Columns

Opinion

Dear DNC: Jobs, not entitlements, win votes

By Mark Lu | July 20

A couple of months ago, I was talking to a friend about the American Health Care Act, Paul Ryan’s egregious Republican health care bill that hadn’t yet passed the House of Representatives. At one point during our conversation, she said to me something along the lines of, “Healthcare is a right, which means it must be made affordable by the government.

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Guest Columns

Mental illness isn’t romantic

By Julia Gagnon | June 1

Society’s misconception of mental health is unhealthy, Julia Gagnon writes.

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Opinion

What Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscar performance says about the racial dichotomy in the arts

By Julia Gagnon | March 6

Julia Gagnon addresses white supremacy in Hollywood

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Opinion

Against Trump; for___?

By Frank Yuwen Chen | February 28

Resisting is not enough; the left needs a transformative vision of its own

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Opinion

Space exploration programs must continue

By Olivia Richter | February 21

There have been few events in world history that have successfully connected people from all around the planet regardless of country or culture.

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Opinion

Where are the Black editors?

By Ryan Shepard | February 20

Examining the lack of Black executive board members in student media

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Opinion

The commercialization of the resistance

By Julia Gagnon | February 20

To run a good campaign, to start a movement or to mobilize the masses, you need a strong, catchy message.

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Opinion

Don’t leave politics to the politicians

By Frank Yuwen Chen | February 17

Standing up for your beliefs works

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Opinion

Self-care is choosing how to think about things

By Julia Gagnon | February 9

I had never heard the term “self-care” more than during my first experience at AU. I sat in the Ward Circle Building listening to orientation speeches and tried to memorize each slide that flashed before my eyes, as if each jumble of words contained the secret to surviving here.

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Opinion

Audi “drives progress” that is already mandatory by law

By Krista Chavez | February 8

This past Sunday night, an estimated 113 million viewers sat down with friends and family to watch Super Bowl 51.

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Opinion

Climate change under President Trump

By Olivia Richter | February 8

Solar panels are, arguably, old news. The eco-friendly technology has been around for decades now, since Russell Ohl successfully created the first silicon cell in 1941. Thirteen years later, the first full solar panel was invented by three American researchers.

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Opinion

Sexualize me: assessing the emasculation of Asian American men

By Tyler Lin | February 7

What’s a guy gotta do to be viewed as a sexual object around here? Seems like the answer is: not be Asian. Everyone, whether they choose to acknowledge it or not, can recognize that masculinity is an incredibly fragile notion.

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Opinion

Resistance and the civic responsibility that comes with it

By Julia Gagnon | February 7

Just a few months ago, I sat on Capitol Hill and answered phones. I listened to mothers and fathers plead and bargain with me.

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Opinion

If Tom Brady was Black

By Ryan Shepard | January 30

If Tom Brady was Black... If Tom Brady was Black, I don’t believe he would’ve been drafted into the NFL.

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Opinion

Stop calling yourself a liberal if you aren't one

By Frank Yuwen Chen | January 27

A recent tweet by the then curator of the Twitter account @sweden really made me chuckle.

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Opinion

Dude, I’m just here to get an “education”

By Tyler Lin | January 25

What can I say? We live in difficult times and, in classic Chicken Little fashion, everyone’s screaming, “the sky is falling!” People running here and there, sending their resumes and CVs everywhere, and I’m just here trying to make mom and dad proud.

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Opinion

On election day, Americans ask: is democracy really worth it?

By Krista Chavez | November 8

As election night falls upon us, many Americans are asking themselves: is democracy actually worth it? Two of the most unpopular candidates in history face election tonight, and Americans must choose between the lesser of two evils.

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