Opinion

February 21, 2019

Growing Up Mixed

By Kian Karamdashti

Kian Karamdashti examines the difficulties that come with growing up in a mixed-race household, and how that shaped his early adulthood.

February 20, 2019

Academic Culture Shock: Do Europeans Really Do It Better?

By Simon Ahrens

Simon Ahrens debates the values of the American education system from the point of view of an international student.

February 19, 2019

The Brandwagon Effect

By Cristian Loza

Cristian Loza calls Apple's tech monopoly into question.

February 14, 2019

F*ck (Yourself) This Valentine’s Day

By Cardi Bradshaw

Cardi Bradshaw urges fellow Gaucho girls to embrace the self-love this V-Day.

February 14, 2019

Just the Tips: How to Give Blowjobs That Don’t Suck

By Jackie Offerman

This Valentine's Day, Jackie Offerman blows the lid off sexual taboos.

February 14, 2019

Ask AJ: Love on the Brain

By AJ

AJ debuts her weekly advice column by answering questions about everyone's favorite Hallmark holiday.

February 14, 2019

Argument in the Office: Genuine Feminism, or Just for Profits?

By Hannah Jackson, Laurel Rinehart

Opinion Editors Hannah Jackson and Laurel Rinehart debate whether Urban Outfitters' line of sex products is a feminist accomplishment or a ploy for profit.

February 13, 2019

Implicit (Bi)as: My Struggle With Internalized Biphobia

By Anabel Costa

Anabel Costa reckons with her own battle with internalized biphobia and her journey to self-acceptance.

February 7, 2019

Argument in the Office: Tattoos in the Workplace

By Aryana Kamelian, Melanie Ziment

Aryana Kamelian and Melanie Ziment debate the value of tattoos in the workplace and whether or not employers should be able to discriminate against tattooed applicants.

February 7, 2019

Is the Sunken Place My Safe Space?

By Raymond Matthews

Raymond Mathews discusses Jordan Peele's film "Get Out" and how he sometimes falls into the "sunken place" which is in the movie.

February 2, 2019

How Studying Abroad Improved My Mental Health

By Tiffany Velazquez

On the Menu Editor Tiffany Velazquez discusses how studying abroad in Bristol, England has impacted her mental health.

January 31, 2019

How Spinal Surgery Changed My Life: My Fight for Mental and Physical Health

By Emily Hickingbottom

Emily Hickingbottom examines how a debilitating spinal injury and subsequent withdrawal from school allowed her to gain a new outlook on life.

January 31, 2019

Argument in the Office: The Merits of Read Receipts

By Ally McCulloch, Simon Ahrens

Opinion writers Ally McCulloch and Simon Ahrens face off on the societal value of read receipts.

January 30, 2019

AirPods: Pretentious or Practical?

By Melanie Ziment

Unafraid to stir up controversy, Melanie Ziment pleads her case for the 'Pods.

January 24, 2019

Performative Protest or Pure Profit: Can Brands Have It All?

By Melanie Ziment

Melanie Ziment explores the relationship between corporate empires and grassroots social movements.

January 24, 2019

So Healthy You Hurt

By Miranda de Moraes

Miranda de Moraes puts the newest diet and food fad under the microscope.