Columns

Opinion

Newsflash: AU is a science school

By Olivia Richter | October 28

How I plan to use my undergraduate education to pursue naturopathic medicine

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Opinion

Jeff Chang’s literary façade

By Mark Lu | October 26

It only took several seconds and a single question from a seedy-looking political science major in a ponytail to expose the central deficiency of Jeff Chang’s “We Gon’ Be Alright,” the book that served as required reading for AU freshmen enrolled in college writing courses this fall.

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Opinion

Confederate flags hung at AU hurt international students, too

By Sonikka Loganathan | October 25

Students, administrators must care for international students in the face of hate

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Opinion

Work for women’s equality not over

By Samantha McAllister | October 25

Continued increases in women enrolled at universities sees no correlation in real world

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Opinion

Student debt disproportionately hurts women

By Steph Black | October 24

Student debt is a women’s issue.

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Opinion

No one is talking about the traumatic impact of recent hurricanes on Latin America

By Arushi Gupta | October 24

These past few weeks have been hard -- not only on the American people, but many of our Latin American neighbors.

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Opinion

Malala Yousafzai: College student and global inspiration

By Stephanie Mirah | October 12

Who inspires you? For me, the list includes my parents, my tenth grade high school English teacher, John Green and Nellie Bly.

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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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