Acknowledging the Trump: the takeaway from USA
Even though Trump won, we still need to keep moving forwards It has now been over a week and we are still trying to get through denial and shock Donald Trump will be the 45th...
The priorities of civil discussion
In a world where New York City schools try to ban the word “dinosaur” because it may offend people who do not believe in evolution, where we spend hours and days arguing...
Why we join clubs
Graphic by Fani Hsieh As people, we grow, we learn and evolve through experience and adventures Classroom lectures and good grades will never make us complete While high...
The bookstore blues
Textbook costs can be truly ridiculous | Photo by Daniella Okezie The buying of textbooks is a story not foreign to any university student In fact, most of us went through it...
Too satisfied with being average
Once we figure out what we really want in life, being “mediocre” will finally stop being enough | Graphic by Lena Yang Too often, many of us work toward mediocrity and we are...
Savagery condemned
Paris has been declared under a state of emergency following the attacks | Photo by Zachary Guitor Pictures in Paris reveal a war zone Horror yet again manifested as bodies of...
American gun control is mandatory
It wasn’t the first mass shooting massacre in Australia, but it was one which shook the entire nation The 1996 Port Arthur shooting killed 35 people, including children and...
Unveiling the Middle East life
Media and social media alike oftentimes paint a very grim, one-dimensional picture of the Middle East From afar, all that is evident is a hostile region where nobody gets...
Problems with political ignorance
Political apathy and disinterest seems to be a theme common among young adults around the world Is it politicians’ lack of importance towards the needs of young adults that...