Opinion

March 25, 2019

Nice Guys Don’t Finish Last. Get Over It.

By Jordan Curiel

Jordan Curiel critiques the Nice Guy Complex, and what the real implications of the "friend zone."

March 23, 2019

Family Vs. Self-Identity: Can You Have It Both Ways?

By Melanie Ziment

Examining cultural differences within her family, Melanie Ziment defines Judaism on her own terms.

March 21, 2019

The College Status-Quo: Is It Always the Right Choice?

By Sophia Rollins

Sophia Rollins questions society's demands for a college degree, and considers the real reasons people choose to come to university.

March 19, 2019

What’s the Real Cost of a Strawberry?

By Amarica Rafanelli

Amarica Rafanelli explores the true cost of labor in the U.S., and how we take it for granted in our everyday products and lives.

March 17, 2019

It’s Affirmative: Yes Means Yes

By Juliet Carter

Juliet Carter highlights the importance of teaching consent at a young age.

March 15, 2019

Group or Individual Therapy — It Depends On You!

By Jasmine Feng

Jasmine Feng details her experiences with individual and group therapy and issues an important reminder that it does get better.

March 13, 2019

The Best Education That Money Can Buy Isn’t Really the Best

By Katherine Swartz

Katherine Swartz takes a lens to the flawed college admissions process following the revelation that wealthy parents bribed their childrens' ways into elite universities.

March 12, 2019

Ask AJ: Affairs of the Heart and Other Parts

By AJ

From grooming to gamophobia, AJ tackles your most pressing questions.

March 12, 2019

Flesh Prison: What Do You Call Yours?

By Katherine Chen

Kat Chen discusses the importance that names take in our lives and bodies.

March 11, 2019

Not Your Exotic Babe: Navigating I.V. As Ethnically Ambiguous

By Anonymous Gaucho

A Gaucho breaks down why pickup lines that fetishize ethnic ambiguity are creepy, not cute.

March 9, 2019

Argument in the Office: Are Beauty Pageants Feminist or Flawed?

By Joshen Mantai, Emily Hickingbottom

Joshen Mantai and Emily Hickingbottom debate the value of beauty pageants in today's society. Are they testaments to the feminist movement, or are they holding women back in the era of #MeToo?

March 8, 2019

Honestly, Honesty is Easier

By Emily Smith

Emily Smith extolls the virtues of being honest with her parents and the role that plays in fostering healthy relationships.

March 7, 2019

Healthcare in College is a Total Headache

By Hannah Jackson

Opinion Editor Hannah Jackson dissects the difficulty of dealing with medical side effects while also being a full-time student.

March 7, 2019

Perfect But Passive: The Problem With the ‘Model Minority’

By Annabel Li

Annabel Li breaks down the myth of the model minority.

March 6, 2019

In Defense of Dutch Directness

By Britt de Visser

Britt de Visser argues that we should take a page out the Dutch's books and try being more straightforward in our daily interactions.

March 5, 2019

Ask AJ: Coffee and Cunnilingus

By AJ

AJ offers advice on how to navigate the intricacies of oral sex to shooting your shot with a coffee shop cutie.