC, presidential nominee Gary Johnson did ask, “What is Aleppo?” That much is incontestable, his inadequate display...

Liberal or Conservative, Let the Records Play

Liberal or Conservative, Let the Records Play

By Kyle Ruscigno September 24, 2016

The members of Queen happen to have some very different political views from Donald Trump. Yet in July, Trump fumbled onto the Republican Convention stage in an awkward, meandering introduction while "We...

Apple's Removal of the Headphone Jack isn't 'Courageous'

Apple’s Removal of the Headphone Jack isn’t ‘Courageous’

By Sean Williams September 23, 2016

When Apple announced the new iPhone 7, they shocked the world when they said it would ship without the 3.5mm headphone jack, the standard port used by audio devices for years. In response to backlash,...

Do Anything Other Than Just What's Easy

Do Anything Other Than Just What’s Easy

By Kyle Ruscigno September 22, 2016

Plazafest has come and gone, your classes are locked in and the semester is in full swing. You’ve probably been carpet-bombed with pamphlets from hundreds of clubs and given your name and number to more...