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Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still

When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...

Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?

Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...

Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces

I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...

Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college

There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....

Margaret Thatcher, Sheryl Sandberg, Hell and Feminism

Author: Jacob Surpin Is it bad that I thought Margaret Thatcher died around the time that "The Iron Lady" came out, in 2011? It was a...

EDM community should overcome misconception

Author: Cordelia Kenney Have you seen Molly? That is apparently the question on everyone's mind these days. Virtually all major news outlets have an arrest warrant...

GOP Flips the Switch

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State legislation explodes codification of nuclear family

Author: Manna Selassie California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 274 on Sept. 27, allowing courts to recognize more than two legal parents for a child....

Reading days must be respected

Author: Malcolm MacLeod A number of students have recently expressed complaints about having only two days (four including the weekend) off from classes for reading days...

Letter to the Editor – Feb. 26

Author:  Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to respond to The Weekly’s recent opinion article about Greek Life’s exclusivity. Speaking on behalf of...

Forget the flight, remember the road trip this summer

Author: William Stupp At the end of this semester I will drive home to St. Louis. I am not sure what route I will take to...

Lack of food truck safety inspectors leads to risky tacos

Author: Lena Smith It is nice to think that food is safe, the people who cook it are meticulous and the ingredients are high quality. Presuming...