Opinion

Opinion: How to avoid summertime sadness

Graphic by Kat Moorman As classes end for the semester, the squirrel population regains rodent control of the Grove. Those unlucky enough to fail organic chemistry march closer to the purgatory of summer intersession. “What to do” seeps into the minds of those navigating newfound free time.   For the more...

Tariffs: taxing allies, tanking industry

The Trump administration’s renewed tariff campaign has taken an unpredictable and punitive turn, marking one of the most erratic uses of economic force in modern American history. Unlike past trade disputes, which were narrowly targeted or backed by strategic objectives, this tariff blitz resembles economic roulette: indiscriminate, destabilizing and self-defeating....

What makes art beautiful? Not a prompt.

  Graphic by Ashlynn Payne The animated movies that occupied us in our childhoods — from Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” and Universal’s “Coraline” to Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” — were not only mesmerizing because of their fantastical plots or memorable characters but because the detail with which they portrayed the fictional...

Intentional diversity in media is the way to go

For decades, Black identity in mainstream media has been defined by others through a very limited lens. From demeaning caricatures in early cinema to the emergence of complex, multidimensional characters today, Black representation has made remarkable strides. During Hollywood’s early years, Black actors were relegated to roles that dehumanized or...

Don’t let history repeat itself

  Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump on Feb. 28. It is often said that history repeats itself. In the case of President Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine, history is not merely repeating — it is being ignored. Lessons remain unlearned, and past mistakes are on the verge of being repeated....

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