Opinions

Opinion: NBA must go beyond canceling ‘Magic City Monday’

When the Atlanta Hawks announced "Magic City Monday," it initially felt like just another themed game night. The promotion promised lemon pepper wings, exclusive merchandise and...

Opinion: The Phantom of our Orchestras

"The Phantom of the Opera" is one of the most recognizable musicals ever, if I may be so bold. When asked to think about it,...

Opinion: ‘I don’t know’ is a perfect post-grad answer

Although there are still two months until many of my classmates and I graduate, the infamous six-word question “What are you doing after college?”...

Opinion: We need to stop villainizing fat people

Content warning: this article discusses eating disorders and disordered behavior. My FYS (First Year Seminar), "Fatness," gets the widest array of reactions when I tell...

Opinion: Welcome back, greenhouse gases

Last month, the federal government tossed 17 years of climate policy out the window. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) voluntarily gave up its power to...

Opinion: Bring your stuffed animals to class

You might be asking yourself, ‘Why am I reading an article about stuffed animals when the world is going crazy?’ I won’t begrudge you for...

Lessons learned: Being boys

Nathan Crawford reminded me to have fun when I was trying my hardest to grow up. In other words, we were boys. I met Nathan, who...

Opinion: U.S. intervention is a test, we’re failing it

In his State of the Union address, Donald Trump said “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”...

Opinion: The hidden crisis in AI therapy and why it should alarm all of us

Content warning: The following article discusses suicide. When news broke about 16-year-old Adam Raine, I found myself rereading the details with growing disbelief. Raine's parents said an...

Opinion: Karen Bass probably should’ve seen this coming

It isn’t up for debate: Over the last year, the mayor of the City of Los Angeles has become increasingly unpopular. Karen Bass’s polling...

Opinion: Grand gestures don’t always mend broken hearts

Right after Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid crossed the finish line at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, the spotlight shifted from athletic achievement to something...

Opinion: Authenticity in the octave of commodity

Music is always a place I turn to when the world feels unstable, a space where I can feel grounded in someone else’s story....